Tom Herrion was born on November 13,1967 and is an American college basketball assistant coach for South Florida.
14 Facts About Tom Herrion
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Tom Herrion previously served as head basketball coach at Marshall University and at the College of Charleston.
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Tom Herrion received his bachelor's degree in psychology from Merrimack College in 1989.
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Tom Herrion served two seasons as the junior varsity coach at Cambridge Ridge and Latin High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Tom Herrion's father, the late Jim Herrion, was a successful high school coach in the New York City Catholic League before becoming an assistant coach at Holy Cross and later the head coach at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
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Tom Herrion's collegiate coaching experience includes assistant stints at the University of Virginia, Providence College and NCAA Division II Merrimack College.
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Tom Herrion spent eight seasons under Pete Gillen at both Virginia and Providence.
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Tom Herrion served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Merrimack College, from 1989 to 1994.
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Tom Herrion was later promoted to the position of associate head coach at Pittsburgh, where his main responsibilities included recruiting student-athletes, game preparation and on-floor coaching.
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Tom Herrion was announced on April 10,2010 as the 28th head coach of men's basketball at Marshall University.
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In 2012, Tom Herrion coached the Thundering Herd to the National Invitational Tournament for the first time since 1988.
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On September 18,2014, Tom Herrion was hired by Georgia Tech head coach Brian Gregory as an assistant coach.
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On July 21,2016, Tom Herrion was hired by TCU head coach Jamie Dixon as a special assistant.
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Tom Herrion worked as a collegiate player development consultant at the Nike All-American Camp and Michael Jordan Flight School before becoming the assistant head coach at Pittsburgh.