Brittany Hutchinson to take the helm as Endicott women's basketball head coach

Beverly, Mass. – Director of Athletics Brian Wylie and the Endicott Athletics Department formally announced Tuesday that they will welcome Brittany Hutchinson as the new head coach for the Gulls women’s basketball program.

“Coach Hutchinson brings us tremendous amount of passion, enthusiasm, and a true belief of the Endicott mission,” said Wylie. “In the two short years she has been at Endicott, she has provided an imprint of excellence, leadership and respect among the student-athletes she has coached and the greater Endicott community.”

Hutchinson, an assistant coach at Endicott for the past two seasons and a former assistant at Little East Conference powerhouse Eastern Connecticut State University, is poised to lead the Blue and Green into the future as a mainstay at the top of The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) standings.

“I am very excited about this opportunity and I am looking forward to becoming a bigger part of the Endicott community,” said Hutchinson. 

Hutchinson takes over a Gulls program that has a 253-213 overall record (.543 win percentage) in 18 years including seven straight seasons with at least 17 wins. Endicott has had tremendous regular season success against conference opponents during that time span, compiling an 85-16 record. The Gulls, however, are in search of their first TCCC title in program history. 

Under Hutchinson’s guidance and leadership as an assistant coach over the past two seasons, Endicott has gone 36-18 (21-5 TCCC), finished second and third, respectively, in the TCCC regular season standings, and earned bids into the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament. Five student-athletes were named to the All-TCCC Team, three of those players eclipsed the 1,000-career point barrier within the past two years, and one was named TCCC Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year as well as a Capital One Academic All-District First Team honoree.

Looking ahead to the 2011-12 academic and athletic year, Hutchinson is confident in Endicott’s prospects towards the future. 

“We have recruited a talented incoming freshman class,” said Hutchinson. “We have a wonderful group of impactful, returning players who have laid a solid foundation for future success and we expect to continue the winning tradition of Endicott women’s basketball.”

Along with her head coaching responsibilities, Hutchinson will provide support for Endicott’s contest management staff which will organize, schedule, and supervise all of the Gulls varsity athletic events.