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Since 1995, head coach Keith Mondillo has built his program into national and regional recognition with five conference championships and seven NCAA Tournament appearances. With 10-straight trips to the conference championship game, there is no doubt that the Griffins are consistently knocking on the door for postseason play. Mondillo won the PAC Coach of the Year in just his second season after a four-game improvement and a first-ever berth in the conference tournament. The Griffins had another first in 1998-99, playing in the NCAA Tournament for the first time, as an at-large bid. Again, Mondillo was named coach of the year for the second-straight season, leading the Griffins to 24 wins and a perfect 16-0 in PAC play. In the following year, Mondillo's team ran off the first of five-straight 20-win seasons, winning back-to-back PAC titles in 1999-00, and 2000-01. During the 2001-02 season, Mondillo led a very young team to a first place regular season finish with a 15-1 PAC record and an overall record of 22-6 while making it to the PAC Championship game. During the 2002-03 season, the Griffins again were the preseason favorite but started the season with just one win in its first eight games before launching an amazing 18-2 run to win the PAC Championship and receive yet another berth into the NCAA Tournament. In 2003-04, the Griffins earned its fifth NCAA Tournament appearance and notched a program-record 26 wins. The 2005-06 season marked two milestones. On December 5th, Mondillo won his 200th career game in a win over Eastern. The Griffins then went on as the first team in the history of the PAC to go undefeated in regular season and tournament play in its path to a fourth league crown. The team repeated its unbeaten league mark last year going 26-3, its best record ever, as the team captured the conference crown and Mondillo won his fifth PAC Coach of the Year Award as Gwynedd reached the PAC Championship game for the 10th-straight season. Mondillo is a member of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Rules Committee. Coach Mondillo played high school basketball at Archbishop Kennedy High School from 1986-90. He then played basketball at Arcadia and was a team captain in his junior and senior seasons. In his first year out of college, Mondillo served as an assistant coach for the men's basketball team at Gwynedd-Mercy before heading back to his alma matter for the 1994-95 season. After only one year, Mondillo was asked to take the helm of the women's basketball program at Gwynedd-Mercy where he remains today as the winningest coach in school history with a winning percentage of .746 and 247 wins. Keith Mondillo resides in Schwenksville, Pa. with his wife Jen, with their son Chase, and daughter Grace. Coaching Record
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Griffins Basketball
Last 5 Games
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Head Coach Keith Mondillo