Bio

Albert DeSalvo, Jr. enters his twelfth year as first assistant coach for the Penn State Beaver Lady Lions basketball program.   DeSalvo also makes his return to the department after spending the past two seasons (2017-18, 2018-19) with Coach Moore at Carlow University. 

Assistant Coach Al DeSalvo Jr. brings a variety of coaching experience to Beaver. Prior to his arrival, he spent two years as head coach for the girls' varsity basketball team at Rocky Hill School in East Greenwich, RI. He led his squad to two consecutive playoff appearances in the Southeastern New England Independent Schools Athletic Association and was honored with the 2006-2007 Sue Tessier Sportsmanship Award.

He also coached middle school girls as an assistant for three years and as a head coach for three years at Rhode Island's Chariho Middle School in Wood River Junction where he led the team to the state championship game in 2005. In addition, he coached the middle school boys at Rocky Hill School and won two tournament championships in five years.

DeSalvo is no stranger to the college coaching ranks. From 1989-1997 he was head baseball coach for the Hawks at Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI. During his time there, the Hawks upset Big East powerhouse Providence College (Providence, RI). DeSalvo also spent a year as an assistant for the baseball team at Roger Williams University (Bristol, RI) prior to becoming the head coach.

His extensive coaching experience has included middle school boys' baseball teams and middle school girls' softball teams, and he was selected to coach baseball at the Rhode Island Scholar Athlete Games.

DeSalvo’s experience and knowledge make him a great asset to Penn State Beaver's women's basketball program. His responsibilities include guard development, defensive breakdown, film exchange, recruiting and daily operations.

updated 7/17/2019