ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE

Head

Matt Capell (1st Season)

D’Vonne Trumbo, Marcel Pettaway, Matt Backs

Quick Facts

Location: Sparkill, N.Y.

Founded: 1896

Enrollment: 2,200

Nickname: Spartans

Colors: Maroon and Gold

President: Kenneth D. Daly

Director of Athletics: Nicole Ryan

Arena: Aquinas Hall

About St. Thomas Aquinas

Did You Know?

• St. Thomas Aquinas has won 20 or more games in eight of the last nine seasons. (Note: 2020-21 was a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

• The Spartans scored 90 or more points in 11 of 28 games this season.

• STAC makes its 10th straight appearance in the ECC Men’s Basketball Tournament.

• Rookie James Patterson earned six ECC Rookie of the Week Honors and a Player of the Week selection during the 2022-23 season. Teammate Kyle Pulliam took home three straight ECC Rookie of the Week honors.

The College’s 2,000 full and part time undergraduate students major in one of 31 programs offered in five division areas: The Humanitites; Business Administration; Social Sciences; Natrual Sciences & Mathematics; and Teacher Education. The College offers a full scholarship Honors Program which provides studens with a Summer Study experience at Oxford University in England. In addition there are several study abroud opportunities and strategic alliances designed to offer expanded opportunities for students. For example, students can major in mathematics at St. Thomas for three years and then enter a engineering program at either George Washington University or Manhattan College as part of a dual degree program.

St. Thomas Aquinas College now fields 16 NCAA Division II sports, is an active member of the NCAA and supports 200 student-athletes. Men’s sports include: baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field (indoor and outdoor). Women’s sports include: basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and track & field (indoor and outdoor). The Spartans’ teams compete in more than 300 contests annually.