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Oregon Adds Veteran Coach Tom Hankins to Men's Basketball Staff
09/08/26 | Men's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon head coach Dana Altman has announced the hiring of Tom Hankins as an assistant coach.
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Hankins brings more than 30 years of coaching experience to Eugene. His career has included stops in the NCAA, NBA G League and NBA, highlighted by more than two decades coaching Division I basketball and the last seven seasons with the Indiana Pacers organization.
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Most recently, Hankins served as head coach of the Noblesville Boom, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, from 2020-26. He joined the Pacers organization in 2019 as assistant player development coach, where he helped develop players for both the NBA and G League levels.
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Prior to joining the Pacers organization, Hankins was the head coach at Central Oklahoma from 2015-19. Before taking over at Central Oklahoma, Hankins spent three seasons as associate head coach at Southern Illinois.
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Hankins enjoyed a successful 15-year run as an assistant coach at Oral Roberts from 1997-2012. During his tenure, the Golden Eagles captured five Summit League titles and advanced to three NCAA Tournaments.
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A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Hankins began his coaching career in 1991 at Northwest Missouri State, before coaching at the high school level from 1992-1997. Hankins played collegiately at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (1984-86) and Northeastern State (1987-89).
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Hankins brings more than 30 years of coaching experience to Eugene. His career has included stops in the NCAA, NBA G League and NBA, highlighted by more than two decades coaching Division I basketball and the last seven seasons with the Indiana Pacers organization.
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Most recently, Hankins served as head coach of the Noblesville Boom, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, from 2020-26. He joined the Pacers organization in 2019 as assistant player development coach, where he helped develop players for both the NBA and G League levels.
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Prior to joining the Pacers organization, Hankins was the head coach at Central Oklahoma from 2015-19. Before taking over at Central Oklahoma, Hankins spent three seasons as associate head coach at Southern Illinois.
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Hankins enjoyed a successful 15-year run as an assistant coach at Oral Roberts from 1997-2012. During his tenure, the Golden Eagles captured five Summit League titles and advanced to three NCAA Tournaments.
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A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Hankins began his coaching career in 1991 at Northwest Missouri State, before coaching at the high school level from 1992-1997. Hankins played collegiately at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (1984-86) and Northeastern State (1987-89).
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