The Al Carino Boys Basketball Club invites speakers to each of our luncheons throughout the season. Below please find short biographies of our guest speakers for the 2024 season:
February 21, 2024 (Senior Day)
Guest Speaker: Coach Lou Abbattista, Camden County College
Coach Lou Abbattista is beginning his 12th year as head coach at CCC. Going into this year my career record is 195-122 Coach Lou has been able to send over 70 players on to 4 year schools in his 12 years as coach.
Coach has also seen 5 of his v players have played over seas, and has helped 5 former assistants go on to coach at 4 year University level.
Before coming to CCC Coach Abbattista was an assistant and head coach from 1982-1999 at Paul the 6th HS in Haddonfield NJ and was a part of 2 NJ State Championship teams . He then moved to St Augustine Prep in Richland NJ from 2000-2005 and was a part of 1 NJ State Championship team.
Coach has also seen 5 of his v players have played over seas, and has helped 5 former assistants go on to coach at 4 year University level.
Before coming to CCC Coach Abbattista was an assistant and head coach from 1982-1999 at Paul the 6th HS in Haddonfield NJ and was a part of 2 NJ State Championship teams . He then moved to St Augustine Prep in Richland NJ from 2000-2005 and was a part of 1 NJ State Championship team.
January 11, 2024 (Captain's Day)
Guest Speaker: Matt Goldsmith, Head Coach at The College of New Jersey
Our guest Speaker will be Matt Goldsmith, Head Coach at the College of New Jersey. Matt Goldsmith has spent the last seven seasons at the helm of the TCNJ men's basketball program. During that time, he has piloted the Lions to over 100 victories and an NJAC championship in 2020, when TCNJ advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Goldsmith led TCNJ to a 7-1 record in the 2021 season. The Lions advanced to the NJAC Semifinals by defeating Kean in the quarterfinals. That marked the fifth semifinal appearance in the six years that Goldsmith has been at the helm of the program.
Goldsmith led the Lions to a remarkable 2019-20 campaign. TCNJ posted a record of 20-9 and captured its first New Jersey Athletic Conference Championship since the 1997-98 season. The Lions also made their first NCAA Tournament appearance since the '97-'98 season and defeated Marietta in the first round for the program's first tournament victory since 1988-89. The 20 wins marked the highest single-season total since '88-'89. Goldsmith coached Walko to NABC First Team All-America honors.
He arrived at The College of New Jersey in March of 2015, and he has compiled a record of 103-64 in his first seven seasons. Goldsmith has led the Lions to the New Jersey Athletic Conference playoffs in each season. He has coached 14 All-New Jersey Athletic Conference performers with eight earning First-Team honors. Goldsmith earned NJAC John K. Adams Coach of the Year honors in 2017-18.
Goldsmith arrived from Amherst College, where he was an assistant coach for three seasons and a member of the Jeffs' national championship team in 2007. Goldsmith returned to his home state of New Jersey, where he was a resident of Morristown and graduate of Delbarton High School. He is also the founder of GBA and is a camp clinician during the summer months. Goldsmith enjoyed tremendous success with the Amherst program as an assistant coach and also during his playing career. In his first season on the coaching staff in 2012-13, Goldsmith helped guide Amherst to a 30-2 record and the second national title in program history. The following season, the Jeffs made their fifth appearance in the Final Four and boasted a season mark of 27-4.
In addition to his success with the Jeffs, Goldsmith spent time as a volunteer assistant coach for USA Basketball during the past two summers. In June 2013, he assisted the Men's 2013 FIBA World Champion USA Under-19 National Team. This past summer he helped with individual workouts during practice, while volunteering with the 2014 Men's National Team that captured the gold medal. During those coaching experiences, Goldsmith was able to glean valuable experience and wisdom from elite coaching minds such as Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim, Billy Donovan, Tom Thibodeau and Monty Williams.
A 6’ 6” forward with the Jeffs, Goldsmith continued his playing career after graduation. He played professionally in Germany for TV Werne 03 during the 2008-09 season, before returning to his native New Jersey to serve as an assistant to alumni & development at the Delbarton School. A political science major, he also served as assistant men's varsity basketball coach at Delbarton before returning to Amherst.
Goldsmith led the Lions to a remarkable 2019-20 campaign. TCNJ posted a record of 20-9 and captured its first New Jersey Athletic Conference Championship since the 1997-98 season. The Lions also made their first NCAA Tournament appearance since the '97-'98 season and defeated Marietta in the first round for the program's first tournament victory since 1988-89. The 20 wins marked the highest single-season total since '88-'89. Goldsmith coached Walko to NABC First Team All-America honors.
He arrived at The College of New Jersey in March of 2015, and he has compiled a record of 103-64 in his first seven seasons. Goldsmith has led the Lions to the New Jersey Athletic Conference playoffs in each season. He has coached 14 All-New Jersey Athletic Conference performers with eight earning First-Team honors. Goldsmith earned NJAC John K. Adams Coach of the Year honors in 2017-18.
Goldsmith arrived from Amherst College, where he was an assistant coach for three seasons and a member of the Jeffs' national championship team in 2007. Goldsmith returned to his home state of New Jersey, where he was a resident of Morristown and graduate of Delbarton High School. He is also the founder of GBA and is a camp clinician during the summer months. Goldsmith enjoyed tremendous success with the Amherst program as an assistant coach and also during his playing career. In his first season on the coaching staff in 2012-13, Goldsmith helped guide Amherst to a 30-2 record and the second national title in program history. The following season, the Jeffs made their fifth appearance in the Final Four and boasted a season mark of 27-4.
In addition to his success with the Jeffs, Goldsmith spent time as a volunteer assistant coach for USA Basketball during the past two summers. In June 2013, he assisted the Men's 2013 FIBA World Champion USA Under-19 National Team. This past summer he helped with individual workouts during practice, while volunteering with the 2014 Men's National Team that captured the gold medal. During those coaching experiences, Goldsmith was able to glean valuable experience and wisdom from elite coaching minds such as Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim, Billy Donovan, Tom Thibodeau and Monty Williams.
A 6’ 6” forward with the Jeffs, Goldsmith continued his playing career after graduation. He played professionally in Germany for TV Werne 03 during the 2008-09 season, before returning to his native New Jersey to serve as an assistant to alumni & development at the Delbarton School. A political science major, he also served as assistant men's varsity basketball coach at Delbarton before returning to Amherst.
