Sam Ferry is in his fourth season as an assistant coach on the College of the Holy Cross men’s basketball staff in 2022-2023. He is intimately involved in recruiting, on-court coaching, practice planning, opponent scouting, player development and game planning. Ferry is also heavily involved in academics and helped the Crusaders to their highest semester GPA in over a decade in the spring of 2020, with eight players being selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (the most in program history).
During each of the last two seasons, Ferry has helped the Crusaders increase both their overall and Patriot League win totals. Holy Cross has also had four All-Patriot League selections and three Patriot League All-Rookie team honorees during his time on the staff.
Ferry joined the Crusaders after spending the 2018-2019 season as an assistant coach at Cleveland State under head coach Dennis Felton. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach at Pittsburgh under head coach Kevin Stallings during the 2017-2018 campaign.
Previously, Ferry spent six seasons on the staff of head coach King Rice at Monmouth from 2011-2017. He joined the Hawks as the director of basketball operations in 2011, before being promoted to assistant coach prior to the 2013-2014 season. Ferry helped lead Monmouth to a pair of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season titles in 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. The Hawks set a school single-season record with 28 victories in 2015-2016 and then won 27 games in 2016-2017.
Monmouth totaled 106 wins during Ferry’s six years on the staff, including five high-major wins in 2015-2016, and made two appearances in the National Invitation Tournament. In 2016, Ferry was named to the Under Armour 30-under-30 Team as part of the NABC’s Guardians of the Game Awards, which recognizes 30 men’s basketball coaches under the age of 30. In addition, all 21 of Monmouth’s seniors graduated during his time on the staff.
A 2010 graduate of Vanderbilt with a bachelor’s degree in human and organizational development, Ferry spent four years as a student manager for the Commodores before serving as the team’s director of video operations in 2010-2011. He was a part of four NCAA Tournament teams with the Commodores (2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011).
Ferry, his wife, Eileen, and their daughter, Elliot, reside in Providence, R.I.
What they are saying about Sam Ferry:
“Sam is a tireless worker on the court and on the recruiting trail. He has established great recruiting ties across the Northeast and down into Virginia. His energy and enthusiasm for the game of basketball are infectious and his ability to connect with players is impressive.” – Kevin Stallings | Former Head Coach at Pittsburgh, Vanderbilt, and Illinois State
"Sam is a star…He is a very energetic young man that can mentor and teach young men." – King Rice | Head Coach at Monmouth University
“He is a sharp, hard-working coach who is tireless when it comes to helping players develop on and off the court. Sam also enjoys tremendous relationships that will serve our recruiting efforts well. Most importantly, he’s a leader that will help inspire our players to greatness on a day-to-day basis.” - Dennis Felton | Former Head Coach at Georgia, Cleveland State, and Western Kentucky
