Overview
- Authorities and dispatch records say Gleason suffered a traumatic brain injury in a fall at his Halfmoon home on Sunday, with state police and paramedics responding and CPR administered during transport.
- School officials announced his death on Wednesday and said dozens lined an Albany Medical Center hallway for an honor walk as he was taken to surgery for organ donation.
- A public funeral and celebration of life is scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. at the UHY Center on Siena’s campus.
- A GoFundMe for his family has raised more than $500,000 to support his wife, Jaclyn, and their children, Kennedy, Penn and Tate.
- Gleason had led Siena since 2018, guiding the Saints to the 2025 MAAC championship and an NCAA berth, and earning ECAC and MAAC coach-of-the-year honors.