Joseph Haigh enters his second season as an assistant coach on Susan Robinson Fruchtl’s staff. He works primarily with the Red Flash post players, and also oversees camp organization, the Susan’s Sixth Man Kid’s Club, scheduling and the video scouting system.

  Haigh also assists in recruiting, scouting, practice planning and game preparation.

Last season, Haigh piloted the development of centers Janie Killian, who improved dramatically from her sophomore year to lead the league in rebounding, and Kelsey Caruthers, who led the team in scoring in her collegiate debut.
 
Prior to his arrival in Loretto, he spent two years (2006-2008) handling the daily administrative duties as the director of Basketball Operations at VCU, which included coordinating and planning all basketball summer team and skills camps, team travel, as well as overseeing film exchange, the recruiting database, academic affairs, and video editing.



From 2005 to 2006, Haigh was a business teacher at Patrick Henry High School (Ashland, Va.) and coached the JV boy’s basketball team at tradition-rich Benedictine High School in Richmond, Va.



With 10 years of high school, college and club basketball coaching experience, Haigh adds tremendous experience to the Saint Francis coaching staff. He served as a volunteer assistant at Randolph Macon College for the men’s basketball program under Mike Rhoades during the 2004-2005 season when RMC won its fourth consecutive regular-season league championship.  Haigh also was an assistant coach for the 16U and 17U boys AAU programs in Richmond, Va. during the 2005 and 2006 summers, and was an assistant at Thomas Jefferson High School (Auburn, Wash.) in the 2003-2004 season.  In addition to his season at Benedictine High School, Haigh was also a head coach for the Puyallup Bulls/Irish (Puyallup, Wash.) AAU basketball team from 1997 to 2002.



Additionally, Haigh worked on the summer camp staffs at Notre Dame, Randolph Macon, VCU, Utah, the University of Washington, and Bob Foley Basketball.



As a player, he led the Green River Community College (Auburn, Wash.) squad in three-point and free throw percentage in 1991-92.



A native of Puyallup, Wash., Haigh received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Notre Dame in 1995, and his Masters of Science in Sport Leadership from VCU in 2005. He also earned his Teaching License through the University of Virginia in May 2006.



Haigh’s wife, Sherri (Orlosky), played basketball for four years at the University of Notre Dame, and is ranked in the top ten all time in three-point and free throw percentage. Joe and Sherri have four children: Anna (8), Teresa (6), Patrick (4) and Daniel (2).