Gene Roberti
{{Short description|American college basketball and baseball coach (1930–2020)}}
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|02|08|1930|5|1}}}
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| coach_sport1 = Men's basketball
| coach_years1 = 1967–1973
| coach_team1 = Iona (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1973–1975
| coach_team2 = Iona
| coach_years3 = 1979–1984
| coach_team3 = St. Francis (NY)
| coach_sport4 = Baseball
| coach_years4 = 1968–1979
| coach_team4 = Iona
| overall_record = 58–124 ({{Winning percentage|58|124}}) (basketball)
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Eugene J. Roberti (May 1, 1930 – February 8, 2020) was an American baseball and basketball coach who was the head men's basketball coach at Iona College and St. Francis College and the head baseball coach at Iona.
Biography
Roberti attended Iona College and was captain of the 1952–53 Iona basketball team. After graduating, he worked as an accountant. In 1967, he returned to Iona as head baseball and assistant basketball coach. In 1971, he was elected president of the Metropolitan College Baseball Conference.{{cite news |title=Roberti Will Head Collegiate Group |work=The New York Times |date=July 25, 1971}} In 1973, he was promoted to head coach following the retirement of Jim McDermott.{{cite news |title=Iona Switches |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dpwgAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA9&dq |access-date=16 April 2025 |work=The Lewiston Daily Sun |date=April 17, 1973}} He led Iona to a 15–32 record over two seasons. He was removed as basketball coach after the 1974–75 season and replaced by Jim Valvano. He remained with the school as baseball coach and assistant athletic director.{{cite news |title=People in Sports: Crenshaw to Join a Twosome |work=The New York Times |date=March 8, 1975}}{{cite news |last1=Harvin |first1=Al |title=People in Sports |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/08/archives/people-in-sports-erving-mcginnis-share-mvp-award.html |access-date=16 April 2025 |work=The New York Times |date=April 8, 1975}}
In 1979, Roberti left Iona to become the head basketball coach at St. Francis.{{cite news |last1=Harvin |first1=Al |title=A Preview of Major Local College Basketball Teams |work=The New York Times |date=November 18, 1979}} Over five seasons, he complied a 43–92 record and did not have a winning season.{{cite web |title=Gene Roberti |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/gene-roberti-1.html |website=SRCBB |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=16 April 2025}} He resigned after a 2–26 1983–84 season that saw St. Francis lose a school record 17-straight games.{{cite news |last1=Goldaper |first1=Sam |title=For Local Talent, No Place Like Home |work=The New York Times |date=November 26, 1984}}{{cite news |title=St. Francis Wins, Finally |work=The New York Times |date=January 30, 1984}} He was replaced by Bob Valvano, brother of Jim Valvano.
References
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