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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.
