Tobin Anderson
{{Short description|American basketball coach (born 1971)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|12|1}}
| birth_place = Truro, Iowa, U.S.
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| player_years1 = 1991–1995
| player_team1 = Wesleyan
| coach_years1 = 1996–1997
| coach_team1 = Clarkson (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1997–1999
| coach_team2 = Le Moyne (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1999–2004
| coach_team3 = Clarkson
| coach_years4 = 2004–2011
| coach_team4 = Hamilton
| coach_years5 = 2011–2013
| coach_team5 = Siena (assistant)
| coach_years6 = 2013–2022
| coach_team6 = St. Thomas Aquinas
| coach_years7 = 2022–2023
| coach_team7 = Fairleigh Dickinson
| coach_years8 = 2023–2025
| coach_team8 = Iona
| coach_years9 = 2025–present
| coach_team9 = South Florida (assistant)
| overall_record = {{winpct|444|241|record=y}}
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 2–1 (NCAA Division I)
9–6 (NCAA Division II)
1–1 (NCAA Division III)
| championships = Liberty League tournament (2006)
3 Liberty League regular season (2006, 2007, 2009)
6 ECC tournament (2016–2018, 2020–2022)
5 ECC regular season (2015–2017, 2021, 2022)
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Tobin Anderson (born December 1, 1971) is an American basketball coach who is currently the special assistant to the head coach of the South Florida Bulls men's basketball team.{{Cite web |title=Tobin Anderson - Men's Basketball Coach |url=https://gousfbulls.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/tobin-anderson/5301 |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=USF Athletics |language=en}} He was previously the head coach of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team for the 2022–23 season, where he led them to be the second 16-seed to defeat a 1-seed in the NCAA tournament. He was also the head coach of the Iona Gaels men's basketball team from 2023 to 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://ionagaels.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/tobin-anderson/1341|title=Tobin Anderson - Men's Basketball Coach|website=Iona University Athletics}}
Early life
Anderson grew up in Iowa and played at Interstate 35 High School in Truro where he was an all-star in 1990.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-18 |title=Former I-35 Roadrunner leads upset of tourney |url=https://who13.com/sports/former-i-35-roadrunner-leads-upset-of-tourney/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=who13.com |language=en-US}} His father, Steve, was the head coach at Interstate 35 High School for almost three decades and later coached at Douglas High School in Box Elder, South Dakota.{{Cite journal |date=2015-03-06 |title=For ECC's Coach of the Year Tobin Anderson, Hoops is a Family Affair |url=https://www.stacathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/3-5-15_Anderson_COTY |language=en}} Anderson played college basketball at Wesleyan University from 1991 to 1995, where, {{as of|2022|lc=y}}, he ranks 11th all-time in career scoring.{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.wesleyan.edu/sports/2020/8/25/wesleyan-university-mens-basketball-all-time-records.aspx?id=1662|title=Men's Basketball All-Time Records|website=Wesleyan University|access-date=2022-10-05|archive-date=2022-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005030209/https://athletics.wesleyan.edu/sports/2020/8/25/wesleyan-university-mens-basketball-all-time-records.aspx?id=1662|url-status=live}} Anderson then earned a master's degree in athletic administration from Florida State University, graduating in 1996.
Coaching career
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.{{cite news |last1=Alandt |first1=Anthony |title=March Madness darling Tobin Anderson began turning programs around at Le Moyne |url=https://dailyorange.com/2023/03/march-madness-darling-tobin-anderson-began-turning-programs-around-le-moyne/ |access-date=25 March 2023 |work=The Daily Orange |date=25 March 2023}} In five seasons with Clarkson, Anderson posted a 67–66 overall record before taking the head coaching position at Hamilton College.{{Cite web|url=https://clarksonathletics.com/news/2004/4/26/Anderson.aspx?path=mbasket|title=BASKETBALL COACH TOBIN ANDERSON HEADED TO HAMILTON|website=Clarkson University Athletics|date=26 April 2004 |access-date=2022-10-05|archive-date=2022-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005030226/https://clarksonathletics.com/news/2004/4/26/Anderson.aspx?path=mbasket|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Mink |first1=Nate |title=Farleigh Dickinson coach launched his career in Upstate New York, including Le Moyne |url=https://www.syracuse.com/sports/2023/03/farleigh-dickinson-coach-tobin-anderson-launched-his-career-in-upstate-new-york-including-le-moyne.html |access-date=25 March 2023 |work=syracuse.com |date=18 March 2023 |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stacathletics.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/Anderson_Tobin|title=St. Thomas Aquinas|website=St. Thomas Aquinas|access-date=2022-10-05|archive-date=2018-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619091951/http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/Anderson_Tobin|url-status=live}}
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. Under Anderson, St. Thomas Aquinas also defeated Division I St. John's 90–58 in an exhibition contest in 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2015/11/04/st-thomas-aquinas-beats-st-johns-90-58/75196526/|title=St. Thomas Aquinas beats St. John's 90-58|website=USA TODAY|access-date=2022-10-05|archive-date=2022-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005030212/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2015/11/04/st-thomas-aquinas-beats-st-johns-90-58/75196526/|url-status=live}}
On May 3, 2022, Anderson was named the eighth men's basketball coach in Fairleigh Dickinson history, replacing Greg Herenda.{{Cite web|url=https://fduknights.com/news/2022/5/3/knights-name-tobin-anderson-eighth-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx|title=Knights Name Tobin Anderson Eighth Men's Basketball Head Coach|website=FDU Knights Athletics|date=3 May 2022 |access-date=2022-10-05|archive-date=2022-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005030225/https://fduknights.com/news/2022/5/3/knights-name-tobin-anderson-eighth-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2022/05/05/fdu-basketball-new-coach-tobin-anderson/9562381002/|title=Fairleigh Dickinson basketball introduces new men's coach Tobin Anderson|first=Greg|last=Tartaglia|website=North Jersey Media Group|access-date=2022-10-05|archive-date=2022-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522194222/https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2022/05/05/fdu-basketball-new-coach-tobin-anderson/9562381002/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://fduknights.com/staff-directory/tobin-anderson/400|title=Tobin Anderson - Head Coach - Staff Directory|website=FDU Knights Athletics|access-date=2022-10-05|archive-date=2022-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005030225/https://fduknights.com/staff-directory/tobin-anderson/400|url-status=live}}
In his first season as coach of the Knights, Anderson led the team to the Northeast Conference championship game, where they fell to Merrimack. However, due to NCAA division reclassification rules, Merrimack was not eligible for the NCAA tournament, which allowed FDU to receive the NEC’s automatic bid to the tournament as conference runner-up. After the Knights defeated fellow #16 seed Texas Southern in the First Four, they advanced to face #1-seeded Purdue, whom they took down 63–58, becoming only the second #16 seed to ever defeat a #1 seed in the tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/fdu-stuns-purdue-in-historic-ncaa-tournament-upset/4161142/?amp=1|title=David Downs Goliath: No. 16 FDU Stuns No. 1 Purdue in Historic NCAA Tournament Upset|first=Eric|last=Mullin|website=NBC New York|date=18 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-18|archive-date=2023-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318081135/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/fdu-stuns-purdue-in-historic-ncaa-tournament-upset/4161142/?amp=1|url-status=live}}
On March 21, 2023, Anderson was named the head coach at Iona, replacing Rick Pitino who departed for the head coaching position at St. John's.{{Cite web|url=https://ionagaels.com/news/2023/3/21/tobin-anderson-named-iona-mbb-head-coach.aspx|title=Tobin Anderson Named Iona MBB Head Coach|website=Iona University Athletics|date=21 March 2023 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/college/iona/2023/03/21/iona-tobin-anderson-fairleigh-dickinson-head-coach-rick-pitino/70031816007/|title=Tobin Anderson to become Iona coach, leaving Fairleigh Dickinson and replacing Rick Pitino|website=The Journal News}} Iona fired Anderson on March 17, 2025 after two seasons.{{cite web |last1=Thamel |first1=Pete |last2=Borzello |first2=Jeff |title=Iona fires coach Anderson after just two seasons |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/44290433/iona-fires-coach-tobin-anderson-just-two-seasons |website=ESPN.com |publisher=ESPN Enterprises, Inc. |access-date=17 March 2025 |language=en |date=17 March 2025}}
Head coaching record
=NCAA DI=
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
| conference = Northeast Conference
| startyear = 2022
| endyear = 2023
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022–23
| name = Fairleigh Dickinson{{efn|group=direc|Fairleigh Dickinson advanced to the NCAA tournament, because NEC tournament champion Merrimack was ineligible due to their transition from Division II.}}
| overall = 21–16
| conference = 10–6
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 32
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Fairleigh Dickinson
| overall = {{Winning percentage|21|16|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|10|6|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Iona Gaels
| conference = Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2023
| endyear = 2025
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023–24
| name = Iona
| overall = 16–17
| conference = 10–10
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2024–25
| name = Iona
| overall = 17–17
| conference = 12–8
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Iona
| overall = {{Winning percentage|33|34|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|22|18|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{Winning percentage|54|50|record=y}}
| poll =
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=NCAA DII=
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans
| conference = East Coast Conference
| startyear = 2013
| endyear = 2022
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2013–14
| name = St. Thomas Aquinas
| overall = 15–14
| conference = 9–11
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2014–15
| name = St. Thomas Aquinas
| overall = 21–11
| conference = 17–3
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2015–16
| name = St. Thomas Aquinas
| overall = 27–5
| conference = 18–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division II Second Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2016–17
| name = St. Thomas Aquinas
| overall = 28–6
| conference = 15–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division II Elite Eight
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2017–18
| name = St. Thomas Aquinas
| overall = 26–7
| conference = 15–3
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Division II First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018–19
| name = St. Thomas Aquinas
| overall = 25–7
| conference = 15–3
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Division II Sweet 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2019–20
| name = St. Thomas Aquinas
| overall = 25–5
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Division II Canceled
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2020–21
| name = St. Thomas Aquinas
| overall = 14–2
| conference = 9–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division II Sweet 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2021–22
| name = St. Thomas Aquinas
| overall = 28–5
| conference = 17–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division II Sweet 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = St. Thomas Aquinas
| overall = {{Winning percentage|209|62|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|128|30|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{Winning percentage|209|62|record=y}}
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=NCAA DIII=
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Clarkson Golden Knights
| conference = Liberty League
| startyear = 1999
| endyear = 2004
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1999–00
| name = Clarkson
| overall = 14–12
| conference = 6–6
| confstanding = N/A
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2000–01
| name = Clarkson
| overall = 7–18
| conference = 3–11
| confstanding = N/A
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2001–02
| name = Clarkson
| overall = 19–10
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = N/A
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2002–03
| name = Clarkson
| overall = 11–14
| conference = 6–8
| confstanding = N/A
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2003–04
| name = Clarkson
| overall = 16–12
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = N/A
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Clarkson
| overall = {{Winning percentage|66|67|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|33|35|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Hamilton College
| conference = Liberty League
| startyear = 2004
| endyear = 2011
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2004–05
| name = Hamilton
| overall = 15–11
| conference = N/A
| confstanding = N/A
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2005–06
| name = Hamilton
| overall = 23–5
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division III Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2006–07
| name = Hamilton
| overall = 19–7
| conference = 11–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2007–08
| name = Hamilton
| overall = 17–9
| conference = N/A
| confstanding = N/A
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2008–09
| name = Hamilton
| overall = 18–7
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2009–10
| name = Hamilton
| overall = 10–14
| conference = N/A
| confstanding = N/A
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2010–11
| name = Hamilton
| overall = 16–10
| conference = N/A
| confstanding = N/A
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Hamilton
| overall = {{Winning percentage|118|63|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{Winning percentage|184|130|record=y}}
| poll =
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