Head Coach Mike McGrath announced the addition of Shiva Senthil to University of Chicago’s men’s basketball coaching staff beginning in 2018-19.

“We are very excited about the addition of Coach Senthil to our staff,” McGrath said. “He is a great person and hard worker, with excellent coaching experience. He truly understands the value of the athletic and academic experience at the University of Chicago. He will definitely enhance the experience of our players.”

Senthil joins the Maroons after two seasons as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball program at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., where he helped the Golden Knights improve both their overall and conference win totals. He also aided in the development of three all-conference performers.

Senthil also served as assistant coach at SUNY Purchase in 2015-16, as the Panthers enjoyed a four-game improvement to finish 13-13 overall and 11-9 in the Skyline Conference. Prior to his season at Purchase, Senthil coached for one year at the University of Michigan-Dearborn where the team posted the second-best record in program history.

He attended NCAA Division III Hartwick College, where he was a member of two NCAA Tournament teams and was a student assistant for another one. During his sophomore season, the team finished 23-4 and hosted the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Senthil’s senior class graduated among the winningest classes in Hartwick history with a mark of 70-37.

Senthil graduated from Hartwick in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He went on to earn his MBA from Clarkson University in 2018.

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