Tom Hankins
Fort Wayne Mad Ants | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Dallas, Texas | January 22, 1966
Nationality | American |
Career information | |
High school | Thomas Edison (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
College |
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Coaching career | 1991–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1991-1992 | Northwest Missouri State (assistant) |
1992-1997 | East Central HS (assistant) |
1997-2012 | Oral Roberts (assistant) |
2012-2015 | Southern Illinois (associate HC) |
2015–2019 | Central Oklahoma |
2019–2020 | Indiana Pacers (assistant player development) |
2021–present | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
Tom Hankins (born January 22, 1966) is an American basketball head coach for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League.
Early life and college career[]
Hankins attended Thomas Edison High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, graduating in 1984.[1] He was a high school teammate of future NBA executive Kevin Pritchard.[2] Hankins played college basketball at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and Northeastern State University. He worked as a graduate assistant at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M under coach .[3]
Coaching career[]
Northwest Missouri State[]
Hankins served as assistant coach for Northwest Missouri State in the 1991–1992 season.
East Central High School[]
In 1992 Hankins joined East Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma to serve as an assistant coach. He coached there until 1997.[4]
Oral Roberts University[]
In 1997 Hankins joined Oral Roberts University as an assistant coach. He served as assistant until 2012,[5] working with head coaches Barry Hinson and Scott Sutton.[1] He helped the team to five Summit League titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances.[6]
Southern Illinois University[]
In 2012 Hankins was hired as an assistant head coach for Southern Illinois University, reuniting with Barry Hinson.[1] He served as an assistant until 2015.[7]
University of Central Oklahoma[]
In 2015 Hankins was hired by University of Central Oklahoma to serve as head coach. [8] In 2019 Hankins resigned as head coach.[9]
Indiana Pacers[]
In 2019 Hankins was hired by the Indiana Pacers to serve as the assistant player development coach. He was with the Pacers for the 2019–2020 season, [10] focusing on players such as Naz Mitrou-Long and Brian Bowen.[2]
Fort Wayne Mad Ants[]
In January 2021, Hankins was hired as the head coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. [11]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Tom Hankins reunites with Hinson at SIU". Tulsa Word. April 21, 2012. p. B6.
- ^ a b Cohn, Justin (January 10, 2021). "Pacers hire Hankins to coach Mad Ants". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ Ellis, Jim (August 16, 2017). "Ex-Norseman Hankins starting 3rd season at UCO". Miami News-Record.
- ^ "Tom Hankins coach". BusinessWeekly. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Tom Hankins Bio". ORUAthletics. 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Klein, John (May 16, 2015). "John Klein: Tom Hankins is terrific hire for UCO". Tulsa World. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ "Tom Hankins-Men's Basketball Coach-Southern Illinois University". siusalukis.com. December 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Central Oklahoma hires Hankins as basketball coach". poncacitynow.com. May 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Tom Hankins resigns at Central Oklahoma". bronchosports.com. July 25, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Tom Hankins". basketball.realgm.com. October 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Fort Wayne Mad Ants hire Coach". insideindianabusiness.com. January 12, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- Living people
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Oklahoma
- Basketball players from Oklahoma
- Central Oklahoma Bronchos men's basketball coaches
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Fort Wayne Mad Ants coaches
- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen basketball players
- Northeastern State RiverHawks men's basketball players
- Northwest Missouri State Bearcats men's basketball coaches
- Northwest Missouri State University alumni
- Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball coaches
- Point guards
- Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball coaches
- Sportspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1966 births