Hometown: Syosset, NY
Education: B.S., Quinnipiac, 2002
Coaching: Assistant Coach, Hofstra 2002
Assistant Coach, Hartford 2003-05
Assistant Coach, Quinnipiac 2005-06
Assistant Coach, Fordham 2006-09
Interim Head Coach, Fordham 2009-10
Assistant Coach, Iona 2010-11
Associate Head Coach, 2011-18
Head Coach, Bryant, 2018-23
Head Coach, The Knox School 2024-26
Assistant Coach, Hampton 2026-Present
Grasso comes to Hampton after serving as the head coach at the Knox School in N.Y. Jared has over 20 years of collegiate coaching,
having last served as the head coach at Bryant University from 2018-2023.
In two years, Grasso led the Knox School to a 69-10 overall record, while going 45-1 in conference play. Knox finished the 2025-26 season ranked 10th nationally.
During his tenure at Bryant, the Bulldogs posted a record of 79-67 in five seasons, having won the NEC in the 2021-22 season. During that season, Bryant won a program best 22 games, going 16-2 in conference play. Following the season, he was named NEC Coach of the Year.
Prior to his time at Bryant, Grasso served as the associate head coach at Iona from 2011-2018, where he helped lead the Gaels to five NCAA Tournament appearances, and two NIT selections in eight seasons. He has also made stops at Hofstra (2002-2003), Hartford (2003-2005), Quinnipiac (2005-2006) and Fordham (2006-2010).
A four-year starter and two-year captain at Quinnipiac at shooting guard, Grasso currently ranks 22nd on the Bobcats’ all-time scoring list with 1,134 career points. He is fifth on the all-time list in assists with 404 and ranks fourth all-time in three-point field goals with 216. He graduated from Quinnipiac with a degree in mass communications in May 2002.
A native of Syosset, N.Y., Grasso attended St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington, New York, from 1994-98. He earned honorable mention All-American honors as a senior at St. Anthony’s after averaging 23 points, seven rebounds and eight assists per game.
