HEAD COACH - CHRIS MALONE In August 2007 Chris Malone was announced as the new head coach of the Sun Devil’s Men’s Lacrosse team. He came to ASU, as he believed the team has a talented group of players coming off a great season. He plans to use that momentum to further improve the ASU program. ASU enters the 2008 season with a #6 national ranking in the MCLA. Chris has five years of prior coaching experience, including two years at Loyola Blakefield High School and three years of the University of Pennsylvania as an assistant coach. As the offensive coordinator at Loyola Blakefield in 2002 and 2007, the team was nationally ranked 5th and 2nd respectively by Inside Lacrosse Magazine. At the University of Pennsylvania, Malone was in charge of offensive players, goalies and recruiting. During his tenure in 2004 they made the NCAA Division I playoff tournament and finished the year ranked 13th in the country. This was Penn’s first tournament appearance since 1989. Chris’ lacrosse career began at age 8 in Baltimore, MD. He graduated from Loyola Blakefield in Towson, MD in 1997. His career continued at the University of Maryland as a two-time All American midfielder. He led Maryland in goals in 2000 and was a team captain in 2001. He was named a two-time scholar athlete and was a two time recipient of the William Cole memorial Award, which was presented to the most outstanding midfielder at Maryland. He tallied 60 goals and 37 assists in his four-year career in College Park. Chris was a participant in the 1998 NCAA Div. I Championship Game. After graduating, Chris was selected 10th overall in the Major League Lacrosse draft in 2001 by the New Jersey Pride. He was traded to the Philadelphia Barrage for the 2005 Season. The Chicago Machine selected him in the 2006 expansion draft. That season he had 14 goals and 5 assists in 11 games. In addition to ASU Men’s Lacrosse, Chris is involved with Starz Lacrosse.

ASSISTANT COACH - PJ Rovinelli Rovinelli served as the Head Coach at U of A in 2008 and as an assistant coach in 2007.  As an assistant, PJ was the recruiting coordinator and worked closely with the defense and goalies.  As the Head Coach, PJ was in charge of the entire program on and off the field.   PJ’s other coaching experience was an assistant coach for Framingham High School in Massachusetts for two seasons. PJ graduated magna-cum laude in 2005 from NCAA Division III’s Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts with a degree in Business Management. While attending Springfield, he competed for four years in varsity wrestling and lacrosse. His four years on the Pride’s lacrosse team were split between defense and goal.   Coach Rovinelli earned several honors while at Springfield.  Among those highlights included 2-time Academic All-American, Springfield’s Duel Sport Athlete of the Year, and Male Scholar Athlete of the Year honors. Prior to attending Springfield College, PJ graduated from Framingham High School, where he was an US Lacrosse All-American goalie.  He also played high school football and wrestled.

ASSISTANT COACH - THOMAS GHANEY 2008 will be the second season Tom Ghaney serves as an assistant coach for ASU Men’s Lacrosse, where he serves as the offensive coach. Tom joined the staff in 2007 under WCLL Coach of the Year Adam Hopkins. Ghaney is a 2003 graduate of the University of Arizona where he majored in economics and minored in business administration. He played lacrosse as a midfielder for University of Arizona for three seasons, helping them with three appearances in the WCLL playoffs and two trips to the National Championship Tournament. He played both hockey and lacrosse at Massapequa High School on Long Island. As a senior member of the lacrosse team, he was a starter and one of the top face-off players on Long Island. Tom helped lead his team to the Nassau County playoffs. Tom also garnered many accolades during his hockey career including winning a Long Island Championship and setting a school record for assists. He was a two-time captain and played for the Long Island Juniors All Star Team that competed across the country. In addition to coaching at ASU, Tom is the Director of Retail Operations for Elite Lacrosse in Scottsdale, AZ.