Meet Our Trainers
Trainer – CHristina Batastini
Christina Batastini A Rhode Island native, played high school basketball at Classical High School in Providence earning Parade and Nike All-American honors and the Gatorade Player of New England award. The Providence Journal named Christina as one of the most influential sports figures in Rhode Island in the last one hundred years. She was also recently inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame and Rhode Island Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame.
Christina earned a full scholarship to Stanford University. In her four years from 1996-2000, the nationally ranked Stanford Cardinal won three Pacific-10 Championships and played in the 1997 NCAA Final Four in Cincinnati, Ohio. She graduated Stanford with a B.A. in American Studies and a specialization in Race and Ethnicity.
Following her collegiate career, Christina played professionally for four years in Italy, Switzerland, Norway, and Sweden. She consistently ranked among the league leaders in scoring, assists, and three-point shooting percentage.
She also coached youth basketball and conducted youth basketball clinics in Italy, Sweden, and Switzerland. In her last season overseas she was the player/coach for Elfic Fribourg, a top-level professional Swiss team. In four seasons in Europe she played in over ten different countries.
Batastini returned to the USA and began coaching. Between stops at Brown University and her current position as head girl’s basketball coach at St. Andrew’s School in Rhode Island, Batastini has seen basketball through many different lenses.
Batastini became assistant coach for the USA 3×3 U24 team at two 2023 FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series stops before being promoted to head coach later in the year. In her first competition at the helm, Batastini led a team of Cameron Brink, Leilani Kapinus, Madison Scott and Hailey Van Lith.
At the 2024 FIBA 3×3 Women’s Nations League, Batastini would one-up herself, going 15-0 to once again win. Batastini got another opportunity to lead the USA, next at the 2024 FIBA 3×3 U23 Women’s World Cup. The team, led by Sarah Strong’s 48 points in seven games, dominated the competition on the way to Batastini’s first gold medal win.
She coached at the 2025 USA 3×3 development camp before coaching the 2025 USA 3×3 Women’s AmeriCup Team and winning her second gold medal.
Trainer – Bill Holden
Coach Bill Holden is a notable figure in Massachusetts high school and college basketball, known for his playing career at Holbrook High (where he’s a Hall of Famer) and Bentley University (where he became the all-time leading scorer), and a subsequent successful coaching career at various levels, including assistant roles at Harvard and Colgate, and head coach at Middlesex School before becoming the Athletic Director for Holbrook Schools. He is recognized for his scoring, leadership, and dedication to developing young athletes, with a strong legacy in his hometown of Holbrook
A 1990 graduate of Bentley, Holden finished as the school’s all-time leading scorer, tallying 2,103 points in his four seasons. He also graduated with school marks for three-pointers made (208), free throws made (621), and steals (253). He stood fourth on the Falcons’ all-time assist chart with 583. Holden graduated with several single-game records as well, including points (40), three-pointers (8), and steals (7).
Holden played on two nationally ranked Bentley squads, including the 1988-89 team that finished with a 25-6 record, won the Northeast-10 Conference title, and qualified for the NCAA Championships.
He was a three-time All-Northeast-10 selection and two-time Division II All-New England honoree. In 1990, he was chosen Bentley’s Outstanding Male Senior Athlete and the New England College Athletic Conference Division II Male Athlete of the Year.
In addition to his many accomplishments as a player, Holden has experienced tremendous success in his coaching career. He has worked with athletes at both the Division I and II collegiate levels. In 1994, he was appointed the assistant men’s basketball coach at his alma mater, Bentley and in 1997, he joined the Harvard University basketball staff, where he was the top assistant under the most successful coach (Frank Sullivan) in Crimson basketball history. In 2007, Holden took an assistant position at Colgate University under Emmett Davis. Throughout his years of coaching, Holden has proven to be an exceptional teacher whose ability to motivate and relate to his athletes has earned him the respect and admiration of both his players and peers.
Prior to coaching with Frank Sullivan at Harvard, Holden played for Sullivan at Bentley, where he is still regarded among the top players — and competitors — in Falcon history. He was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in October of 2000.
Coach Holden joined the Middlesex School community in Concord, Massachusetts in the fall of 2010 as the Boys Varsity Basketball Coach.