Tobin Anderson- Shocking Purdue with FDU and His New Journey at Iona

Tobin Anderson, current Iona men's basketball head coach joins this week's episode of ​⁠to talk about his college basketball career. Coach Anderson shocked the world in the 2023 NCAA March Madness tournament where he became the 2nd coach in NCAA history to lead a #16 seed over a #1 seed. Prior to his one year historical run with the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights, Anderson was a five-time Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Division II Coach of the Year during a nine year dominant run at St. Thomas Aquinas College. Anderson enters his second year with the Iona Gaels men's basketball team following a 16-17 record. Hear about Tobin's 20+ year coaching career, why he was so confident FDU could beat purdue, and what his expectations are for Iona's 2024-25 team.

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Sneak Peek- 00:00-00:47

Utica/Alfred Updates- 00:47-01:38

Intro- 01:38-04:08

Coach Anderson's System- 04:08-07:58

Preview of Iona MBB- 07:58-09:28

Preview of FDU vs. Purdue- 09:28-10:20

Intro- 10:20-11:42

Preseason MBB (D3 vs. D1)- 11:42-14:20

Getting Adjusted to Living in New Rochelle- 14:20-15:46

Growing up in Iowa and Committing to Wesleyan MBB- 15:46-18:33

Relationship with Wesleyan MBB HC Joe Reilly- 18:33-20:39

Dave Paulsen's Influence on Tobin's Career- 20:39-22:50

Ball Handling Clinics / Players Being Comfortable with the Ball- 22:50-26:46

First NCAA Appearance at Hamilton College- 26:46-29:38

First D1 Coaching Experience at Sienna College- 29:38-31:58

Dominance Coaching at St. Thomas Aquinas College- 31:58-35:04

Decision to Leave STAC for Fairleigh Dickinson University- 35:04-38:50

Break- 38:50-39:00

FDU's 2023 NCAA Tournament Run / Finding Players with a Chip on their Shoulder- 39:00-57:46

Leaving FDU for Iona after a Historic Season- 57:46-01:02:07

Establish Tobin's Culture at Different Schools- 01:02:07-01:06:00

Identifying his System / Developing System with Analytics- 01:06:00-01:11:11

2024-25 Iona MBB Preview- 01:11:11-01:14:46

What Keeps Coach Anderson's Going- 01:14:46-01:18:05

Rapid Fire (Funniest Players Coached/Fav Food Spots at Different Schools/Fav Pastimes)- 01:18:05-01:22:03

Starting 5: One Player from Each HC Job- 01:22:03-01:23:55

Outro- 01:23:55-01:25:43