Tom Hankins (born January 22, 1966) is an American basketball head coach for the

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of the

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Early life and college career

Hankins attended Thomas Edison High School in

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, graduating in 1984. He was a high school teammate of future NBA executive

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. Hankins played college basketball at

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and

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. He worked as a graduate assistant at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M under coach Larry Gipson.

Coaching career

Northwest Missouri State

Hankins served as assistant coach for Northwest Missouri State in the 1991–1992 season.

East Central High School

In 1992 Hankins joined East Central High School in

to serve as an assistant coach. He coached there until 1997.

Oral Roberts University

In 1997 Hankins joined

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as an assistant coach. He served as assistant until 2012, working with head coaches Barry Hinson and

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. He helped the team to five

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titles and three NCAA tournament appearances.

Southern Illinois University

In 2012 Hankins was hired as an assistant head coach for

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, reuniting with Barry Hinson. He served as an assistant until 2015.

University of Central Oklahoma

In 2015 Hankins was hired by

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to serve as head coach. In 2019 Hankins resigned as head coach.

Indiana Pacers

In 2019 Hankins was hired by the

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to serve as the assistant player development coach. He was with the Pacers for the 2019–2020 season, focusing on players such as

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and

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Fort Wayne Mad Ants

In January 2021, Hankins was hired as the head coach of the

Head coaching record

College

References

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