Josh Gibson was named Lourdes University's head men’s basketball coach in April of 2016, becoming the Gray Wolves’ second leader in program history.
Gibson enters his third season at the helm of the Gray Wolves in 2018-2019 with a 17-41 record at the school, and he is 78-99 overall entering his seventh season overall as a collegiate head coach.
During his tenure at Lourdes, Gibson has produced a Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team selection as well as a WHAC Player of the Week honoree.
In the classroom, Gibson’s has had three student-athletes earn WHAC All-Academic Team accolades, with one earning NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors.
Gibson arrived at Lourdes from Brescia University in Kentucky, where he spent his previous four seasons in the same role. He posted a 61-58 record with the Bearcats, serving as the third winningest coach in program history.
Gibson was the 2014-2015 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, and guided Brescia to the 2014-2015 KIAC South Division championship, the only conference title in the program’s history. Gibson led the Bearcats to the 2015 NAIA Division II National Championship, the lone appearance ever for the school. Gibson produced the school’s first KIAC Player of the Year along with a Third Team All-American, the first in program history.
In 2015-2016, his Bearcats finished in the top-20 nationally in assists, blocked shots, assist-to-turnover ratio, and defensive field goal percentage. Brescia was ranked as high as 27th in the NAIA Division II national poll, the highest ranking in school history. Two of his Bearcats earned First Team All-KIAC honors in his final season at the school.
Prior to Brescia, Gibson served as the Director of Basketball Operations at Murray State University for two seasons, including the 2011-2012 campaign in which the Racers went 31-2 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Gibson has also spent time as an assistant coach at Sewanee: The University of the South, Maryville University, and Indiana University Southeast.
Gibson is a 2003 graduate of Murray State with a Bachelor of Arts in history. He also earned his Master of Science in human development and leadership as well as a Master of Arts in United States history from Murray State in 2005.
