Brooklyn, NY----Brooklyn College Athletics is saddened to announce that Head Men's Soccer Coach, Joseph Andre, has passed away unexpectedly at home.  Andre has been at the helm of the program since the 2016 season.  Our thoughts go out to Coach Andre's family and friends.  

"This comes as a shock to our entire BC athletics family," BC Director of Athletics, Bruce Filosa expressed. "Joe was someone who I had the opportunity to get to know very well during his five years working in our program. He was a very personable and loyal guy who loved what he did and enjoyed being around students and colleagues.  I will always remember him fondly as a member of our staff, but also as a friend."

Coach Andre joined the BC Men's Soccer program in 2014 as an assistant coach under Rawle Hensford.  He would be promoted to Head Coach with Hensford's departure in 2016.  

Under Coach Andre's leadership, BC Men's Soccer has qualified for the CUNYAC Championship tournament every single season since his appointment.  In 2017, the Bulldogs advanced to the conference tournament semifinals and eventually earned a bid to play in the Eastern College Athletic Association (ECAC) postseason tournament.  During his tenure, Coach Andre helped mentor a CUNYAC Player of the Year, a CUNYAC and ECAC Rookie of the Year, a conference Sportsmanship Award winner, and a number of CUNYAC All-Stars and Scholar-Athlete Award recipients.  

Prior to coming to Brooklyn, Andre was the Head Men's Soccer Coach at fellow CUNYAC member, Lehman College, for six seasons.  He led the Lightning to their first ever CUNYAC Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2011, which earned him CUNYAC Coach of the Year accolades.  

A product of CUNY himself, Coach Andre is a graduate of Lehman College where he earned both his BA and M.S. E.D.  While a student, Andre was a member of the Lehman College men's soccer, men's tennis, and men's basketball teams.  

In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Coach Andre served as a College Assistant in the BC Department of Athletics handling a number of administrative tasks that were vital to the program for the past five years.  He also served as the department's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee advisor.  

Future tribute will be made to Coach Andre.  If anyone has fond memories or words they would like to share about Coach Andre, please feel free to email BC Sports Information's Alex Lang, alang@brooklyn.cuny.edu, or Tim Slakas, timothy.slakas@brooklyn.cuny.edu.