Shiva Senthil just completed his first season as head men's basketball coach at Oberlin College in the state of Ohio. Senthil came to Oberlin after a successful three-year tenure as the head coach at SUNY-Canton in Canton, New York.

In 2020 Shiva was one of just 30 honorees nationally across all divisions to be named to the 2019-20 Under Armour / National Association of Basketball Coaches 30-under-30 team.

Prior to his arrival at SUNY-Canton, Senthil spent the 2018-19 season as an assistant coach at the University of Chicago. He has additional coaching stops as an assistant at Clarkson University (2016-18), SUNY-Purchase (2015-16) and Michigan-Dearborn (2014-15).

As a player, Senthil helped Hartwick College reach the NCAA Tournament two times (2011, 2012) and in 2014 he served as a student assistant coach at Hartwick.

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