Rob Paternostro
| Leicester Riders | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | British Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
16 January 1973 Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Nationality | American / Italian |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Holy Cross (Waterbury, Connecticut) |
| College | Southern New Hampshire (1991–1995) |
| NBA draft | 1995 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1999–2008 |
| Coaching career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1999 | Connecticut Skyhawks |
| 1999–2000 | Calpe Aguas de Calpe |
| 2000–2002 | Birmingham Bullets |
| 2002 | Power Wevelgem |
| 2003–2004 | Birmingham Bullets |
| 2006–2007 | Leicester Riders |
| 2007–2008 | Birmingham Panthers |
| As coach: | |
| 2008–present | Leicester Riders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert 'Rob' Paternostro (born 16 January 1973) is a professional basketball coach. He is head coach of the Leicester Riders.
Paternostro went to Holy Cross High School in Waterbury, Connecticut. In 1990, he was named to the Connecticut All-State third team, and in 1991, he was named to the Connecticut All-State second team.
Paternostro was also an All-City athlete in soccer and baseball. He averaged 25 points per game in his senior year, scoring over 1000 points in two seasons.
Paternostro attended New Hampshire College, now known as Southern New Hampshire University, where he played for the men’s basketball team between 1991–1995. As point guard for the Penmen, Paternostro helped the team to NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship Elite Eight three times, including twice reaching the tournament semi-final. During that span the team also became the first in conference history to capture three-straight NECC league tournament titles.
In 2001, Paternostro was inducted into the SNHU Hall of Fame.
He is the all-time assist leader at SNHU with 919 during his career and has also played more games than anyone else in school history (129). Paternostro ranks fourth in three-point field goals made (242) and is sixth on the all-time scoring charts with 1,905 points at an average of 14.8 per game.
During Paternosto’s freshman year, New Hampshire College had a 24-7 record and reached the New England Regional semi-finals, losing to Bridgeport 100–87.
Paternostro averaged 10.8 points and 3.7 assists per game, whilst shooting 50.2% field goals and 44.6% from the three-point line.
His performances earned him the ECAC-North Rookie of the Year award and the NEBCA Rookie of the Year award.
During Paternosto’s sophomore year, New Hampshire College had a 29–4 record and went all the way to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship Elite Eight semi-final. They beat South Dakota 100–96 in triple overtime in the quarter-final, before losing 126-123 to Troy State in the semi-final.
New Hampshire College won the NECC Tournament, beating Franklin Pierce 76–71 in the Championship game.
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