The Saint Anselm College men’s basketball program is proud to announce that Chris Santo ’15 will be returning to the program as an assistant coach this coming season.

Santo returns to the Hilltop after spending the last year playing for Falken Cynergi Virtus of the Malta Basketball Association in Ta’Qali, Malta. He helped lead the team to a 27-3 mark and the MBA First Division Championship by averaging 25.2 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 2.9 assists per game.

“We’re very pleased to welcome Chris back home and happy to have him join our staff,” said head coach Keith Dickson. “Chris was a great player, a terrific teammate and an outstanding leader during his time on the Hilltop and we look forward to seeing his development as a coach. He understands everything about Saint Anselm and our basketball program and will be able to hit the ground running.”

In three years at Saint Anselm, Santo and the Hawks went 64-24 overall and earned three NCAA Tournament bids, while appearing in the 2014 NCAA East Regional Final. He currently ranks 14th in program history with 1,487 points and 10th in both scoring average (16.9) and field goals made (588).

During his senior year, Santo averaged 21.4 points per game on 62.2% shooting and was named the Northeast-10 Player of the Year and an All-NE-10 First Team selection. He was also named to the NABC All-America Team, NABC East All-District First Team and Daktronics All-America Honorable Mention squad. He also appeared in the NABC Reese’s Division II College All-Star Game.

The Hawks are coming off their fourth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2015-16 after going 23-8 overall and playing in the program’s fifth East Regional Final.

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