Centenary University Names New Director of Athletics—Jersey City Native Pete Vincent
8/13/2025
Centenary University | Hackettstown, New Jersey
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A Centenary alumnus, Pete Vincent is an experienced athletics administrator who most recently served at New Jersey City University.
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, Aug. 13, 2025—Centenary University has announced the appointment of Pete Vincent of Hackettstown as its new director of athletics, marking a homecoming for the former Cyclone student-athlete and experienced athletics administrator. A 2007 graduate of the University, Vincent returns to his alma mater with over a decade of experience in collegiate athletics, coaching, and youth development. A native of Jersey City, Vincent has been a fixture in the New Jersey City University (NJCU) Department of Athletics since 2011.
“At Centenary, we have been steadily growing our NCAA DIII athletic programs and Cyclone student-athletes are achieving extraordinary success in the Atlantic East Conference,” said Vice President for Campus Life and Dean of Students Kerry Mullins. “Now, with Pete Vincent at the helm, the Cyclones are poised to soar to new heights.”
A former shooting guard for the Centenary University men’s basketball team, Vincent was a three-year player after redshirting and serving as a student-assistant coach during his freshman season. He won the Cyclone Award all four years, an honor given to student-athletes who exemplify commitment, sportsmanship, and leadership.
Over his 14-year tenure at NJCU, Vincent served in a wide range of leadership roles, most recently as assistant director of athletics. Previously at NJCU, Vincent was the co-founder and assistant director for the Rising Knight Institute, coordinator of the academic retention program in athletics, and sport administrator for programs including baseball, cross country, track and field, women’s bowling, and men’s tennis. He was also a key operations figure at NJCU’s Thomas M. Gerrity Athletics Complex, where he served as the outdoor sports site supervisor.
Outside the collegiate realm, Vincent has long been a mentor and leader in youth basketball. He is currently a co-director for the United AAU basketball program, coaching and managing multiple basketball teams, and was the head girls’ varsity basketball coach at Hudson Catholic High School in Jersey City from 2013 to 2022. His coaching résumé also includes time as an associate head coach at Marist High School and assistant boys’ coach at St. Mary High School, where he taught history prior to the school’s closing in 2011. Vincent has also contributed to the sport on a national level as assistant director of overnight camps for the Philadelphia 76ers since 2004 and has served as a coach for the renowned Five-Star Basketball Camps.
Vincent is a graduate of St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, where he was a three-sport athlete. He said of his Centenary University homecoming, “I am honored that the Centenary University administration has selected me to be the next director of athletics. I am extremely excited to come back to Cyclone Nation and devote my time and energy to making the next chapter here one of the best ever written. As a Centenary student-athlete, I had an amazing experience, both on and off the court. My goal is for every student-athlete to have the opportunity to feel the same way I feel about this wonderful place I call my second home.”
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