Thank you for everything, Tobin.
@andersontobin
departs
#FDU
after 10 incredible months on the banks of the Hackensack.
Our tribute to the Knights' leader⬇️
It is absolutely incredible to watch
@CaitlinClark22
play basketball! Modern day version of Pistol Pete + Larry Bird! Teammates are pretty good too! Cheering like crazy for
@IowaWBB
!
TNT's 4.37 million viewers for Fairleigh Dickinson's historic upset of Purdue is the best first round game on cable TV since Turner Sports became a media partner for March Madness prior to the 2011 event.
Thankful for this guy! Brad Hurlbut took a chance on a d2 coach! The future of
@FDUKnights
+
@FDUKnightsMBB
is very bright... his leadership is 2nd to none! Will always be family!
𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠! | We're excited to announce Tobin Anderson as the eighth men's basketball coach in
#FDU
program history!
@andersontobin
will officially be announced at a press conference on Thursday, May 5.
#reigKNIGHTed
Couldn't be more proud of this guy!
@BraydenReynold5
took a chance + came to
@FDUKnightsMBB
as walk-on. We don't do what we did without him! Just got a nice ✅ from
@Degree
for their walk-on challenge... + it was presented by
@JuliusErving
! March is special!
Honored to have Iona legend Tim Cluess with us today. No one has done a better coaching job in the Metropolitan area over the past 15 years (LIU Post + Iona)! The guy just wins! Special message to our players to finish the week!!!!
Meech is an absolute superstar + so happy the whole country got to see what we always knew! And he earned everything!!!! Thank you Meech! Love you! Future is bright!
Words can’t explain how blessed and happy I am to be apart of this journey. Thank You FDU family for accepting Me W/ Open Arms For One Year. We did something special and something that ppl didn’t think we’ll do in year 1 & that’s something they won’t ever forget. 2️⃣ Out 💙
Tappan Zee, a team with nobody over 6 feet in the starting lineup, just won the state championship.
Maybe the greatest TEAM I’ve ever seen in my years. Tonight in Glens Falls, a 49-36 win over Irondequoit for the NYSPHSAA Class A title.
Guy beats you in ping pong 2 out of 200 times... + he brags about it at a press conference! Come on!!!! Congrats
@JackCastleberry
! Tremendous fit! Brad Hurlbut + Jason Young can hire coaches! They are the best!
𝙹𝙰𝙲𝙺 𝙲𝙰𝚂𝚃𝙻𝙴𝙱𝙴𝚁𝚁𝚈 𝙿𝚁𝙴𝚂𝚂𝙴𝚁 𝚀𝚄𝙾𝚃𝙴𝚂
(to the FDU men's basketball team) 👇
🗣"There were people at the beginning of last week who had no idea what FDU is. Now, the entire nation does. You are America's Cinderella story right now"
#NECMBB
x
@fduknightsmbb
Tobin recruits guys that coaches overlook and undervalue. He doesn’t look at stats, height, or even skill. If you are a winner and compete at the highest level great coaches will find you! Appreciate you for life, taking a chance on a 5”8 guard coach.
This is Pizza Hut in Potsdam NY that
@andersontobin
and I ate at at least 3 times a week from 2000-03 while I was his asst
@ClarksonMBB
. I took this pic in Dec b4 a game there & sent it to him. Small College b-ball proudly claims him & is rooting with a chip on our shoulder. LG!
Morgan Wootten “watch someone who is successful and it will quickly become obvious why”. We shoot at 1 today; had the morning off.
@Och_meech
is in by 8, lifted, + made 200 3’s! Success is a choice!
RIP Tom Konchalski. Not a better person or friend. "Mountain masquerading as a man". "Nose needs to calcify" just a couple lines that we all loved to read in HSBI. He will be missed by all. He's the reason I got to coach
@Chazito_
!
This is a great story!!! So lucky to have added
@JackCastleberry
to the staff.. he has been a huge part of it! And Duggar Baucom is one of the best people out there. Great story
@SEisbergWCIV
"I told him, I wish I could have done it with him & I’m sorry that we never got to do it together because I love him, & I would have loved for him to experience this."- Fairleigh Dickinson asst. Jack Castleberry's call w/fmr. Citadel HC Duggar Baucom yesterday.
A special story.
Bob Knight thoughts thar we believe in.... teach guys how to play + let them play. That's what motion offense is! Basketball is the most over-coached, under-taught sport out there. Coaching is teaching! I couldn't put gas in my car, but I could read a down screen!
Another day with more
@IonaGaelsMBB
family in the house! Honored to have former player, coach, + NBA All-Star Jeff Ruland with us! In fact we had 3 former NBA draft picks court side today!!!!
@IonaGaelsMBB
tradition is hard to beat!
.
@Hollowayjr34
was huge part of our success... and for me personally. Totally embraces all the new people + worked incredibly hard! So humble for being a HOF player! Future superstar coach!
Source: FDU's Jack Castleberry will hire Josh Hayes as assistant coach. Hayes was on staff at Army last season. Mike Holloway will also be promoted to assistant coach.
This is so well-done! What a time it has been + how lucky I have been to coach
@Och_meech
! And we have more to do shortly!
@KDJmedia1
this deserves some sort of award! Brought tears to my eyes!
The best stories in sports are the long shots; the people nobody expected or overlooked who then rise to prominence.
Demetre Roberts of Mount Vernon is one of those athletes. Totally passed over by D1 out of high school and then a star at St Thomas Aquinas for a D2 national…
The General had a major influence on our family, my father's HS programs and they way we taught + coached the game. He didn't cheat, his kids went to class + graduated, and his teams won big! Sad night for the Anderson family
Awesome to have one of
@IonaGaelsMBB
greats at practice today! Kevin Hamilton won tons of game + scored a lot of points... helping put
@ionauniversity
on the map! Great message to our guys today!
Awesome to be back together with
@JordanSarnoff
today for our game vs St Joe's! He became a star during our
@MarchMadnessMBB
run... big things ahead for him!
Would have loved to keep playing...but it’s the right decision. 25-5,
#2
in East Region,
#11
in the country, and ECC Tournament Champs. Incredible year! Love our team!
Senior day at Bear Mountain!!! Not a better setting for cross country!!! So proud of Bryce!! Worked hard + had accomplished big things... + he's got more to do!
Basketball brings a lot of people together...enjoyed spending time with my guy
@FrankCaliendo
today! Didn't appreciate his impersonation of me, but
@JodiAndersontjb
sure did!!!!
Tobin Anderson, Head Mens Basketball Coach at Division Two powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas College did an amazing job demonstrating drills to improve ball handling today at the Poly Prep Basketball Camp.
Now this is a crew!!!! Our
@5starbasketball
family watching the draft, sharing memories and stories.... in honor of our great friend Tom Konchalski and the
@KonchalskiFdn
! Some of the best people in my life!
One of the best players in
@IonaGaelsMBB
history was with us yesterday!
@_ScottMachado
did incredible things at Iona + that has continued in his pro career (3 NBA stops along the way)!!!! Big part of our family!!!
Didn’t end how we wanted it, but great year + incredible run by our squad. Love our guys and staff, one of the most fun years of my life. Excited about the future!
Pretty incredible that at a sold-out crowd yesterday at Harvard, the loudest contingent was Gael Nation + our incredible fans!!!! Felt like a home game down the stretch. Truly appreciate each + every one of you!!!
Keys to offensive rebounding/defensive transition 1) Def transition is eliminating the gray area. You are either a crasher or a get-back guy. Too many just stand + watch. 2) Personnel based! Don’t take aggression away from guys who go get the ball.
Not a better practice gym in the country!!! Always great to come back + watch
@STACBasketball
compete! Another big year ahead for the Spartans!!!
@MatthewDCapell
and crew doing a terrific job!
Another
@IonaGaelsMBB
legend, Steve Burtt, with us today! All-time leading scorer with 2500+ points before the 3-point line! Great message to our guys... and looks like he could still get us 30!
They don't get any better than
@TheReal_GrantS
on or off the court. Persevered thru a tough fr year, worked himself into a d2 All-American + then had an incredible year for us at FDU. Never one issue off the court...+ worked every day. Big things ahead for him! Thanks G
Iona has been named to
@ThePrincetonRev
's 2023 list of Best Colleges: Region by Region! ✨
Iona was named among the top selected colleges in the Northeast, further showcasing the power of an Iona degree. 📚
Learn more!
𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗔𝗘𝗟 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡!
Join us in welcoming Angelika Szumilo as the head coach of
#IUWBB
! Szumilo, a two-time NEC Coach of the Year, comes to Iona after serving in the same role at FDU for the past four seasons.
#GaelNation
Spent yesterday at
@hoopgroupskills
camp with Coach Hurley. Put in his games rules today and our camp games got a whole lot better (double points for 3rd side score, weak-hand finish, + shot off pass...if shooter points to passer)!