Head Men's Basketball Coach
Tim Loomis

Tim Loomis is in his second season as the head men's basketball coach at Thiel.

Loomis, who most recently served as the head basketball coach at Kennedy Catholic High School (2001-2006), sports an extensive resume that has included stops at both the NCAA Division I and II levels. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Florida Atlantic University from 1989-1995. Prior to his appointment at Florida Atlantic, Loomis was an assistant at NCAA Division I Penn State University from 1986-1989 and the head men's basketball coach at NCAA Division II California University of Pennsylvania from 1980-1986.

Loomis, who coaching experience spans more than 25 years, began his career as an assistant coach at NCAA Division II California University of Pennsylvania in 1978 and took over as the head coach for the Vulcans in 1980. While at California (Pa.), his team won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championship in 1985 and were runners-up in the PSAC Western conference in 1983-1984. After the 1984-1985 season Loomis was awarded with PSAC Coach of the Year honors. Loomis also served as an associate professor in the field of regional planning and geography and the president of the PSAC basketball coaches association while at California (Pa.). His efforts were recognized in October, 2007 when he was inducted into the Califoria (Pa.) Hall of Fame.

From California (Pa.) Loomis moved on to State College, Pa. as an assistant coach under Penn State University head coach Bruce Parkhill from 1986 to 1989. While at Penn State Loomis was responsible for recruitment, game and practice preparation and academic guidance in regard to the individual student-athlete. In 1989 the Nittany Lions were selected to participate in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) after advancing to the Atlantic-10 championship game.

During his six-year stint as the head coach at Florida Atlantic, Loomis helped advance a second-year NCAA Division II program to a NCAA Division I program in just two seasons. He was responsible for developing the booster club, the academic advising protocol and securing radio and television network coverage while devising a national recruiting strategy.

After returning home to Greenville to serve as the head coach at Kennedy Catholic, Loomis advanced the Golden Eagles to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) state playoffs in each of his five seasons, including appearances in the finals in 2001-2002 and 2004-2005.

A 1976 graduate of Lock Haven University, Loomis went on to earn a master's degree in regional planning and geography from California (Pa.) in 1979.

Loomis, his wife Dr. Sharon Hamilton and their son Jonathan reside in Greenville.

Assistant Men's Basketball Coach
Andre' Smith

Andre’ Smith is in his second season as an assistant with the men's basketball program.

Prior to joining Coach Loomis’ staff Andre', a native of Indianapolis, Ind., was an assistant with the women's team at Thiel for two seasons. He assisted head coach Artina Trader’s program and helped the Tomcats reach the second round of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Tournament in 2004-05. This past season he helped guide the Tomcats to a third-place regular-season finish and host a first-round playoff contest.

During the summer of 2005 Smith was the head coach and general manager of the Mahoning Valley Wildcats, a professional basketball team in the International Basketball League (IBL). Smith coached three all-star selections with one of them being a league M.V.P. candidate. He has also been the head coach of a European professional team for two years compiling a record of 45-10.

Prior to his coaching stints in the professional ranks and at Thiel, Smith was an assistant men's basketball coach at Youngstown State University for two seasons (1997-1999) under current Ohio State University assistant coach Dan Peters. Smith helped guide the Penguins to a 20-win season in 1997 and reached the conference tournament championship, eventually falling to Valparaiso University. The following season the Penguins advanced to the conference tournament semifinals, putting together the school's first back-to-back winning seasons in over 10 years and the school’s first-ever 20-win season.

Smith embarked on his coaching career after graduating from Youngstown State University with a bachelor's degree in education. Smith played at Lake Land Community College (Mattoon, Ill.) for two seasons (1991-1993) where he averaged 27.6 points during his sophomore season, finishing as the fourth-leading JUCO scorer in the nation and earn JUCO all-American second team honors. He was listed by ESPN NCAA HOOPS as one of the top junior college players moving on. Smith continued his career at Youngstown State where he lead the team in scoring, steals, and assists both seasons. He was placed on the all-newcomer team for the Mid-Continent Conference and was team M.V.P. both seasons while earning player of the month and player of the week several times.

Smith went on to have professional basketball stints in the countries of Denmark, Germany, Holland and in the United States with the CBA and USBL.

Smith resides in Youngstown, Ohio with his seven-year old son, Andre' Jr.