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Tom Kiely

Experience

Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, FDU (NCAA Division I - NEC) - 2023-Present
Director of Basketball Operations, Chattanooga (NCAA Division I - SoCon) - 2022-2023
Director of Basketball Operations, VMI (NCAA Division I - SoCon) - 2018-2022
Head Manager, Seton Hall (NCAA Division I - BIG EAST) - 2014-2018
 
Personal

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Seton Hall (2018)
 
At FDU
  • Hired to join Jack Castleberry's first FDU staff on April 27, 2023
  • Helped develop five All-NEC performers 
  • Coordinates FDU's game schedule 
  • Serves as staff's liaison to FDU's compliance office 
  • Works primairly with FDU's fowards/centers
Chattanooga Highlights
  • Assisted in the development of two SoCon All-Conference honorees, Sam Alexis and Jake Stephens
  • Served as Director of Dan Earl and Chattanooga Basketball Camps
  • 2023 participant in the SoCon men's basketball tournament championship game
  • No stranger to the SoCon, Kiely was on-staff for the top three-point shooting teams in the league with VMI or Chattanooga finishing no lower than second from 2021-23
VMI Highlights
  • Served as the Director of Basketball Operations at head coach Jack Castleberry's alma mater for four seasons
  • The Keydets posted the highest KenPom rankings in program history in his final two seasons, a 143 in 2021 and a 170 mark in 2022
  • VMI advanced to the SoCon tournament semifinal in 2021, the first appearance for the program in the semi since 2013
  • Earned a berth in the 2022 College Basketball Invitational (CBI)
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