Tobin Anderson (born December 1, 1971) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Conference | NEC |
| Record | 1–1 (.500) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1971-12-01) December 1, 1971 (age 50) Truro, Iowa |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1995 | Wesleyan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1997 | Clarkson (assistant) |
| 1997–1999 | Le Moyne (assistant) |
| 1999–2004 | Clarkson |
| 2004–2011 | Hamilton |
| 2011–2013 | Siena (assistant) |
| 2013–2022 | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 2022–present | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 395–192 (.673) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| UCAA tournament title (2006) 6x ECC tournament titles (2016–2018, 2020–2022) | |
Anderson played college basketball at Wesleyan University from 1991 to 1995, where as of 2022 he ranks 11th all-time in career scoring.[2]
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. In five seasons with Clarkson, Anderson posted a 67–66 overall record before taking the head coaching position at Hamilton College.[3] 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.[4]
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.[1] Under Anderson, St. Thomas Aquinas also defeated Division I St. John's 90–58 in an exhibition contest in 2015.[5]
On May 3, 2022, Anderson was named the eighth men's basketball coach in Fairleigh Dickinson history, replacing Greg Herenda.[6][7]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (NEC) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson: | 1–1 (.500) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 1–1 (.500) | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
| |||||||||
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas Aquinas (ECC) (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 Second Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 28–6 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2017–18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 26–7 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2018–19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 25–7 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2019–20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 25–5 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Canceled | ||||
| 2020–21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 14–2 | 9–1 | 1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2021–22 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 28–5 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| St. Thomas Aquinas: | 209–62 (.771) | 128–30 (.810) | |||||||
| Total: | 209–62 (.771) | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
| |||||||||
| 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 (UCAA) (2004–2011) | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | Hamilton | 15–11 | N/A | N/A | |||||
| 2005–06 | Hamilton | 23–5 | N/A | 1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2006–07 | Hamilton | 19–7 | N/A | 1st | |||||
| 2007–08 | Hamilton | 17–9 | N/A | N/A | |||||
| 2008–09 | Hamilton | 18–7 | N/A | 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: | 185–129 (.589) | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
| |||||||||
Men's basketball head coaches of the Northeast Conference | |
|---|---|
|
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball head coaches | |
|---|---|
|