Anthony Goins - Men's Basketball Coach - Quinnipiac University Athletics

Anthony Goins

Title:
Men's Basketball Assistant Coach
Email:
anthony.goins@qu.edu
Phone:
(203) 582-3789

Anthony Goins enters his third season as an assistant coach for Quinnipiac men's basketball in 2019-20.

Quinnipiac advanced to the MAAC Semifinals in Goins’ first year on Baker Dunleavy’s staff in 2017-18, earning a big win over Siena in the opening round of the tournament before knocking off the No. 2 seed and co-regular season champion Canisius in the quarterfinal round.

With the help of Goins during year two in 2018-19, Quinnipiac finished with a 16-15 (11-7 MAAC) overall record – the program’s first winning season since 2013-14. The Bobcats earned a postseason appearance for just the fifth time in program history, playing in the opening round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) at NJIT on March 18, 2019.

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Goins joined the Bobcats after four very successful seasons at Yale under head coach James Jones, where the Bulldogs averaged over 20 wins a season in that span (82-42). Included in that stretch was the most historic season in the school’s history in 2015-16, when the Bulldogs set school records for most wins in a season (23-7), best home record (12-0), and best Ivy League record (13-1). Yale won the Ivy League title for the second straight year and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 54 years. After receiving a 12 seed, Yale went on to beat fifth-seeded Baylor in the first round, the first NCAA Tournament victory in Yale Basketball history.

In his second season at Yale, Goins helped the Bulldogs win their first Ivy League title since the 2001-02 season and reach 22 wins for the first time since 1948-49. Included in those 22 wins, was a victory over defending national champion UConn and an 11-3 league record.

While at Yale, Goins assisted with the development of the guards, prepared numerous scouting reports, and was vital in recruiting. With his help, the Bulldogs have seen two guards named First-Team All-Ivy (Javier Duren-2015, Makai Mason-2016) and one named to Honorable Mention (Nick Victor).

Goins came to Yale after spending the 2013-14 season at Dartmouth, where he helped the Big Green to 12 wins (the highest total for the program in 15 years). For three years prior to Dartmouth (2010-2013), he served as an assistant coach for Salisbury Prep School in Connecticut, which compiled a 64-18 record in New England Prep School Basketball during his tenure. His first season at Salisbury was highlighted by posting a 24-3 record, which was the best in school history. The following season, the 2011-12 Salisbury squad won the league championship while leading Class A in scoring (68.2 ppg.) and scoring defense (52.3 ppg.). Several of the student-athletes to play under Goins at Salisbury went on to Division I careers at schools, including Quinnipiac's Zaid Hearst.

During the summer of 2013, Goins was the head coach of the Westchester Hawks AAU team (NY). He led the squad to a regional tournament championship and a second-place finish in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tournament.

Goins is a 2008 St. John’s graduate with a degree in sports management. While at St. John’s he served as a practice player for the men's team, and helped with women’s practices as well.

Anthony’s original roots are in Greensboro, N.C, while he attended Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake, Va.