Former professional basketball player and UMass Dartmouth standout Joseph Britto is set for his sixth season as an assistant men's basketball coach at Lycoming College in 2022-23.
Active in all parts of the program, Britto helps with game planning, recruitment and practice and preparation with the team.
He has mentored 10 all-conference players, two MAC Commonwealth Rookies of the Year, helped the team win two conference titles and reach a conference title game three times during his time at Lycoming. The team has posted a 69-46 record in his first five years in Williamsport.
Britto entered coaching in 2012 when he assisted Bloomsburg for a season before taking over the head coaching position at Southern Columbia High School. He helped lead the Tigers to a 74-48 record with four playoff appearances including two of those runs going into the state tournament in five years at the helm.
Britto played two seasons at UMass Dartmouth where he averaged 15.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, earning Little East Conference Player of the Week three times. He spent the first two collegiate basketball seasons with Dean College averaging 14 points and seven rebounds at the then-junior college. Britto helped the Bulldogs win a regional title, earning all-tournament and Second Team All-American accolades.
Following his collegiate career, Britto traveled the world playing professional basketball. He started his professional career in 2005 where he played in France, Portugal, and Africa for the Cape Verdean National team. He has also played in China (CBA), Mexico (LNBP), and America (WBA, ABA, USBL, Pro Am). He reached the NBA Developmental League in 2009.
He also completed an internship at Bucknell University with the strength and conditioning program, working with all of the men and women sports teams. Britto earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice in 2012 and a Master of Science in Exercise Science in 2017 from Bloomsburg University.
