Tom Hankins
Indiana Mad Ants | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | January 22, 1966
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 |
2019–2021 | Indiana Pacers (assistant player development) |
2020–present | Fort Wayne / Indiana Mad Ants |
Career highlights and awards | |
NBA G League Next Up Game (2024) |
Tom Hankins (born January 22, 1966) is an American basketball head coach for the Indiana Mad Ants of the NBA G League.
Early life and college career
[edit]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 Larry Gipson.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]Northwest Missouri State
[edit]Hankins served as assistant coach for Northwest Missouri State in the 1991–1992 season.
East Central High School
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 / Indiana Mad Ants
[edit]In January 2021, Hankins was hired as the head coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. [11]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Central Oklahoma Bronchos (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2015–2019) | |||||||||
2015–16 | Central Oklahoma | 16–14 | 11–11 | T–5th | |||||
2016–17 | Central Oklahoma | 17–12 | 11–8 | T–4th | |||||
2017–18 | Central Oklahoma | 20–10 | 12–7 | 4th | |||||
2018–19 | Central Oklahoma | 11–17 | 4–15 | 14th | |||||
Central Oklahoma: | 64–53 (.547) | 38–41 (.481) | |||||||
Total: | 64–53 (.547) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- 1966 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Oklahoma
- Basketball players from Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Central Oklahoma Bronchos men's basketball coaches
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Edison Preparatory School alumni
- Fort Wayne Mad Ants coaches
- Indiana 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