Lindenwood men’s basketball head coach Kyle Gerdeman announced the addition of two assistant coaches heading into the 2022-23 season. Gerdeman added experience on the staff by bringing in Anthony Beane and Kyle Campbell.
“We are very excited about the addition of Anthony and Kyle to our coaching staff,” said Gerdeman. “Both have very strong background from a coaching and recruiting standpoint, but more importantly they are high-character professionals. These two will be great examples and teachers to our current and future student0athletes as we strive to give them a great experience.”
Beane arrived at Lindenwood after spending the last season at Three Rivers College. His previous stop was at Northern Illinois, as Beane served as an assistant coach from 2019-21. In 2020, the Huskies were crowned MAC West Champions. Beane spent seven seasons as the top assistant at Southern Illinois, after a five-year stint as Illinois State. While at Southern Illinois, Beane helped the program to four-consecutive top-three finishes in the Missouri Valley Conference. From 2006-07, Beane was the head coach at Soldan High School after a four-year stop at Saint Louis University.
Beane had his first stop at Illinois State from 2000-02 where he was the top assistant coach. In his seven seasons at Illinois State, Beane and the Cardinals made four postseason tournament appearances. From 1995-2000, Beane made stops at Southeast Missouri State, West Plains Community College, and Allen County Community College. Beane and Southeast Missouri State won the Ohio Valley Conference Championships and made it to the NCAA Tournament in 2000.
As a member of the basketball team at Three Rivers Community College from two years, Beane and his squad won the 1992 National Championship. Beane earned his bachelor of science from Kansas State in 1994. Beane and the Wildcats made it to the NCAA Tournament in 1993, and competed in the NIT Tournament in 1994. After his collegiate career, Beane played in Europe from 1994-95.
Campbell comes to Lindenwood after spending three seasons at Coffeyville Community College as the associate head coach. Campbell helped lead Coffeyville to the 2021 NJCAA National Title. In his three years on staff, Coffeyville claimed the 2020 Region VI Championship, and compiled an overall record of 71-24 since 2019.
Campbell stopped at Sam Houston State for two seasons, helping the program to an overall record of 42-27 in the span. Campbell and the Bearkats won the Southland Conference Championship in 2019 regular season, which led to an appearance in the NIT Tournament.
From 2012-17, Campbell served as the head coach at Dodge City Community College, posting a record of 91-67. In 2015, Dodge City was the NJCAA regional runner-up. Campbell helped guide eight NJCAA all-conference selections, five all-region selections, and saw eight of his players go on to play at the NCAA Division I level.
Campbell jumped into the coaching ranks at Coffeyville Community College from 2006-12 as an assistant coach. During his first stint with the Ravens, Campbell helped the program to a 164-43 record, and guided 15 players to the NCAA Division I ranks. The Ravens won two regional titles, with four KJCCC Championships. In addition to his collegiate coaching, Campbell spent two summers as the head boys coach in the Kansas Select 17U AAU Summer Program, in which he combined for a record of 58-12.
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