Chris Passmore enters his second season with the Rams in 2011-12 and ninth year overall in collegiate basketball. His responsibilities include game scheduling, film exchange, coordinating team events, facility scheduling, community service and fundraising as well as assisting the coaching staff in day-to-day operations.

Passmore comes to URI from nearby Roger Williams University (Bristol, R.I.) where he spent the last season as an assistant on the women's basketball staff. In that role, he handled recruiting and evaluating potential student-athletes, mentoring team members and monitoring student-athlete academics. He also developed comprehensive practice plans, scouted and prepared the team for opponents via written reports and film breakdowns, and organized community service activities and fundraising. In May of 2010, Passmore was appointed interim head coach of the program, before leaving to join the Rams' staff.

Prior to his stint with the Hawks, Passmore attended Providence College, where he earned his Bachelor's degree in Political Science and served as the women's basketball team manager from 2003-07. In the summer of 2007, he organized and directed head coach Phil Seymore's basketball camp.

After finishing his undergraduate studies at PC, Passmore remained with the Friars as a graduate assistant coach and was promoted to the position of interim assistant coach in 2007-08. He went on to earn his Master's degree in Education in the spring of 2009.

A native of Tiverton, R.I., Passmore currently resides in Wakefield with his wife, Christine.

Updated Sept. 22, 2011