A former UMass Dartmouth basketball player, Stephane Abelard has joined the Corsair basketball staff as an assistant coach for the 2008-09 season. A Brockton High graduate, Abelard attended Massasoit Community College before transferring to UMass Dartmouth. In Abelard's two seasons at UMass Dartmouth he led the Corsairs in scoring both seasons. In his final season playing for the Corsairs, Abelard averaged a team-hgh 16 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while he posted a 15.8 points per game average and 7 rebounds per game as a junior.