CoachingStaff
L
aura Scinto is now in her sixth year as a member of the Fairfield University
women’s basketball coaching staff. She was promoted to Associate Head
Coach over the summer. In addition to her role as the Stags recruiting coor-
dinator, she coordinates each of the team’s scouting reports and assists in the
planning and implementation of the Stags practice and game plans.
Scinto is in her 17th season alongside Fairfield head coach Joe Frager includ-
ing his entire nine-year stint at Southern Connecticut State University. During her
time with the Owls, Scinto played an integral part in the 2007 National Title, as
well as the team’s four NCAA Tournament appearances.
For the two years prior to making the move with Frager to SCSU, Scinto was
his assistant at Seymour High School. In that capacity she helped lead the
Wildcat’s to back-to-back state titles and played a role in the 52 game winning
streak. She also spent time coaching at Shelton High School along with other
local AAU programs.
A Connecticut native, she currently resides in her hometown of Shelton,
Scinto was inducted in to the New Haven Tap-Off Club Hall of Fame in 2009. She
scored 1,338 points, second at Shelton High School, in leading the squad to the
1985
State Class LL and Housatonic League Championships. She was the first
Shelton player to graduate with 12 varsity letters, lettering in basketball, softball
and soccer.
Scinto earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Bryant College, where
she was a member of the women’s basketball team. She led the squad to three
NCAA Tournament appearances, while scoring over 1,000 points, and earning
academic all-conference honors. Scinto went on to earn A.S. and R.N. degrees
from St. Vincent’s College of Nursing.
Scinto currently resides in Shelton, Conn.
Laura
Scinto
Associate Head Coach
Sixth Season
Laura Scinto At A Glance
Education
Bryant College
B.S Business Administration
1989
St. Vincent’s College of Nursing
1993
A.S. and R.N. Nursing
Coaching Career
Fairfield University
2007-
present
Associate Head Coach
2012-
present
Assistant Coach - Women’s Basketball
2007-2012
Southern Connecticut State
1998-2007
Assistant Coach- Women’s Basketball
Seymour High School
1996-1998
Assistant Coach - Girls’ Basketball
Honors & Accomplishments
New Haven Tap-Off Club Hall of Fame
2009
