Kevin Funston enters his third season on the IUP coaching staff after helping lead the Hawks to a 26-6 record, a third PSAC Tournament Championship and a fifth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Atlantic Region Tournament in 2012-13.
In 2011-12 Funston help lead the Crimson Hawks to a record of 23-6 and an appearance in the NCAA Atlantic Region Tournament.
During the 2011-12 season Funston played a major role in the success of All-American guard Ashton Smith, who finished his career as the Crimson Hawks’ all-time assists leader with 456.
Prior to IUP, Funston spent a season at Lycoming College, where he was involved in all aspects of the program, including recruiting, scouting, game management and video exchange.
With the Warriors in 2010-11, Funston helped the team to a 15-10 record that included wins over NCAA Tournament participants Johnson & Wales and Delaware Valley. The Warriors claimed two tournament titles during the year, winning the Tip-Off Classic and the Louis Fleming Basinger Memorial Tournament.
Prior to Lycoming, Funston was at Pittsburgh where he served as the head manager of the men's basketball team for two seasons, helping the Panthers to the Big East Tournament title in 2008 and the 2009 NCAA Elite Eight. He helped with the operations in day-to-day office work, practices, travel and games as well as managing a staff of six assistant managers.
During the summer, he spent three years as the camp manager for the Jamie Dixon Basketball Camp, assisting the coaching staff with the daily schedule of the camp's activities and the distribution of the awards at the conclusion of the camp.
He also spent four years involved in the Hoop Group Jam Fest while at Pittsburgh and the William "Speedy" Morris basketball camp for two years. He also helped teach fundamentals of the game to inner-city youth in Pittsburgh through the Triple Threat Basketball program as a junior.
A native of Philadelphia, PA, Funston attended St. Joseph's Prep where he was a four-year member of the varsity team. He earned a bachelor of arts in sociology from Pittsburgh in 2010.
Updated on 5/28/13
