Tony Bassett joined Gareth Elliott’s staff in February of 2014 and helped lead the Rams to the Atlantic 10 regular season title during his first season in Kingston. In the summer of 2015, he earned his NSCAA Premier Coaching Diploma.
Prior to joinging the Rhode Island staff, Bassett spent two seasons as an assistant with the University of New Hampshire men’s soccer program.
In his final season at UNH (2013), the Wildcats finished 12-5-1 and advanced to the semifinals of the America East Tournament, but eventually fell to Hartford in penalty kicks. It marked the second year in a row that New Hampshire was eliminated from the conference championship on PK’s as the 2012 Wildcats advanced to the AE title game, only to lose to UMBC in a shootout.
Bassett also worked with Seacoast United (Hampton, N.H.) both on the boys and girls sides. In 2012-13, he was heavily involved with the Junior Academy, as well as the U18 U.S. Soccer Developmental Academy team. In 2013-14, he was the head coach of the U16 Boys Premier team, as well as a U10 Girls Junior Academy group.
Bassett also has vast experience in coaching at both club and Olympic Development Program (ODP) levels. Working with Western United’s Youth Developmental Academy right after graduation, Bassett moved on to FC Massachusetts in 2011-12 where he worked with the U-10, U-13, U-14 and U-15 New England Premier League boys teams.