Led by second-year head coach Joe Jones, the Boston University men’s basketball team enters the 2012-13 season seeking its third postseason berth in the last four years. The Terriers return three starters, including Preseason All-Conference honoree D.J. Irving who led the league last season in assists at 5.4 apg.
Led by ninth-year head coach Kelly Greenberg, the Boston University women’s basketball team returns 10 letterwinners, including three starters from last year’s 23-9 squad that advanced to the first round of the WNIT. The Terriers will host a combined six non-conference opponents in November and December.
Led by senior captain Wade Megan, the Boston University men’s ice hockey team will play 18 contests at home this season, starting off with an exhibition game against the University of Toronto on Sunday, Oct. 7. Click here to purchase season tickets.
This past summer, Boston University formally accepted an invitation to move 20 of its 25 teams to the Patriot League on July 1, 2013 for the 2013-14 season. Formed as an all-sport conference in 1990-91, the league features American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy .
Located within Boston University's impressive $225-million John Hancock Student Village, Agganis Arena is a state-of-the-art, multipurpose sports and entertainment center. A 290,000-square foot premier venue, it serves as home for the hockey and basketball teams and also for many other events, including past concerts by Carrie Underwood and Kings of Leon.
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Supervising all strength and conditioning programs for the Terriers' 24 varsity teams, head coach Glenn Harris and his staff aim to improve an athlete's size, speed, strength and power using the latest training techniques.
A 1994 graduate of Springfield College, Harris earned his master's degree in exercise science from Appalachian State in 1996 as a graduate assistant. At ASU, Harris assisted with all 19 varsity teams, including the NCAA-tournament-bound football and women's basketball programs.
Harris came to BU in May 1996, serving first as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. In that role, he supervised the strength and conditioning regimens for the 1996-97 America East champion men's basketball, field hockey and men's soccer teams. He also trained members of the 2004 U.S. women's soccer team. In addition, he conducted classes with student athletic trainers, which emphasized the practical applications of strength and conditioning research.
Harris has authored several articles involving strength and conditioning, including "Pre-Season Conditioning for College Basketball", which appeared in the July 2000 issue of Perform Better's News and Views Newsletter. He co-authored "Training for Ice Hockey", which appeared in the February 2000 issue of Musclar Development. He also co-authored an article entitled "Short-Term Performance Effects of High Power, High Force, or Combined Weight-Training Programs" in the February 2000 issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. He has also been published in the Spring 1998 issue of College Athletic Trainers' Society newsletter. Most recently, his article "Offseason Conditioning for Women's Lacrosse" was published in the February 2006 issue of Strength and Conditioning Journal.
Harris is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and also holds a Club Coaching Certification by the U.S.W.
A native of Tewksbury, Mass., Harris currently resides in Stoneham, Mass.