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Head Coach of Men's Basketball
Dept: Men's Basketball
Mail Location: 1246
ph: 937-382-6661 ext: 349
On June 22, 2007, K.C. Hunt was named head men’s basketball coach at Wilmington College. An assistant coach for the Quakers the past three seasons, Hunt succeeds Scott Reule, who has accepted the athletic director position at Benjamin Logan Local Schools after two seasons at the helm of the WC men’s team.
“We wish Scott good luck and we are fortunate to have K.C. as part of our men’s basketball program,” Wilmington College Director of Athletics Terry Rupert said. “K.C. has played an integral role in the success our men’s team has enjoyed the last two seasons. He is respected by his players and his peers. He is an outstanding coach who understands what embodies Division III student-athletics.
The Quakers posted a combined 33-20 record over the past two seasons and were nationally ranked for the first time in team history. Hunt — who was a two-year captain for the Wichita State University Shockers — said he is committed to continuing Wilmington’s winning ways.
“I am very appreciative of the tremendous opportunity Dr. Rupert and (Wilmington College) President (Dan) DiBiasio have given me,” Hunt said. “This is a wonderful program to be involved with. We have a great nucleus of student-athletes coming back. We want to have a classy program that does things the right way. We will play harder than anybody and give the maximum effort, no matter what the score is. That’s what we’re all about.”
A 1995 graduate of The Ohio State University, Hunt coached at St. Lawrence University, Dublin Coffman and Perry high schools prior to joining Wilmington’s staff in 2004.
Head Coach Men's Tennis/Assistant Coach Men's Basketball
Dept: Men's Basketball
Location: 1870 Quaker Way, Wilmington, OH 45177
ph: 937-382-6661 ext: 659
Brian Lawhon joined the Wilmington College athletics staff in August 2007. In the fall and spring, he will guide the WC men's tennis team, which boasted an All-OAC first-team pick and two Academic All-OAC selections in 2007. In the winter season, he will work the basketball sideline for Wilmington.
Lawhon is a 2004 graduate of Northern Kentucky University, where he was a four-year starter for the Norse basketball teams that posted a combined 92-33 record.
Individually, Lawhon was the GLVC Freshman of the Year in 1998 and was a two-time all-league selection. He holds the NKU single-game records for most three-pointers, highest field goal percentage and highest three-point field goal percentage.
Lawhon comes to Wilmington from Bellarmine University, where he has been an assistant men's basketball coach since 2005. His coaching resume includes stints at Lakota East and Indian Hill high schools, where he was head junior varsity coach and varsity assistant coach, respectively.
"I am very excited to have a person the caliber of Brian join our staff," Wilmington head coach K.C. Hunt said. "He was an outstanding player and he has a very promising career as a coach."
Lawhon will be Wilmington's recruiting coordinator, director of scouting and will work with the Quakers' guards.
Assistant Coach Men's Basketball
Dept: Men's Basketball
Location: 1870 Quaker Way, Wilmington, OH 45177
ph: 937-382-6661 ext: 254
Jack Hemenway joined the Wilmington College coaching staff in August 2007.
A 2007 Wittenberg University graduate, Hemenway was a four-year member of Tigers teams that posted a combined 101-18 record, appeared in three NCAA tournaments and finished as national runners-up in 2006.
Individually, he was Wittenberg's captain his senior season and received the Tiger Coach's Award, determined by the coaching staff, based on work ethic, leadership and enthusiasm.
Hemenway's coaching experience includes counseling work at camps hosted by Wittenberg, Indiana University, Xavier University, University of Dayton and Centerville High School.
"Jack is a great addition to our staff," Wilmington head coach K.C. Hunt said. "He understands basketball and people. He will have a long, successful career in coaching."
Hemenway will be Wilmington's director of film exchange and will work with the Quakers' post players.