Bio

Walter Paschal enters his eleventh year as Head Women’s Basketball Coach and Home Events Coordinator in the 2023-24 season. In eight seasons on the bench for the Rams, Paschal is the all-time winningest coach in program history with an overall record of 167-69. Including his 14 seasons at Fitchburg State, Paschal has a career record if 367-233.  On January 9, 2019 Paschal won his 300th game as a head coach. 

Since taking over the program prior to the 2013-14 season Paschal has turned the women’s basketball program into an annual contender in the MASCAC. The 2019-20 Rams set numerous program records posting a 22-6 record, 12-0 MASCAC Regular Season record and winning the program’s first MASCAC Tournament Title and first appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Prior to the 2019-20 championship run the 2016-17 Rams became the winningest team in program history to that point with an overall record of 21-5 and trip to the MASCAC Championship game.

The 2017-18 team followed their success from 16-17 going 9-3 in league play and making a MASCAC Tournament Championship Appearance for the third straight season.

In his first season, Paschal guided the Rams to a share of the MASCAC Regular Season Title, the first in program history.  After falling in the MASCAC Tournament finals as the three seed, the 2013-14 Rams made just their second appearance in the ECAC Women's Basketball Tournament advancing to the semifinal round.

Paschal, who was an assistant coach with the Rams from 1997-99, returned to Framingham State University after spending the past 14 seasons as the head coach at Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) rival Fitchburg State University. 

During his tenure with the Falcons, Paschal became the program’s all-time winningest coach with 200 victories. He led the program to a MASCAC regular season championship, a MASCAC tournament title, and the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance advancing to the second round.

Paschal’s 2006-07 Falcon team established several program records including wins (26) and longest winning streak (23) en route to capturing the MASCAC regular season and tournament title, was ranked #24 in the country by WBCA and a first round victory in the NCAA Tournament.

A graduate of Bridgewater State University, Paschal currently resides in Holden with his wife Stephanie and children Abby and Logan.

Coaching Highlights

• Guided the Rams to the 2019-20 & 2021-22 MASCAC Championships, three MASCAC Regular Season Titles and two appearances in the NCAA Div. III Tournament.
• Led Framingham State to its best season in program history in 2019-20, as the Rams finished the season with an overall record of 22-6 and reached the NCAA Championship Tournament for the first time.
• Was named MASCAC Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year 6 times (2005, 2007, 2016, 2018, 2020 & 2022).
• While at Framingham he has had student-athletes earn 23 All-Conference honors, seven All-Region honors and six student-athletes that have been named the Conference Player or Rookie of the Year.
• Named the WBCA and D3 Hoops Northeast Coach of the Year in 2007.