Athletics ........ Men's Basketball

Mike Netti is in his first season as the men’s basketball coach at Lackawanna College, bringing a wealth of coaching experience at the NCAA Division I level to the program.

Netti comes to Lackawanna after serving two seasons as an assistant coach at St. Francis (N.Y.) College in Brooklyn, N.Y. During his stint with the Terriers, Netti assisted with recruiting, academic progress, and a host of other duties in addition to working with the team’s wing forwards on the court.

The Liverpool, N.Y., native spent four seasons as an assistant coach Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C., helping that program win the 2005 Atlantic Sun Conference regular season title and finish just 40 minutes shy of capturing the league’s automatic bid and a berth in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. (show full bio)

Gardner-Webb won 18 games in 2004-2005 and followed 17 more wins in 2005-2006– Netti’s final season with the Runnin’ Bulldogs.

During his time in Boiling Springs, Netti was a part of a coaching staff that directed Gardner-Webb to a pair of non-conference wins over East Carolina (Conference USA) and a notable non-conference win at the University of Minnesota (Big Ten). Netti also had a hand in the recruitment of two classes that were ranked No. 1 in the Atlantic Sun Conference by HoopScoop recruiting service – with the 2004 class keyed by two-time Conference Defensive Player of the Year Tim Jennings.

Netti – a 2002 Syracuse University graduate – gained valuable experience with the men’s basketball program at his alma mater, working out with the Orange during off-season conditioning. He also spent time as a student-assistant working in the men’s basketball office.

Netti played basketball at Division III Alvernia College in Reading, Pa., where he was a two-time varsity Letter-winner. In 2000, Alvernia won the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference title and a berth in the NCAA Division III National Tournament. During his time at Alvernia, Netti was the team’s representative on the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

Raru A. Archer is in his first year as assistant coach of the men's basketball team at Lackawanna College.

Coach Archer brings previous experience from NCAA Division I level programs. At Rice University, he served as video coordinator during the 2007 – 2008 season for the men’s basketball team. In addition to game filming, Archer assisted in player development, game preparation, and the C-USA tournament.

This is Colin’s first season with the Lackawanna College Falcons. His responsibilities will be assisting the coaching staff with practices, games, recruiting, video coordinating, and academic advising.

At The College of New Jersey, Colin was a member of the football team and the track and field teams. He was a three time conference champ in the triple jump. He graduated with a degree in Health and Exercise Science from The College of New Jersey in 2007. He is a certified Personal Trainer by the NCSF.