Bound Brook head coach Anthony Melesurgo (left of center, with plaque) won his 400th game, an 83-45 victory over Belvidere, at home on January 20, 2026. (Photo credit: Allison Thiessen/submitted photo)
It was 22 years ago when Bound Brook alum Anthony Melesurgo took the head coaching job at his alma mater. When he told people, some thought he was crazy.
More than two decades later, he’s reached yet another milestone in his coaching career: win No. 400.
It came Tuesday night, with an 83-45 Skyland Conference Mountain Division home victory over Belvidere.
That milestone is a tribute both to success, longevity and stability. The first two aren’t easy for any coach over a long period of time, but stability is even more rare these days. Many coaches have a few successful years, maybe at a small school, then make the jump up to somewhere even bigger.
Melesurgo’s phone has rung a few times with job offers from schools with (sometimes) better players or (sometimes) more resources. But, he says, he’s a Bound Brook guy.
Floods be damned, this is home, and he’s not going anywhere. He’ll stay in Bound Brook as long as they want him.
Melesurgo talked with Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Mike Pavlichko about the program, the players, and his many influences over the years, from coaches and ADs to his parents, and even his family.
Click below to hear the interview:
Bound Brook is 10-5 on the season, 4-3 in the Skyland Mountain Division, good for third place, behind South Hunterdon (6-6, 5-1) and first-place Manville (8-6, 5-0).
The Crusaders are back in action Thursday night at 7 at The Brook against College Achieve Central (North Plainfield).
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