Wagner College Athletics

Maureen Hannafin enters her sixth year as a coach at Wagner College. The Staten Island native returned to her alma mater following a successful 17-year head coaching career at Notre Dame Academy on the Island. There she led the Gators to 236 wins while helping guide 17 of her players to college scholarships and an impressive 75 percent of players to National Honor Society status. In 1997, she was named the Daily News Coach of the Year.

Prior to her stint at Notre Dame, she taught for five years at Public School 53. Before that she was employed at Sacred Heart Elementary School for nine years.

Hannafin is no stranger to the Seahawk community or Mikalauskas as she was a four-year starter from 1985-1989 and was inducted into the Wagner College Hall of Fame in 2004. She helped lead the Green & White to their only Northeast Conference (NEC) title in 1989 and was named the NEC Player of the Year.

She ranks third on the all-time Seahawk career list in scoring (1,612 points), fourth in scoring average (14.5 ppg), first in steals (267), third in field goals (588) and second in free throws (397). She was also named team MVP her last three years and served as team captain as a junior and a senior.

" Coach Moe is a high energy coach with a passion for Wagner College," said Seahawk Head Coach Gela Mikalauskas. "She works with our perimeter players and  motivates all of our student-athletes to work hard to achieve personal and team goals."

Hannafin graduated from Wagner in 1989 with a degree in elementary education. She resides on Staten Island with her husband John and their sons John (13) and Steven (10).