Donny Lind is an American college basketball coach who has been the men's basketball head coach at Mount St. Mary's University since April 20, 2024.
Coaching career Lind was a student manager and video coordinator with the Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball program under head coach Jimmy Patsos at Loyola University Maryland where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 2010.Donny Lind (profile) – Radford University Athletics. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
He was a graduate manager for one season before his promotion to video coordinator during his three years with Shaka Smart's staff at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) from 2010 to 2013. The Rams qualified for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in all three seasons, reaching the Final Four for the first time in the program's history in 2011. Lind earned a Master of Sport Leadership degree from VCU.
He joined the staff of his former VCU assistant coaching colleague Jamion Christian at Mount St. Mary's University in 2013. The Mountaineers appeared in the NCAA tournament in the first of Lind's three years at Mount St. Mary's in 2014.
Lind was reunited with another former VCU assistant coaching colleague Mike Jones at Radford University when he was named an assistant in charge of the offense on June 23, 2016."Men's Basketball Adds David Boyden, Donny Lind to Coaching Staff," Radford University Athletics, Thursday, June 23, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2024. The Highlanders made it to the NCAA tournament in the second of his five seasons at Radford in 2018. He made the transition with Jones to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in a similar capacity in 2021.Donny Lind (profile) – University of North Carolina at Greensboro Athletics. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
He returned to Mount St. Mary's when he accepted its men's basketball head coaching position on April 20, 2024."Mount St. Mary’s Names Donny Lind as Men’s Basketball Head Coach," Mount St. Mary's University Athletics, Saturday, April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024. He succeeded Dan Engelstad who announced his resignation ten days prior on April 10."Dan Engelstad Resigns as Mount St. Mary's Head Men's Basketball Coach," Mount St. Mary's University Athletics, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024. Lind inherited a program with a 40–55 overall record in the three seasons since its previous NCAA tournament appearance in 2021.Steinwedel, Dylan. "New Mount St. Mary’s Men’s Basketball HC Donny Lind: Pursuing Job Was ‘No-Brainer,'" PressBox (Baltimore, MD), Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
Mount St. Mary's (2024–present)
In his first season as head coach, Lind led Mount St. Mary’s to a 23–13 overall record, including a 12–8 mark in MAAC play. The Mountaineers won the 2025 MAAC Tournament, securing the program’s first-ever MAAC championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. "CHAMPIONS!!! Mount Men’s Basketball Wins First MAAC Championship," Mount St. Mary's University Athletics, March 16, 2025 In the First Four, Mount St. Mary’s defeated American University 83–72 to advance to the Round of 64, marking the school’s third NCAA Tournament win in program history."Mountaineers Advance in March Madness by Outpacing American," Mount St. Mary's University Athletics, March 20, 2025.
A signature moment of the season came on December 21, 2024, when Mount St. Mary’s defeated the University of Miami (FL) 78–74 in overtime on the road. It was the Mount’s first win over a Power Conference opponent since 1995 and the program’s second-ever road win against an ACC team."Mount St. Mary's Tops Miami, 78-74, in Overtime," Mount St. Mary's University Athletics, December 12, 2024.
The program’s success under Lind in his first year earned him a multi-year contract extension through the 2030–31 season."Mount St. Mary’s, Donny Lind Agree to Contract Extension and Program Commitments," Mount St. Mary's University Athletics, April 2, 2025.
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Personal life Lind is a native of New Knoxville, Ohio.
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