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Greg Gigantino completed his fifth year as an assistant coach at Bryant University in 2010 and his fourth as the team's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.

Entering the final season of a four-year reclassification period, the Bulldogs are again projected to come out strong on both sides of the ball.  Coach Gigantino helped the Bulldogs limit opponents' passing games with a defensive unit that led the Northeast Conference in defensive pass efficiency in 2010 (108.9).

In 2009, the Bulldogs placed two defensive players on the Northeast Conference All-Conference teams including defensive end Don Smith who was tied for the team lead with eight sacks and finished his career with 17. Bryant led the NEC in scoring defense by allowing just 17.3 points per game and were ranked second in the NEC in both passing defense (141.5 ypg) and total defense (287.4 ypg). 

Under Gigantino's direction, Bryant's defense played a key role in the team's 7-4 record in the program's first year competing in Division I in 2008.  The Bulldogs finished the year ranked in the top-20 in several defensive categories, including sacks (T15th with 2.64 per game), turnovers gained (T12th - 30), interceptions (T17th - 17), scoring defense (29th -20.82) and rushing defense (16th - 100.82 yards allowed per game).

The 2007 Bryant defense helped lead the Bulldogs to their second-straight NE-10 Championship and second berth in the NCAA tournament.  Bryant allowed only 17 rushing touchdowns all season and picked off 10 passes.

In 2006, the Bulldog defense allowed just 120 yards rushing and 139 yards passing per game en route to capturing the school's first-ever share of the Northeast-10 Conference Championship and berth in the NCAA?playoffs.

Gigantino, who has more than 30 years of coaching experience, came to Bryant in 2006 from Hofstra University where he served as the Associate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator from 1990-1997 and 2001-2005 under the legendary and late coach Joe Gardi.

While at Hofstra, Gigantino helped the Pride qualify for four Division I-AA playoffs (1990, 1995, 1997, 2001) and helped the program earn a top-10 national ranking during the 2001 season.

Prior to arriving at Hofstra, Gigantino was an assistant coach/defensive coordinator at Cornell University from 1998-2000.

During his career, Gigantino has coached at Lehigh University (1989), Davidson College (1985-88), Iona College (1984-85), Rutgers (1978-84) and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1977-78). He is a 1977 graduate of Wagner College.

Gigantino has three children, Sarah (27), who works for the Northeastern University football team, Charles (25), who is in the U.S. Navy stationed in Japan, and Laura (23), who is a recent graduate of the University of Hawaii.