The Florida Memorial men’s basketball team is now in the market for a head coach following reports that current position holder Delano Thomas is stepping down from the role.
Thomas was hired by Florida Memorial in March 2023, filling a role left vacant by previous coach Ansar Al-Ameen, who left to take a job as an assistant coach with the University of Nebraska at Omaha women’s basketball team.
In his two seasons at Florida Memorial, Thomas led the Lions to a 47-15 overall record, securing a berth in the NAIA National Tournament each year.
His first season with the Lions saw him help the team improve from a 14-14 overall record and a 5-11 record in the Sun Conference the previous year, to a 24-7 overall record and a 9-5 conference record.
In addition to leading Florida Memorial to its first 20-win season in over a decade, Thomas also coached the team to a Sun Conference Tournament championship.
Before coming to Florida Memorial, Thomas served as the head coach at Shawnee State, where he won the Don Meyer National Coach of the Year award and led the team to its first NAIA National Championship in school history.
