As head women’s basketball coach, Angeli quickly restored CCNY to national relevance. After an injury-plagued first season, the Beavers posted a 17–10 record in 2015–16, advanced to the conference semifinals for the first time since 2002, and achieved the program’s first winning season in over a decade. That turnaround ranked third-best nationally among NCAA Division III programs. Angeli earned both CUNYAC Coach of the Year and ECAC Metro Region Coach of the Year honors, becoming the first CCNY women’s coach to receive the award since 1993 and only the third in program history.
Under his leadership, CCNY reached the conference semifinals in three of four seasons, including back-to-back appearances in 2016–17 and 2017–18. The 2016–17 team, competing with just six active players, captured a signature road upset to reach the Final Four, rallying around the nationally recognized #6STRONG campaign. Angeli coached three All-Conference selections, two Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Division III honorees, and a 1,000-point scorer during his tenure.
Angeli brings more than 40 years of experience as a player, coach, administrator, author, and basketball educator.
A former Michigan All-State high school basketball player, Angeli continued his playing career at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He graduated from Wisconsin-Stout in 1985. Angeli began his coaching career during the 1986-87 season as the head boys' basketball coach at Kingsford High School (MI). Angeli also worked 3 years as a head boys basketball coach at Norway High School (1994-97), winning a district championship for the first time in 20 years.
Internationally, Angeli compiled a 112–25 record as a professional head coach in Qatar and Kuwait, winning three consecutive league championships with Al Rayyan, multiple cup titles, and the 2005 Asian Club Championship—the only such title in club history.
Stateside he has worked for 19 years as an assistant coach in the NCAA division one, two and three ranks under several decorated head coaches, including Steve Lavin (UCLA), Stan Heath (South Florida), Jim Larranga (Bowling Green), Kevin Borseth (Michigan Tech), Joan Bonvicini (Seattle), Terry Smith (Lake Superior State), and former NBA and NMU head coach Stan Albeck (Bradley), who have all combined for well over 2,000 career victories.
Under Steve Lavin, Angeli and UCLA reached the NCAA Tournament five times, making it as far as the Sweet 16 four times. On Dec. 18, 1989, under Jim Larranaga, Angeli and Bowling Green handed then-No. 25 Michigan State University its first defeat (81-79) in the newly-opened Breslin Student Events Center. On the return trip to Bowling Green the following season, the Falcons defeated the then-No. 5 Spartans, 98-85, on Dec. 1, 1990 in Ohio. That same Bowling Green team reached the NIT post season tournament in back to back years while Angeli was an assistant coach.
A respected voice in the coaching community, Angeli has authored more than 20 best-selling basketball books and instructional DVDs and has presented at coaching clinics nationwide. He was selected to speak at the NCAA Women’s Final Four Assistant Coaches Roundtable in 2014 and the USA Basketball Coaches Academy in 2017.
In recognition of his lifelong contributions to the game, Angeli was inducted into the West Iron County High School Wall of Fame in 2024 and the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in 2025.
The native of Iron River, Michigan is the father of twin boys, Riley & Steven (32). Angeli was married to Christy Tomlinson from Saugatuck, Michigan on July 5, 2002. Together they have a son Jacob (21), a daughter Jordan (22) and a stepson Joshua (34). Angeli currently resides with his family in Greenwood Lake, NY.
Jamie Angeli by the Numbers:
As Head High School Boy's Coach: 43-43 .500
As NCAA Div. 1 Men's Director of Operations: 121-70 .634
As WNBA Advance Scout: 22-14 .611
As Division 1 Men's Assistant Coach: 48-38 .558
As Professional Head Men's Coach: 112-25 .818
As NCAA Div. 3 Head Women's Coach: 66-68 .492
Overall Head Coaching Record: 221-136 .619
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