Boston University men’s basketball head coach Joe Jones has announced the hiring of Walt Corbean as the newest assistant coach on Tuesday afternoon. A player on two NCAA tournament teams at Xavier, Corbean joins the Terriers after spending six seasons at ACC member Wake Forest.
"We are all very excited about Walt joining our staff," said Jones. "I have known Walt for over 15 years and he brings a great deal of experience to our staff. You add in his character, work ethic and knowledge, and we have someone who I believe will make a significant impact on and off the court."
Corbean worked on the Wake Forest staff from 2007-13, including the last two as an assistant coach. He joined the Demon Deacons as the director of basketball operations after serving as the head basketball coach at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, Ind. In seven seasons, Corbean led the Grenadiers to a 140-95 record and three National Association of Intercollegiate Athletic (NAIA) National Tournament appearances.
He also captured four Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships. His most successful season came in 2005-06 when IUS finished ninth in the nation in the final NAIA Division II poll with a record of 30-4.
Corbean began his coaching career at his high school alma mater, The Seven Hills School, in Cincinnati. He was an assistant varsity coach and head junior varsity coach for four seasons before earning his degree in psychology from Xavier in 1991.
The former Musketeer then broke into the collegiate coaching ranks as an assistant coach at Northern Kentucky University. He spent four seasons as an assistant at NKU, the last two of which he also served as academic coordinator. Corbean was instrumental in helping the Norsemen reach the Sweet 16 of the 1995 NCAA Division II Tournament.
Making his return to the Patriot League at BU, he joined the staff at Army in 1995 and spent three years with the Black Knights, including one season as the recruiting coordinator. Corbean then became an assistant coach at Eastern Kentucky for two seasons from 1998-2000 before taking the head job at IUS.
As a Musketeer from 1985-87, Corbean helped Xavier to a pair of Midwestern Collegiate Conference championships and a two-year record of 44-18. After earning his bachelor’s from Xavier, Corbean received his master’s degree in secondary education from Northern Kentucky in 1997.
Corbean and his wife, Kathy, are the parents of a son, T.J.
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