Aaron Toomey (born May 1, 1992) is an American

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coach for the

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of the Commonwealth Coast Conference. He played college basketball for the

Amherst Mammoths Amherst College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher educa ...

, where he was the national Player of the Year in 2013 and led the Mammoths to the Division III national championship. A Greensboro, North Carolina native, Toomey attended Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School. He committed to play for coach

David Hixon David Hixon (born December 3, 1952) is a retired American college basketball head coach who spent 42 years coaching Amherst College. As head coach, he transformed the Amherst men's basketball program into one of the best in the nation. He was ind ...

Amherst College Amherst College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher educatio ...

. At Amherst, Toomey led the Mammoths to one of the most successful stretches in their history. As a junior

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in the 2012–13 season, Toomey averaged 17.3 points, 5 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game, leading the program to its second national championship. For the season, Toomey was named the national player of the year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Following the close of his college career, Toomey signed with Fuenlabrada in Spain. His career was cut short prematurely due to injury and he returned to Amherst as an assistant on Hixon's staff. He served in this role until 2019 when Hixon took a leave of absence from the program and Toomey was named the interim head coach. After stints as an assistant at Vassar and Rochester, Toomey was named the head coach for the Hartford Hawks in 2023.

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Hartford Hawks coaching bioAmherst Mammoths bio
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