Tony Trisciani enters his fifth year as a Wildcat assistant in 2016 and will coach the Villanova secondary and will recruit New England, New York City and Long Island. Trisciani will also oversee Villanova's national recruiting efforts as the program's Recruiting Coordinator.
Last season, Trisciani coached two players to All-Conference distinction, including senior safety Cameron McCurry and junior corner Jason Ceneus who were both third team honorees.
In 2014, Trisciani guided two players to All-CAA distinction, including senior safety Joe Sarnese who was a second team honoree and Ceneus who earned third team honors. Ceneus finished the season with five interceptions to lead the CAA.
During the 2013 campaign, Trisciani mentored two players to All-CAA honors, as senior corner Craig James was a second team selection and McCurry earned third team accolades.
In 2012, Trisciani helped two players garner All-Conference accolades, including senior corner Eric Loper who was a first team honoree and Sarnese who earned third team honors. Loper and Sarnese tied for the team lead in interceptions with four, while Sarnese led the Wildcats in tackles with 81.
Prior to arriving at Villanova, Trisciani was the head coach at Whitehall High School in Whitehall, Pa. During his time at Whitehall, he led his team to three Eastern Conference 4A playoff appearances, including the 2009 Eastern Conference championship. In 2010, Trisciani led the Zephyrs to the district championship game with a 10-3 record.
Trisciani also has a wealth of college coaching experience. Prior to his stint at Whitehall, he coached defensive backs and was the special teams coordinator at Elon University. He spent the 2005 season as the linebackers coach at Lehigh.
Before his season at Lehigh, Trisciani spent four seasons (2001-04) in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) as the defensive backs coach at New Hampshire where he guided Corey Graham, Ettiene Boulay and Jeff Pammer to All-CAA honors. He was also responsible for the punt return unit and return specialists during his time at New Hampshire. This was Trisciani's second stint at New Hampshire. He also was the restricted earnings running backs coach from 1998-2000. During that time, he coached two future NFL performers in Jerry Azumah and Dan Kreider.
He has also had coaching stops at Alfred University and Springfield College. As a player, Trisciani was a four-year starter and two-year captain at Springfield where he was the 1992 New England Rookie of the Year and the 1995 Springfield College Athlete of the Year and team MVP. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Rehabilitation Services in 1996 from Springfield and he pursued a Masters in Health Studies from Springfield from 1996-98.
Trisciani and his wife Julie reside in Center Valley with children, Shane (20) and Hannah (17).
