Aaron Toomey - Hartford MBB Head Coach talks his Career at Amherst College, Hartford Moving D1 to D3, + More

Current head coach for the University of Hartford, Aaron Toomey joins this week's episode of "Not Even D2". Before Toomey was a coach he was one of the best players in college basketball- playing at Amherst College. Toomey won a National Championship and in the same year won Associated Press (AP) National Player of the Year. As a coach, Toomey is the first coach to lead Hartford post-transition from Division 1 to Division 3. Hear about what Toomey's experience of playing at Amherst and under Coach Hixon was like, how his playing career influenced his coaching career, how he created the Nerd Team (TBT), and the future of the Hartford program.This episode is available wherever you listen to your podcasts. Make sure to subscribe to the podcasts YouTube channel @ Not Even D2 for more Division 3 content. Enjoy the episode! Intro- 00:00-07:49NBA Talk- 07:49-09:57Growing up in North Carolina- 09:57-11:18Recruitment Process to Amherst- 11:18-12:42Amherst National Championship + AP National POTY- 12:42-14:47Amherst Culture under Coach Hixon- 14:47-16:12Playing Against Duncan Robinson/Williams- 16:12-17:42Amherst Vs. Williams Dynamic- 17:42-19:15Overseas Basketball Journey- 19:15-22:13Individual Playing Career Impact on Coaching Career- 22:13-23:50Relationship with Coach Hixon- 23:50-27:34What Separated Coach Hixon from Other Coaches- 27:34-28:56Break- 28:56-29:05Coaching at UofR and in the UAA- 29:05-31:11Coach Toomey Player Development Workouts- 31:11-33:27 Hartford Transitioning D1 to D3- 33:27-35:47Philosophies to Develop the Hartford Program- 35:47-37:35Coaching a Young/New Team- 37:35-38:55Competing in the CCC- 38:55-40:33Closing Games this Past Season- 40:33-41:14Creating the Nerd Team (TBT)- 41:14-44:10Keeping the Nerd Team Ivy League Only?- 44:10-45:47Imploring Student-Athletes to Focus on things Bigger than Basketball- 45:47-47:16Rapid Fire- 47:38-50:14Starting 5: Best Shooters- 50:14-54:54Outro- 54:54-55:40