Warren Caruso on Coaching with Perspective and Gratitude (EP395)
The Basketball Podcast
Chris Oliver
4.3 • 525 Ratings
🗓️ 22 October 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Husson University head coach Warren Caruso joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on coaching with core values, perspective and gratitude.
Warren Caruso is a coaching fixture in New England basketball, having served as the head coach for the Husson men's basketball program since 1994. Throughout his remarkable 35-year tenure as both a head and assistant coach for the Eagles, Caruso has built one of the most consistently successful programs in the region, currently ranking second in New England in wins by an active coach and top 10 nationally in NCAA Division III wins.
Caruso's record is defined by dominance in conference play and postseason consistency. He has led the Eagles to an astounding 17 Conference Regular Season Championships and 16 Conference Tournament Championships, posting a formidable 16-4 record in championship games. Overall, his teams have secured 16 total NAIA/NCAA National Tournament appearances (10 NCAA, 6 NAIA). His sustained excellence is further highlighted by guiding his teams to 15 seasons with 20 or more wins, including a five-year streak from 2012-13 to 2016-17.
The winningest coach in North Atlantic Conference history, Caruso's success has earned him numerous personal accolades, including seven Conference Coach of the Year honors (most recently in 2025) and three Maine State Coach of the Year titles. He was inducted into the Husson Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023. As a former four-year letter-winner and team captain for the Eagles, Caruso has maintained a strong pipeline of talent, having recruited 23 of the 55 1,000-point scorers in program history since taking over.
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| 0:00.0 | excited to welcome Huss and Men's basketball coach Warren Caruso to the basketball podcast. |
| 0:05.6 | Coach Caruso is a coaching fixture in New England basketball, |
| 0:08.3 | having served as the head coach for the Hussein Men basketball program since 1994. |
| 0:13.0 | Throughout his remarkable 35-year tenure as both a head coach and assistant coach for the Eagles, |
| 0:18.0 | Caruso has built one of the most consistently successful programs in the region, |
| 0:22.6 | currently ranked second in New England in wins by an active coach and top 10 nationally in NCAA |
| 0:29.0 | in NCAA Division III wins. Curuso's record is defined by dominance and conference play in |
| 0:34.0 | postseason consistency. He has led the Eagles to an astounding 17 conference regular season championships and 16 |
| 0:40.6 | conference tournament championships, posting a formidable 16 and 4 record in championship games. |
| 0:46.5 | Overall, his teams have secured 16 total NAA and NCA national tournament appearances. |
| 0:53.5 | His sustained excellence is further highlighted by guiding his teams to 15 seasons with 20 or |
| 0:58.3 | more wins, including a five-year streak from 2012 to 2017. |
| 1:04.6 | The winningest coach in North Atlantic Conference history, Crusoe's success, has earned |
| 1:08.3 | him numerous personal accolades, including seven conference |
| 1:11.6 | coach of the year honors and three main state coach of the year titles. Hey coach, a brief time out |
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