Entering his eleventh season, Coach McBreen has turned the Roadrunner Men’s Basketball Program into a highly competitive play–off team. He is the first ever full–time Basketball Coach at Ramapo College. McBreen is entering his 11th season of coaching, and his 13th in the college ranks. For eight of his ten years at Ramapo, the program has been nationally ranked in the top 25, and last season the team made their 8th straight appearance in the NJAC playoffs. The Roadrunners are the winningest four year college basketball program in the state of New Jersey for Divisions I, II, and III over the past seven years, 152-49.
A native of North Bergen, NJ, McBreen accomplished one of his goals of qualifying for the post–season in just his second year. In 2006-2007, McBreen led his team to their second NJAC Championship after winning Ramapo College’s first ever in 2004-2005. The Roadrunners defeated New Jersey City University, 83-81 in overtime, after falling behind by as many as 13 points in the second half. His team finished 22-8 overall while finishing 9-4 in conference play. In 2004-2005, Ramapo hosted the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight for the first time in school history. That year, he finished the season 24-5 overall, 13-3 in the NJAC. In 2003-2004, he was able to finish 23-6 overall, 9-4 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference. He won the 2003-2004 ECAC Metro Championship defeating NYU, 69-66. In 2002-2003 he took his team to the Elite Eight in the NCAA's. In his ten season’s as head coach at Ramapo, McBreen has led the Roadrunners to an overall record of 188–88, and 101-62 (NJAC). His team has been at the top of the New Jersey Athletic Conference standings for the past seven years. He has led his team to eight Roadrunner Tip–Off Tournament Championships. Coach McBreen has also taken his team across the country to Arizona, where they participated in the Phoenix Cactus Jam Fest, winning it for the first time in 2005-2006, by defeating nationally ranked #23 in Division I NAIA Biola, California.
In just ten years at Ramapo, he has been named Ramapo College Coach of the Year in both basketball and tennis. In 2002-2003 and 2004-2005 he was named NJAC, Met Writers, and NABC Atlantic Region coach of the year as well. During the 2002-2003 season Coach McBreen set school records for overall wins, 26, conference wins, 17, and consecutive wins, 17.
As a recruiter, McBreen has proven that he is one of the best in the state. Despite being hired in late June of 1998, Coach McBreen landed one recruit, Tuquan Smith of Jersey City, NJ who was named NJAC "Rookie of the Year." In his second year, he landed Charles Ransom, Tennyson Whitted, and, Amin Wright, all of Jersey City, NJ, and former assistant coach Robert Anderson. Ransom was named NJAC "Rookie of the Year," and NJAC “Player of the Year” his junior year while Whitted earned NJAC “Defensive Player of the Year” honors in his sophomore, junior, and senior years. Wright was also a Two-Time “Defensive Player of the Year” while also receiving Atlantic Region Player of the Year. All four recruits went on to be named All-Americans. As McBreen continues to stock–pile tremendous student–athletes, the program continues its climb to one of the top teams in the country.
Before coming to Ramapo, McBreen spent two years as an assistant coach at Division I Western Carolina University. Prior to his time at WCU, Coach McBreen served as the head boy’s basketball coach at Union Hill High School for four years. A two–time Hudson County Coach of the Year, McBreen turned around a program that had only won five games in three seasons. After posting a 9–16 record in his first year in 1992, he led his team to three consecutive winning records of 17–9, 15–9, 19–8, and took each of those teams to the state playoffs. The teams’ 19–8 record in 1996 was the best at Union Hill in 25 years.
McBreen began his coaching career at North Bergen High School as an assistant during the 1988–89 season and spent three years at his alma mater in that capacity.
A graduate of Towson State University in 1988 with degrees in physical education, driver’s education, and health. He is also in charge of athletic scheduling for the department’s 22 intercollegiate sports.
