Willis Wareham enters his third season as member of the men's basketball staff in 2021-22.
Wareham came to Holy Family after spending the previous season at Rowan College at Gloucester County as head men's basketball coach. The team finished 28-4 in 2018-19 and was nationally ranked the entire season. Wareham recruited and coached NJCAA All-American Jazere Noel.
Prior to his stint at RCGC Wareham spent three seasons as head coach at Cumberland County College from 2015-2018. He led the team to three consecutive Region 19 tournaments, including the program's first Region 19 championship game appearance in over 20 years. The team was ranked during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 top-25 in the NCJAA Poll. Wareham's squad also achieved the highest overall GPA in the athletic department.
Wareham was an assistant coach at Gwynedd Mercy College for five seasons, where he served as the team's lead recruiter and as head of player development. Wareham was a standout player at Lower Cape May through 1996 and would later graduate from Post University.
He has 20 years of total service in the New Jersey Army National Guard, including 12 as a recruiter with military service. He served in Iraq in 2003 and 2004.
Off the court, Wareham is also the co-founder and co-director of New Jersey Soldiers Basketball Club, which has expanded from 11 players to over 85 in recent years. The club provides local youth the opportunity to travel and play around the country.
