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Greg Paradine, a former first-team All-America and All-Atlantic Coast Conference defenseman at the University of North Carolina, rejoined the Tar Heel men's lacrosse coaching staff in September 2002. Paradine is now in his second tour of duty as an assistant coach at Carolina, beginning his sixth season on coach John Haus' able staff.
Paradine concentrates on working with the UNC midfielders and the attack unit and he oversees coordination of team travel and equipment needs. In a restructuring of staff responsibilities last season, Paradine joined with new assistant coach Judd Lattimore to oversee the Tar Heel offense as co-coordinators. The duo also works with the UNC extra-man unit and oversees the players in the faceoff corps. In 2007, Paradine helped coach faceoff specialist Shane Walterhoefer to a school-record 222 faceoff victories.
Paradine is also a tireless recruiter for the Tar Heel lacrosse program. He has helped secure three consecutive top ten classes as rated by Inside Lacrosse, including the No. 7-ranked freshman class for the 2008 season. In 2005 and 2006, he helped recruit the No. 6 and No.4 ranked classes, respectively.
In his first three seasons back in Chapel Hill, Paradine worked primarily with the Tar Heel defense and served as UNC's substitution box coach. In 2004, Paradine oversaw the development of Ronnie Staines into a first-team All-America defenseman. Staines became the first Tar Heel to cop first-team honors since 1993 when Paradine himself joined teammate Alex Martin on the No. 1 USILA All-America squad. Stephen McElduff was also an honorable mention All-America choice in 2004 for the Tar Heels as Carolina limited opponents to 8.78 goals per game. McElduff was named a third-team All-America in 2005 as Carolina held opponents to 9.54 goals per game.
Paradine graduated from UNC in December 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in geography. He was a four-year letterman in lacrosse for the Tar Heels from 1990-93. He played on four Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship teams at Carolina as well as teams which appeared in four NCAA Tournaments, winning the NCAA championship in 1991, finishing as the runner-up in 1993 and making the semifinals in 1990 and 1992.
Paradine was an honorable mention All-America selection as a junior in 1992 and a first-team All-America selection as a senior in 1993. He was also chosen All-Atlantic Coast Conference in 1992 and 1993. He was named to the All-ACC Tournament team in 1993.
Immediately before returning to Carolina, Paradine served as the head lacrosse coach at Chapel Hill High School from 1998-2002. He led the Tigers to PAC-Six Conference titles in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and was named the PAC-Six Coach-of-the-Year in 2001. The Tigers were the North Carolina High School Lacrosse Association runners-up in both 2001 and 2002. He coached three high school All-Americas at CHHS.
Paradine received his teacher certification from the North Carolina Central University School of Education in December 1998. Prior to his return to UNC, he was employed for three years as a fourth and fifth grade teacher at Mary Scroggs Elementary School in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro city school system.
Paradine was an assistant coach at Carolina for two years from August 1995 to May 1997. He also coached as an assistant at Ohio State University from January 1994 to May 1995.
Greg and his wife, Fran, have three children. Mason is seven years old, Emmett is nearing his fourth birthday while Caden has just reached age two.
Greg Paradine
• Full Name: Gregory O'Donnell Paradine
• Born July 27, 1970 in Mineola, N.Y.
• Married to Frances Brunning Schwarz Paradine on May 30, 1998 in Montville, N.J.
• Children: Mason Paradine, born December 22, 2000 in Chapel Hill, N.C.; Emmett Knox Paradine, born April 30, 2004 in Chapel Hill, N.C.; Caden William Paradine, born February 18, 2006 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
