John Deeley is in his seventh season at Connecticut and second season as the associate head coach, after spending the previous eight seasons with Ray Reid at Southern Connecticut State University.

Prior to his eight seasons at Southern, Deeley was an assistant for one season at Cleveland State University and also was the head coach for one season at Mt. Union (Ohio) College.

Deeley was a standout midfielder for Southern from 1977-80, when Southern had a 48-16-6 record with four trips to the NCAA Tournament, including three semifinal appearances.

A native of North Babylon, NY, Deeley has a "C" coaching license from the USSF. He graduated from Southern with a B.A. degree in political science.

Paul McDonough joined the Connecticut men’s soccer staff this past January as new assistant coach for the program. He comes to Connecticut after spending the last two seasons as an assistant at the University of South Carolina.

McDonough has strong credentials as an assistant coach and a player, as he has been a part of winning programs throughout his career. At UConn, he will assist in all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the Husky soccer program with a particular focus on recruiting.

In his two seasons at South Carolina, the Gamecocks earned two consecutive NCAA tournament bids, and posted a 23-12-3 record in those two years. Before South Carolina, McDonough spent three seasons as an assistant for Wake Forest University, helping the Demon Deacons earn an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1999.

Before his stint as a Demon Deacon assistant, McDonough worked at the University of South Carolina-Spartanburg, where he served as an assistant men’s soccer coach for three seasons. During his coaching tenure at USC-Spatanburg, McDonough led the Rifles to a 48-16-5 combined record, including an appearance in the 1995 NCAA Division II Finals and the 1997 Regional Finals. In 1996, the Rifles reached a ranking as high as No. 2 in the nation.

McDonough also served as the site coordinator for the 1995 NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Championship, which USC-Spartanburg played host. McDonough also has experience in the youth coaching ranks, coaching with the Spartanburg Youth Soccer Club since 1995.

A native of Marshfield, Mass., McDonough attended Massasoit Community College from 1991-93. During his tenure, the Warriors advanced to the NJCAA national semifinals and, he earned NSCAA Junior College All-America honors in 1992. McDonough then attended USC-Spartanburg from 1993-96, helping them to NCAA Tournament berths in both 1993 and 1994. In 1996, USC-Spartanburg was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation.

McDonough married the former Tammy George on May, 18, 2002, and resides in Manchester, CT.

Kevin Bacher returns for his second season as an assistant coach on the Connecticut men’s soccer staff. He came to UConn after spending one season as the assistant coach at Cornell in 2001 and was previously a four-year starting goalkeeper for the Syracuse Orangemen.

At Cornell, Bacher worked with the corps of goalkeepers, although he also assisted in recruiting and scouting. Bacher served as the head goalkeeper coach for the 2001 Eastern New York State Olympic Development Team. He worked as an instructor at the Tom Bouklas Soccer Camp from 1997-2000, and he served as goalkeeper coach at Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse since 1997. He has also worked as the goalkeeper coach at the Academy of Excellence Soccer Camps.

At Syracuse, Bacher was named the preseason Big East Goalkeeper of the Year in 2000, and was named to the All-Big East Second Team in the postseason of that year. He was also chosen to the NSCAA All-Northeast Regional first team.

He played for a pair of semi-professional teams over the last four years. In 1999, he was a member of the New Jersey Imperials, and he played for the Grand Rapids Explosion in 1997. He was a member of the Region I Olympic Development Team in 1995 and 1996, and he was on the Eastern New York State Olympic Development Team in 1993 and 1996.

Bacher graduated from Syracuse with a B.A. in Geography.