University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Athletics

Ian Thom begins his first season as the men's basketball program's top assistant coach in 2024-25.

Thom was most recently the director of operations at Vanderbilt University (Tenn.). As director of operations, Thom oversaw all administrative aspects of the basketball program, including scheduling, budgeting, travel coordination, in addition to other duties. Before stepping into that role, he was a graduate assistant that represented a consistent part of the individual improvement of players such as Scotty Pippen Jr., Liam Robbins, Jordan Wright and Rodney Chatman through on-court individual skill sessions.

Thom began his coaching career as an assistant at Mount Saint Mary College (N.Y.) during the 2018-19 season. He moved on to become the head coach at Gulf Shores High School in Alabama for two seasons.

Thom was a team captain and two-time all-conference performer as a basketball student-athlete at Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.). Following his collegiate career, Thom played professionally for Neptune BC in Ireland for one season. He has also been contracted as a draft consultant for the NBA G-League.

Thom earned his bachelor's degree in business administration and a minor in economics from Birmingham-Southern in 2017. He continued his education by earning his master's degree in marketing from the Cork Institute of Technology in Ireland in 2018 and another master's degree in leadership and organizational performance from Vanderbilt in 2023.

(10/9/2024)