Stonehill College

A 1982 graduate, Tom Dean was a classic pointguard for the Chieftains during their early years in theNortheast-10 Conference. He holds the all-time career assist recordwith 559, and single-game record of 17 set against New HampshireCollege in a triple-overtime victory at Manchester. During histhree-year career, Dean scored 482 points. In 1980, the Chieftainswon the Bentley Holiday Classic and Dean was named Most ValuablePlayer. He played the full 80 minutes in the two victories and didnot have a turnover. During his career, the Chieftains were 60-28overall and won back-to-back Conference Championships in his juniorand senior years. The Chieftains made three consecutive NCAA postseason tournaments. Dean and his family live in Hope Valley,R.I.