Donte Gittens

Biography

Donte Gittens was promoted to assistant coach ahead of the 2024-25 season after spending the previous two seasons as the Director of Operations for the Sacred Heart University men’s basketball program. Gittens joined the Pioneers staff in September of 2022 after spending time as the Varsity Head Coach and Director of Basketball Player Development at the Perkiomen School in Pennsylvania. In his first two seasons with the program, the Pioneers made back-to-back Northeast Conference (NEC) postseason appearances and had five All-NEC honorees. As director of basketball operations, Gittens was responsible for day-to-day administrative operations, including communication with internal and external constituencies, facility scheduling, film exchanges, and summer basketball camps. He was also in charge of planning and coordinating team travel and managing the program's budget. At Perkiomen, he spent more than four years in charge of basketball player development and as an assistant coach of the National team. Gittens played professional basketball with the Manchester Magic. A graduate of Franklin Pierce University, he majored in Mass Communications and garnered many accolades during his time as a basketball player with the Ravens. He was a member of the All-Freshman team, a two-time All-Conference player, 1300+ points, 500+ rebounds, 450+ assists, second all-time in blocks, top five in assists, as well as helping lead the team to an NCAA DII National Tournament.