Now in his 21st year at Grinnell College, Head Coach David Arseneault has become nationally and internationally renowned for his innovative coaching techniques and offensive-minded basketball.

Known for full-court pressing and three-point shooting, his teams have led all playing levels in scoring for 14 of the past 16 seasons, while ranking first in the country in three-point shooting for the 12 of the past 16 years.

In 2003-04, his Pioneers led the country in scoring with a then-NCAA record of 126.2 points per game. During the 2001-02 campaign, the team averaged previous NCAA record marks of 124.9 ppg and 20.4 three-pointers per contest.

A by-product of his high-flying, fast-paced basketball has been increased player participation, enthusiastic home crowds and a virtual assault on the offensive records section compiled by the NCAA Statistics Office.

While on sabbatical in 1996, Arseneault fulfilled numerous coaches' requests by publishing a book entitled, "The Running Game - A Formula for Success" and an instructional video called "Running To Extremes." In 2004, he produced another video, "Running to Win" that describes the evolution of the program's playing style. These instructional tools explain his unique playing and substitution style, which emphasize shooting the ball every 12 seconds and incorporating as many as 16 players per outing.

Arseneault received his Bachelor of Arts in Administrative Science from Colby College (1976) and Master of Education from Brock University (1985). He has been honored as the Midwest Conference Coach of the Year four times (1993-94, 1995-96, 2000-01, 2008-09) and has led the Pioneers to nine post-season appearances and five Midwest Conference Championships (1995-96, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, and 2008-09).

In addition to heading up Grinnell's prestigious men's basketball program, Arseneault has also led the College's women's golf team since 2000.

Arseneault resides in Grinnell along with his wife, Ellie, a third-grade teacher at Davis Elementary School. They have two children - David, a former Pioneer standout basketball player who is now an assistant coach for his father at Grinnell, and Jennie, who is an assistant golf coach at the University of Oklahoma.

David N. Arseneault '09 is certainly no stranger to the Grinnell College men's basketball program. After all, he grew up around it since his father was the head coach and went on to enjoy record-breaking career for the Pioneers.

Arseneault was a three-time finalist for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award while finishing as the NCAA Division III all-time leader in career assists average with 9.4 per game. As a junior, Arseneault etched his name into the record books when his 34-assist performance against North Central (Minn.) shattered the NCAA record, regardless of level. In his final season, he led the nation in assists per game (10.2) and was third in assists-to-turnover ratio (3.0). He ranks eighth on the Pioneers' all-time scoring chart with 1,462 points.

Arseneault also served as an assistant football coach at Grinnell this past fall.