Tobin Anderson

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Tobin Anderson era begins at Iona. Here's what the new Gaels ... (The Journal News / Lohud.com)

From Interstate-35 in Iowa, through the ranks of Division III to Division I, and pulling off a historic 16-over-1 NCAA Tournament upset, plus the ...

"We're going to meet more, individually, but I was blown away by their character, their questions and the things they had to say," Anderson said. You can win, you can get exposure, get to the Sweet 16, all that stuff you can do right here. "When you're there at the Big Dance and you see what goes on out there, you want to get back there and you want to win, because when you win, it gets even more special. "This person would have to have rock-solid values, absolute integrity and character, Tobin embodied all that and more." "So many teams are exhausted by the time they get to March, and you can't be in that situation," Anderson said. It's the school, it's the people, it's the Board of Trustees and supporters, so we're trying to keep that going, do special things and keep on building." "I talked to probably 25 recruits last night, and that's the advantage of what just happened (in the NCAA Tournament), everybody saw us play and every kid loved it. He was a four-time East Coast Conference Coach of the Year Award winner and five-time MBWA Division II Coach of the Year selection. I told our guys this time next year, I don't want to be meeting, I want to be playing somewhere." I want the players to believe that and everyone to feel that too. "Beating Purdue is probably something that most people thought was an unbelievable upset," Anderson said, "but I always had programs that always thought big goals, big aspirations and let's do great things. "I've heard the term overnight sensation," Anderson said.

Tobin Anderson leaves FDU to replace Rick Pitino at Iona (WPIX 11 New York)

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — Tobin Anderson is leaving NCAA Cinderella Fairleigh Dickinson after one fairy-tale season and replacing Rick Pitino at Iona.

Fairleigh Dickinson's Tobin Anderson hired as head coach of Iona ... (newsradioklbj.com)

Iona University announced on Tuesday they have hired Fairleigh Dickinson's Tobin Anderson as its new coach, less than a week after he led the 16-seed ...

The Gaels lost to UConn on Friday in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Knights beat Texas Southern Wednesday in a First Four matchup to start their tournament run, defeating Purdue two days later to advance to the Round of 32. Anderson led Fairleigh Dickinson to a 21-16 record in his lone season with the Knights.

How Did Iona Just Land Tobin Anderson As Their New Head Coach? (WTMM 104.5 The Team - ESPN Radio)

The Fairleigh Dickson upset over Purdue is arguably the greatest upset in NCAA Tournament history. Head Coach Tobin Anderson basically called the upset as ...

Nobody would give Tobin a chance to coach at the Division I level until Fairleigh Dickinson hired him in May. Tobin could always coach, it was just a matter of him getting the opportunity to prove it on the big stage. The Fairleigh Dickson upset over Purdue is arguably the greatest upset in NCAA Tournament history.

What are Tobin Anderson's contract details with Iona? Salary ... (Sportskeeda)

This year's March Madness has been hectic with several notable storylines. Right at the top is No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson taking down No.

While he has more than earned his stripes to get there, Anderson has a great deal of work to be done at Iona. He coached at the DII and DIII levels for many years before getting the opportunity at Fairleigh Dickinson. It should also be noted that Anderson was a finalist for the same job in 2020, but the program elected to go with Pitino. Despite being the shortest team in the NCAA, the Knights built an effective style of basketball, leading themselves to success in the tournament. Iona agreed to a five-year contract with Tobin Anderson for him to coach the Gaels. For reference, Rick Pitino made $612,000 per year at Iona, so Anderson should be looking closer to this amount.

Another Cinderella coach moves on (Axios)

Anderson is the latest coach to jump ship after a storybook run in the NCAA Tournament.

- Steve Donahue took No. - Andy Enfield took No. A few other examples:

Castleberry '07 Named Head Coach at Fairleigh Dickinson (VMI Athletics)

LEXINGTON, Va. – Former VMI basketball cadet-athlete and assistant coach Jack Castleberry '07 was named the next head basketball coach at Fairleigh ...