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Larry Anderson joined the MIT athletic department in 1995 as the 18th head men's basketball coach in program history and the fourth head coach in the modern era. Entering his 16th season at the helm, Anderson's coaching tenure is the second longest in Tech's basketball lore, while on November 29, 2008 he surpassed legendary Jack Barry as the winningest coach in the program's 101-year history.
Over the past two years, Anderson has guided MIT to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances and helped the Engineers capture their first NEWMAC Championship Title while earning NEWMAC Coach of the Year honors in 2009. Also the 2005-06 NEWMAC Coach of the Year, Anderson took over a struggling program and decisively turned it into a contender. After enduring a tough opening campaign, he guided MIT to a 15-game turnaround that resulted in an 18-7 overall record.
While always advocating class and discipline, Anderson's teams play with reckless abandon, hustling on defense and diving for loose balls. In the last nine seasons, MIT has finished above .500 seven times, including a program-record 22 wins in 2010, earned two ECAC Tournament appearances and won its first NCAA Tournament game, a 73-68 upset of Rhode Island College in 2009.
Anderson arrived at MIT via Rust College in Holly Springs, Miss., where he graduated in 1986. After a senior stint as captain, Anderson remained at his alma mater as an Assistant Coach. While maintaining his devotion to the game of hoops and to Rust, he eventually assumed additional roles as the Associate Director of Athletics and Director of Student Activities.
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Kevin Byrne starts his third season at MIT with the new title of Associate Head Basketball Coach. During Byrne's stint with the Engineers, the team set the school record for wins, earned its first NEWMAC championship, and made the first two NCAA Tournament appearances in program history. Byrne assists with all aspects of the program including recruiting, player development, practice planning, and scouting.
Prior to coming to MIT, Byrne was the Assistant Coach at his alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University. During Byrne's eight year tenure as Assistant Coach, the team set the school record for wins with 19 (2004-05 season) and experienced the first 20 win season and first ever UAA championship, as well as the second ever trip to the NCAA Tournament ( 2005-06 season). The 2007-08 team also won 19 games and earned the first post-season championship in school history, earning the ECAC South Regional Championship. The Carnegie Mellon coaches were named the Coaching Staff of the Year in the UAA in both 2004-05 and 2005-06.
Byrne also spent one season at Marietta College (Ohio). During this season he helped guide the Pioneers to a 17-8 record, which remains the best single season record in the past half century for the Marietta basketball program.
Before entering the coaching ranks, Byrne enjoyed a three year professional career playing in England and Ireland. Prior to this he played at Carnegie Mellon where he graduated as the third all-time leading scorer and fifth all-time leading rebounder. Byrne's graduating class graduated with the most wins of any graduating class in Carnegie Mellon history.
Byrne originally hails from Akron, Ohio. He has a B.A. in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.A. in Psychology, which he earned from Duquesne University.
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Indran Ratnathicam has served on the MIT coaching staff for the past 13 seasons. He focuses primarily on leadership development and alumni relations in addition to practice and game preparation, on-the-floor coaching, player development and recruiting. Prior to becoming a coach, Indran was a four-year player on the MIT basketball team, where he was co-captain of the 1997-98 campaign that finished 18-7 under Head Coach Larry Anderson.
Ratnathicam graduated from MIT in 1998, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and has an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Since "leaving" MIT, he has pursued a full-time career in technology and business, and is currently a Principal at The Boston Consulting Group.
Ratnathicam, known as "Indy" to the players and staff, is originally from Vancouver, Wash.
