Coach Gleason has been coaching high school basketball for 25 years at Narragansett, Chariho, and the past 14 years as Head Varsity coach at Westerly High School. He has also coached the Ocean State Waves(Westerly) AAU from 1994- 1998. As a graduate of Fairfield University and a Masters in Education from RIC, Coach Gleason teaches Social Studies at Westerly High so he understands how to deal with younger minds and can associate his teaching techniques in class on the court. He is married to his lovely wife Ellen, with two children Brendan (10) and Maeve (7).