Joseph "Joe" Esposito (born September 21, 1966) is the Director of Basketball Operations at the University of Minnesota. He previously was the Head Coach at The Villages Charter School, Angelo State University and was an Associate Head Coach at Tennessee State University and Assumption College.

The Villages Charter School

At The Villages Charter High School in Florida he recorded the best record in school history and advanced The Villages to the Class 3A District 7 Final Four.

Angelo State University, NCAA Division II

Esposito recorded 118 wins in eight years and left the school with the highest winning percentage of any coach in the program’s history. In 2000-01, the Rams advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in 10 years and only the third time in school history. Angelo State won the Lone Star Conference South Division Championship with a 22-8 record which tied the highest single-season win total in school history. In addition, Esposito was voted LSC South Coach of the Year in 2001.

In 2002, Esposito led the team to their fourth consecutive winning season, the first time ASU had posted four straight winning seasons since the 1980s. In just four seasons, Esposito led the Rams to three of the top five single season win totals in school history and three straight post-season berths. In 2003, ASU posted their fifth winning season in a row, a mark only matched one other time in the history of the program. He left the program as one of the winningest coaches in Lone Star Conference history.

University of Minnesota

(2007–Present), Esposito is hired by Tubby Smith

Tubby Smith

Orlando "Tubby" Smith is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the men's basketball head coach at the University of Minnesota...

in May 2007. Director of Basketball Operations

Tennessee State, Nashville, TN

For three seasons (1995–98), Esposito was responsible for recruiting two Ohio Valley Conference Freshmen of the Year to TSU and both his 1996-97 and 1997-98 recruiting classes were ranked among the top 30 in the nation by Hoop Scoop.

Assumption College, Worcester, MA

During his tenure at Assumption, the Greyhounds won three straight conference titles, appeared twice in the NCAA Division II regionals and set records for wins and winning streaks at the school.

External links

• Minnesota profile