King's College Athletics

On September 7, 2001, J.P. Andrejko was named the head men's basketball coach at King's College. With his appointment, he became the ninth head coach in King's basketball history (1946-2001). Andrejko was also elevated to assistant director of athletics in August of 2004.

Andrejko has piloted King's to the MAC Freedom Conference playoffs in each of his first seven seasons while posting a 138-55 mark. The Monarchs have reached the Freedom Conference title game on four occasions, including three championships and three NCAA Division III National Tournament bids, under his direction.

In 2007-08, Andrejko guided the Monarchs to a 20-8 record and the programs second straight Freedom Conference championhip and NCAA national berth. In 2006-07, led King's to a 19-9 record, the conference title and NCAA berth. In 2004-05, Andrejko piloted the Monarchs to a program-best 24-6 record, the Freedom Conference championship, and the program's first trip to the Division III national tournament's "Elite Eight". He was rewarded by being named the 2004-05 Freedom Conference "Coach of the Year".

Andrejko owns a history of great success as both a player and coach. From 1996-2001, Andrejko served as assistant coach to legendary University of Scranton head coach Bob Bessoir. During that time he helped Scranton gain five Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs berths as well as two bids into the NCAA Division III National Tournament.

Andrejko also served as an assistant coach at Pocono Mountain High School from 1992-96; Wilkes University from 1989-91; and Keystone Junior College during the 1988-89 season. At Keystone, he helped the Giants attain a 27-3 record and a berth in the NJCAA National Tournament.

As a player from 1984-88, Andrejko enjoyed one of the finest careers in the rich history of Scranton basketball. In his four-year varsity career, he led the Royals to a 89-30 record and three Middle Atlantic Conference overall championships. As a senior, he led the Royals to a 29-3 record and a second-place in the Division III National Tournament. That season, Andrejko was named the most valuable player in both the MAC as well as the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament. Additionally, he was named to the 1988 NCAA Final Four "All-Tournament Team".

Andrejko was a three-time MAC first-team all-star as well as a three-time Eastern College Athletic Conference all-star. He was also the first player to receive three consecutive most valuable player awards in the Scranton Holiday Tournament. He still stands near the top of the University of Scranton record books in several categories, including scoring where he ranks fourth all-time with 1,731 career points.

An outstanding student at Scranton, Andrejko became the first player in school history to be named academic all-American as well as a basketball all-American in the same year and was presented an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

Andrejko enjoyed a brief professional career as part of the Harlem Globetrotter World Tour, playing with the Washington Generals.

He was inducted into the Plains Hall of Fame in 1996 and the University of Scranton Wall of Fame in 1997.

Andrejko graduated from Scranton in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing. He completed his Master's degree in School Counseling from Scranton in 1991 and had been employed as a guidance counselor at Pocono Mountain High School for 10 years prior to his arrival at King's.