Cassella Remains with Binghamton and Joins Coaching Staff

VESTAL, N.Y. - Following a stellar five-year career with the Binghamton wrestling team, Brevin Cassella is returning to the program as an assistant coach, Head Wrestling Coach Kyle Borshoff announced Thursday.

"Brevin is one of the best Binghamton wrestlers in our Division I era," Borshoff said. "He has acted as a leader on the team for years, and I am excited to add him to our staff. Brevin has a great wrestling IQ and is positionally very strong. I look forward to seeing the impact he makes on the team as a coach."

Cassella stands as one of the most accomplished wrestlers in program history. While competing for the Bearcats from 2020-25, the Clinton, Mass., native won 102 matches during his collegiate career, including 47 in dual competition. He also recorded 16 major decisions, 12 technical falls, eight pins and posted 178 team points for Binghamton in duals. Cassella spent his first four seasons wrestling at 165 lbs., before moving up to 174 lbs., for his final year in 2024-25.

"I would say it's a real full circle moment," Cassella said. "From the second I set foot on campus, Binghamton has always felt like home. Now I get to give back to the place and the team that has given me so much. I'm very excited, grateful and can't wait to get to work with this group of guys."

In each of his final four seasons, Cassella qualified for the NCAA Wrestling Championships, winning a combined five matches at the national tournament. The furthest he reached in the tournament was in both 2024 and 2025, when he made it to the third round in the consolation bracket.

His final appearance at nationals came off the heels of Cassella winning the 2025 EIWA championship, the fifth in program history. Cassella won all three of his matches, including a thrilling 4-1 decision in the second tiebreaker against No. 1 seed Danny Wask of Navy in the finals. That final victory was Cassella's 100th of his career. For his performance throughout the tournament, Cassella became the first Binghamton wrestler to receive the Coaches' Trophy for being voted as the outstanding wrestler of the EIWA Championships. Cassella ultimately reached the podium at the EIWAs in each of his five seasons, improving his finish at the tournament each year (eighth in 2021, fifth in 2022, fourth in 2023, third in 2024 and first in 2025).

Cassella also found success in the classroom. Earlier in May, he received the EIWA's Academic Achievement Award. In order to qualify for the honor, Cassella maintained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 while competing in nationals. Last week, he graduated from Binghamton with a bachelor's degree in human development.

Cassella will continue to help lead a program that is coming off another strong season. In 2024-25, the Bearcats went 10-9 overall in dual competition, including a 5-3 mark against EIWA opponents. It is the first season where Binghamton won at least 10 duals since 2018-19. After going 9-4 in 2023-24, the Bearcats have won at least nine duals in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2017-18 and 2018-19. Those seasons, Binghamton went 12-5 and 10-3 respectively.