Tom Heil is the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. In his first five seasons, Heil, who was the lead assistant under former Yellow Jacket Head Coach Duane Sheldon for five seasons has compiled a 84-54 record, and has led the Yellow Jackets to two OAC Championship games and one semifinal.
In six seasons as a college head coach, Heil has five straight winning seasons, a 106-61 career record, three conference championship game appearances with one regular season league title, two tournament titles and a pair of berths in the NCAA Division III National Tournament.
Heil returned to BW in the spring of 2015 after serving as the head coach at Defiance College for one season. He led the Yellow Jackets to a 22-7 record, including a 15-0 mark at home. Defiance captured both the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference regular season and HCAC Tournament titles. Heil guided his team into the NCAA Division III National Tournament where it posted the school's first-ever NCAA Division III National Tournament victory by knocking off the defending national champions.
Prior to his experience at Defiance, Heil served as the main assistant for Head Coach Duane Sheldon '94. In five seasons on the BW coaching staff, Heil helped guide the team to a 58-44 record.
Heil came to BW the first time after serving as an assistant coach at Defiance (2007-2009).
Heil played four seasons of varsity basketball at Bluffton University. During his time with the Beavers, Heil was twice named to the Academic All-HCAC team. He also captained the 2006-2007 squad that finished with a school-record tying 18 wins.
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