Tobin Anderson

Tobin Anderson
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamIona
ConferenceMAAC
Record16–18 (.471)
Biographical details
Born (1971-12-01) December 1, 1971 (age 52)
Truro, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
1991–1995Wesleyan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1997Clarkson (assistant)
1997–1999Le Moyne (assistant)
1999–2004Clarkson
2004–2011Hamilton
2011–2013Siena (assistant)
2013–2022St. Thomas Aquinas
2022–2023Fairleigh Dickinson
2023–presentIona
Head coaching record
Overall430–225 (.656)
Tournaments2–1 (NCAA Division I)
9–6 (NCAA Division II)
1–1 (NCAA Division III)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Liberty League tournament (2006)
3 Liberty League regular season (2006, 2007, 2009)
6 ECC tournament (2016–2018, 2020–2022)
5 ECC regular season (2015–2017, 2021, 2022)

Tobin Anderson (born December 1, 1971) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Iona Gaels men's basketball team.[1]

Early life

Anderson grew up in Iowa and played at Interstate 35 High School in Truro where he was an all-star in 1990.[2] His father, Steve, was the head coach at Interstate 35 High School for almost three decades and later coached at Douglas High School in Box Elder, South Dakota.[3] Anderson played college basketball at Wesleyan University from 1991 to 1995, where as of 2022 he ranks 11th all-time in career scoring.[4] Anderson then earned a Master's Degree in Athletic Administration from Florida State University, graduating in 1996.

Coaching career

Anderson's coaching career began at Clarkson in 1996 as an assistant coach. After one season, he joined Dave Paulsen's coaching staff at Le Moyne for two seasons before returning to Clarkson as head coach.[5] In five seasons with Clarkson, Anderson posted a 67–66 overall record before taking the head coaching position at Hamilton College.[6][7] While at Hamilton, Anderson compiled a 118–63 record over seven seasons, which included three UCAA regular season titles and a bid to the 2006 NCAA Division III tournament. After the 2011 season, Anderson joined the coaching staff of Siena under Mitch Buonaguro, where he stayed for two seasons before accepting the head coaching position at St. Thomas Aquinas.[8]

While with the Spartans, Anderson put together a 209–62 overall record, including five East Coast Conference regular season titles and six ECC tournament titles, reaching the NCAA Division II tournament in seven-straight seasons, including the Elite Eight in 2017.[9] Under Anderson, St. Thomas Aquinas also defeated Division I St. John's 90–58 in an exhibition contest in 2015.[10]

On May 3, 2022, Anderson was named the eighth men's basketball coach in Fairleigh Dickinson history, replacing Greg Herenda.[11][12][9]

In his first season as coach of the Knights, Anderson led the team to the Northeast Conference championship game, where they fell to Merrimack. However, due to NCAA division reclassification rules, Merrimack was not eligible for the NCAA tournament, which allowed FDU to receive the NEC’s automatic bid to the tournament as conference runner-up. After the Knights defeated fellow #16 seed Texas Southern in the First Four, they advanced to face #1-seeded Purdue, whom they took down 63–58, becoming only the second #16 seed to ever defeat a #1 seed in the tournament.[13]

On March 21, 2023, Anderson was named the head coach at Iona, replacing Rick Pitino who departed for the head coaching position at St. John's.[14][15]

Head coaching record

NCAA DI

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (Northeast Conference) (2022–2023)
2022–23 Fairleigh Dickinson[16] 21–16 10–6 2nd NCAA Division I Round of 32
Fairleigh Dickinson: 21–16 (.568) 10–6 (.625)
Iona Gaels (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2023–present)
2023–24 Iona 16–17 10–10 7th
2024–25 Iona 0–1 0–0
Iona: 16–18 (.471) 10–10 (.500)
Total: 37–34 (.521)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA DII

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
St. Thomas Aquinas (East Coast Conference) (2013–2022)
2013–14 St. Thomas Aquinas 15–14 9–11 5th
2014–15 St. Thomas Aquinas 21–11 17–3 T–1st
2015–16 St. Thomas Aquinas 27–5 18–2 1st NCAA Division II Second Round
2016–17 St. Thomas Aquinas 28–6 15–3 1st NCAA Division II Elite Eight
2017–18 St. Thomas Aquinas 26–7 15–3 2nd NCAA Division II First Round
2018–19 St. Thomas Aquinas 25–7 15–3 2nd NCAA Division II Sweet 16
2019–20 St. Thomas Aquinas 25–5 13–3 2nd NCAA Division II Canceled
2020–21 St. Thomas Aquinas 14–2 9–1 1st NCAA Division II Sweet 16
2021–22 St. Thomas Aquinas 28–5 17–1 1st NCAA Division II Sweet 16
St. Thomas Aquinas: 209–62 (.771) 128–30 (.810)
Total: 209–62 (.771)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA DIII

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Clarkson Golden Knights (Liberty League) (1999–2004)
1999–00 Clarkson 14–12 6–6 N/A
2000–01 Clarkson 7–18 3–11 N/A
2001–02 Clarkson 19–10 9–5 N/A
2002–03 Clarkson 11–14 6–8 N/A
2003–04 Clarkson 16–12 9–5 N/A
Clarkson: 66–67 (.496) 33–35 (.485)
Hamilton College (Liberty League) (2004–2011)
2004–05 Hamilton 15–11 N/A N/A
2005–06 Hamilton 23–5 12–2 1st NCAA Division III Second Round
2006–07 Hamilton 19–7 11–3 1st
2007–08 Hamilton 17–9 N/A N/A
2008–09 Hamilton 18–7 12–2 T–1st
2009–10 Hamilton 10–14 N/A N/A
2010–11 Hamilton 16–10 N/A N/A
Hamilton: 118–63 (.652) 0–0 (–)
Total: 184–130 (.586)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  2. ^ "Former I-35 Roadrunner leads upset of tourney". who13.com. 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  3. ^ "For ECC's Coach of the Year Tobin Anderson, Hoops is a Family Affair". 2015-03-06. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Records". Wesleyan University. Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  5. ^ Alandt, Anthony (25 March 2023). "March Madness darling Tobin Anderson began turning programs around at Le Moyne". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  6. ^ "BASKETBALL COACH TOBIN ANDERSON HEADED TO HAMILTON". Clarkson University Athletics. 26 April 2004. Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  7. ^ Mink, Nate (18 March 2023). "Farleigh Dickinson coach launched his career in Upstate New York, including Le Moyne". syracuse.com. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  8. ^ "St. Thomas Aquinas". St. Thomas Aquinas. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  9. ^ a b "Tobin Anderson - Head Coach - Staff Directory". FDU Knights Athletics. Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  10. ^ "St. Thomas Aquinas beats St. John's 90-58". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  11. ^ "Knights Name Tobin Anderson Eighth Men's Basketball Head Coach". FDU Knights Athletics. 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  12. ^ Tartaglia, Greg. "Fairleigh Dickinson basketball introduces new men's coach Tobin Anderson". North Jersey Media Group. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  13. ^ Mullin, Eric (18 March 2023). "David Downs Goliath: No. 16 FDU Stuns No. 1 Purdue in Historic NCAA Tournament Upset". NBC New York. Archived from the original on 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  14. ^ "Tobin Anderson Named Iona MBB Head Coach". Iona University Athletics. 21 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Tobin Anderson to become Iona coach, leaving Fairleigh Dickinson and replacing Rick Pitino". The Journal News.
  16. ^ FDU advanced to the NCAA Tournament due to NEC Champion Merrimack's ineligibility.