Coach Pat Gabriele made his return to Coach McBreen’s staff last season after a six-season absence. During those six seasons, Coach Gabriele was the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Elmwood Park Memorial High School. Coach Gabriele was an assistant on Coach McBreen’s staff from 2003 until 2005.
During his tenure as a Ramapo assistant, Coach Gabriele helped Ramapo maintain its status as a national power in men’s basketball. In Gabriele’s first season on staff, the Roadrunners went 23-6 and won the ECAC Championship. But during his second season on staff, the men’s basketball program reached even new heights. After finishing with a 24-5 record, the Roadrunners claimed the NJAC regular season title and the school’s first ever conference tournament championship. They were rewarded with a #1 seed in their pod of the NCAA tournament and finished their season by reaching the Sweet 16.
Following two successful seasons at Ramapo, Coach Gabriele took the system and style of play he learned under Coach McBreen and moved on to his first head coaching job at Elmwood Park. While there, Gabriele took a struggling program that had never won a league title and turned it into one of the best Group 2 schools in the state of NJ. Compiling an overall record of 107-47, Gabriele’s team showed a pressing, up tempo style that would lead their conference in scoring for six consecutive seasons. This style would help Elmwood Park claim 5 straight conference titles, 6 Bergen County Jamboree appearances, and a 2006 NJ State Sectional Championship. He left Elmwood Park as the school’s all-time leader in county victories and having the school’s highest winning percentage (.694).
Coach Gabriele holds a BA is Psychology and Elementary Education with certifications is psychology, math, and biology. He teaches high school biology at Hasbrouck Heights High School. He currently resides in Clifton, NJ.
2015-2016 Season
