| Hartford Hawks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| Conference | Commonwealth Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1992-05-01)May 1, 1992 (age 32) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville, North Carolina) |
| College | Amherst (2010–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014:undrafted |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 2 |
| Coaching career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2014 | Fuenlabrada |
| As coach: | |
| 2015–2019 | Amherst (assistant) |
| 2019–2020 | Amherst (interim) |
| 2020–2021 | Vassar (assistant) |
| 2021–2023 | Rochester (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Hartford |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Aaron Toomey (born May 1, 1992) is an Americancollege basketball coach for theHartford Hawks of theCommonwealth Coast Conference. He played college basketball for theAmherst Mammoths, where he was the national Player of the Year in 2013 and led the Mammoths to theDivision III national championship.
AGreensboro, North Carolina native, Toomey attendedBishop McGuinness Catholic High School. He committed to play for coachDavid Hixon atAmherst College. At Amherst, Toomey led the Mammoths to one of the most successful stretches in their history. As a juniorpoint guard in the 2012–13 season, Toomey averaged 17.3 points, 5 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game, leading the program to its second national championship. For the season, Toomey was named the national player of the year by theNational Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).[1]
Following the close of his college career, Toomey signed withFuenlabrada in Spain. His career was cut short prematurely due to injury and he returned to Amherst as an assistant on Hixon's staff.[2] He served in this role until 2019 when Hixon took a leave of absence from the program and Toomey was named the interim head coach.[3]
After stints as an assistant atVassar andRochester, Toomey was named the head coach for the Hartford Hawks in 2023.[4][5]
Following graduation, Toomey signed a professional contract in 2014 to play for Fuenlabrada in Madrid, Spain. An injury derailed his playing days, and he returned to the Pioneer Valley to coach alongside Hixon midway through the 2014-15 campaign.