Harold Francis, head basketball coach, assistant athletic director, and teacher, joined Groton in 2013 after six years teaching and serving as an assistant coach at Buckingham Browne & Nichols, where he became familiar with the level of play within the Independent School League. Before that, Coach Francis spent three years as head coach at Boston Collegiate Charter School in Dorchester, Massachusetts, where he led the school to three consecutive playoff appearances and was named Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Organization Basketball Coach of the Year.

 

Originally from Queens, New York, Coach Francis played football and basketball at the Taft School, then went on to play football at Hobart College. He has worked at numerous basketball camps throughout the country, including the Coach K Duke Basketball Camp and Hoop Mountain. He earned a master's in sports leadership from Northeastern University. Besides being assistant athletic director and coaching basketball, he also coaches football and teaches history at Groton.