Tobin Anderson Leaves FDU After Historic Run for Iona
What happens when you coach only the second number 16 seed to win a NCAA Tournament game? Get a new job!
Less than 48 hours after he coached on the sidelines for Fairleigh Dickinson University in its 78-70 loss to Florida Atlantic in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Anderson accepted the vacant head coaching job at Iona.
Sources: Tobin Anderson has informed FDU that he's leaving for the Iona job. https://t.co/M63tN2PJHo
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 21, 2023
The move was stunning considering Anderson was only into his first season at the helm of Knights after spending nearly a decade at St. Thomas Aquinas.
The Iona job of course became available once Rick Pitino took the St. John’s job that was vacated by the fired Mike Anderson.
Thank you for everything, Tobin.@andersontobin departs #FDU after 10 incredible months on the banks of the Hackensack.
— FDU Men's Basketball (@FDUKnightsMBB) March 21, 2023
Our tribute to the Knights' leader⬇️https://t.co/gqufbEX7dB pic.twitter.com/EWjN0W4ikc
Anderson had coached FDU to one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history, becoming only the second 16 seed to upset a number 1 seed when it beat Purdue last Friday night.
FDU quickly replaced Anderson with Jack Castleberry, who served on Anderson’s staff at FDU.
