Head Coach
J.P. Andrejko, 7th year
570-208-5900, ext 5769
jpandrej@kings.edu
On September 7, 2001, J.P. Andrejko was named the head men's basketball coach at King's College. With his appointment, he became the ninth head coach in King's basketball history (1946-2001). Andrejko was also elevated to assistant director of athletics in August of 2004.
Andrejko has piloted King's to the MAC Freedom Conference playoffs in each of his first six seasons while posting a 118-47 mark. The Monarchs have reached the Freedom Conference title game on three occasions, including a pair of championships and two NCAA Division III National Tournament bids, under his direction.
In 2006-07, Andrejko guided King's to a 19-9 record, the Freedom Conference championship, and a berth in the Division III national tournament. In 2004-05, Andrejko guided the Monarchs to a program-best 24-6 record, the MAC Freedom Conference championship, and the program's first trip to the Division III national tournament's "Elite Eight". He was rewarded by being named the MAC Freedom "Coach of the Year".
Andrejko owns a history of great success as both a player and coach. From 1996-2001, Andrejko served as assistant coach to legendary University of Scranton head coach Bob Bessoir. During that time he helped Scranton gain five Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs berths as well as two bids into the NCAA Division III National Tournament.
Andrejko also served as an assistant coach at Pocono Mountain High School from 1992-96; Wilkes University from 1989-91; and Keystone Junior College during the 1988-89 season. At Keystone, he helped the Giants attain a 27-3 record and a berth in the NJCAA National Tournament.
As a player from 1984-88, Andrejko enjoyed one of the finest careers in the rich history of Scranton basketball. In his four-year varsity career, he led the Royals to a 89-30 record and three Middle Atlantic Conference overall championships. As a senior, he led the Royals to a 29-3 record and a second-place in the Division III National Tournament. That season, Andrejko was named the most valuable player in both the MAC as well as the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament. Additionally, he was named to the 1988 NCAA Final Four "All-Tournament Team".
Andrejko was a three-time MAC first-team all-star as well as a three-time Eastern College Athletic Conference all-star. He was also the first player to receive three consecutive most valuable player awards in the Scranton Holiday Tournament. He still stands near the top of the University of Scranton record books in several categories, including scoring where he ranks fourth all-time with 1,731 career points.
An outstanding student at Scranton, Andrejko became the first player in school history to be named academic all-American as well as a basketball all-American in the same year and was presented an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
Andrejko enjoyed a brief professional career as part of the Harlem Globetrotter World Tour, playing with the Washington Generals.
He was inducted into the Plains Hall of Fame in 1996 and the University of Scranton Wall of Fame in 1997.
Andrejko graduated from Scranton in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing. He completed his Master's degree in School Counseling from Scranton in 1991 and had been employed as a guidance counselor at Pocono Mountain High School for 10 years prior to his arrival at King's
Assistant Coach
Jeff Andrejko, 7th year
jjandrej@kings.edu
Jeff Andrejko enters his seventh season as a member of the King's College coaching staff. Andrejko came to King's in 2001-02 after a successful nine-year tenure as an assistant varsity boy's coach and head junior varsity boy's coach at Bishop O'Hara High School in Dunmore.
At O'Hara, he helped guide the Bruins to a Pennsylvania Class "A" state runner-up finish in 1996, a Pennsylvania Eastern Conference title, and a pair of District 2 championships. During Andrejko's career at O'Hara, the Bruins earned eight district playoff berths and six appearances in the PIAA State Tournament.
A 1987 graduate of nearby Bishop Hoban High School, Andrejko was a first-team Wyoming Valley Conference all-star basketball player. He continued his athletic career as a member of the men's basketball squad at the University of Scranton where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991.
The younger brother of Monarch head coach J.P. Andrejko, Jeff and his wife Annmarie reside in Hudson with their daughters Ashley and Julia. He is a teacher in the Wilkes-Barre School district.
Assistant Coach
Rich Gray, 5th year
rcgray@kings.edu
Entering his fifth season on the King's coaching staff is assistant coach Rich Gray.
Gray came to King's in 2003-04 after serving as an assistant boy's basketball coach at Bishop Hoban High School in Wilkes-Barre. Gray was a former standout player at Bishop Hoban where was the team's leading scorer and served as a team captain as a senior.
Upon graduation from Bishop Hoban in 1999, he continued his education at King's College where he earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education. Coach Gray is a teacher with the Luzerne Intermediate Unit and resides in Wilkes-Barre.
King's College
133 North River Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
1 (888) KINGS PA
Questions or comments to: Bob Ziadie, King's College Sports Information Director
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