Peter Fusilero joined Steve McClain’s staff in the summer of 2019 as a graduate assistant. In his role with the Flames, Fusilero assists in all aspects of the program, including practice, game preparation, scouting and film.
Fusilero joined UIC after graduating from the University of Kansas where he worked in the Kansas Athletics video department. The Mount Prospect, Ill., native served as a videographer, assisted in recruiting and social media and created edited video content for the men’s and women’s basketball teams.
During the offseason at Kansas, Fusilero helped lead skill instruction for youth basketball clinics hosted by John Lucas and Jerrance Howard. He has assisted in player development for Enes Kanter, Jalen Brunson, Devonte Graham and also assisted at Nick Zeisloft’s basketball camps.
While in high school, Fusilero worked with Chicago’s Nike elite youth basketball team, The Mac Irvin Fire, as the team’s video coordinator. The team has produced NBA players Jabari Parker, Jahlil Okafor, Jalen Brunson and Pat McCaw. Fusilero filmed and edited highlight videos with the goal of helping players earn college scholarships.
Fusilero graduated from the University of Kansas in 2019 with a bachelor’s in Mass Communications and Sports Management.
