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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 25, 1966 Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Central Michigan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987–1989 | Alma (assistant) |
| 1989–1990 | Michigan State (GA) |
| 1990–1994 | Western Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1994–1995 | Pittsburgh (assistant) |
| 1995–1999 | Michigan State (assistant) |
| 1999–2008 | Marquette |
| 2008–2017 | Indiana |
| 2018–2022 | Georgia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 403–306 (.568) |
| Tournaments | 11–9 (NCAA Division I) 2–3 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Division I Regional – Final Four (2003) C-USA regular season (2003) 2 Big Ten regular season (2013, 2016) | |
| Awards | |
| Clair Bee Coach of the Year (2003) 2× C-USA Coach of the Year (2002, 2003) Big Ten Coach of the Year (2016) | |
Thomas Aaron Crean (born March 25, 1966) is a college basketball coach. Most recently, he was the head coach for the University of Georgia men's basketball team. Crean was previously the head coach of Indiana University. Prior to that, he served as head coach at Marquette University (1999–2008), where his team reached the 2003 NCAA Final Four.
Crean's basketball philosophy emphasizes fast breaks and transition offense. His guidance of the Indiana program to success from "unthinkable depths" was regarded as one of the most remarkable rebuilding projects in NCAA basketball history.[1] In 2012, he was named the mid-season Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year, the Sporting News Big Ten Coach of the Year, and the ESPN.com National Coach of the Year. In 2016, Crean was named by the coaches and media the Big Ten Coach of the Year after coaching Indiana to their second outright Big Ten regular-season championship in four years.
- ^ Carpenter, Les. "Tom Crean pulled Indiana from unthinkable depths to the NCAA tournament in four arduous years". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 20, 2012.