Kevin Byrne has been named the head men’s basketball coach at Ohio Northern University.

Byrne comes to Ohio Northern after a 4-year stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he served as their associate head coach, and brings 13 years of coaching experience and three years of experience playing professional basketball to the Polar Bears.

The Akron, Ohio, native also has coaching stints at Marietta and Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) and played professional basketball for three seasons in Europe.

During Byrne’s stint at MIT, the team set the school record for wins, earned its first NEWMAC championship, and made the first three NCAA Division III Tournament appearances in program history.

Last season, Byrne helped guide MIT to a 29-2 record and trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament Final Four.

Prior to coming to MIT, Byrne was the assistant coach at his alma mater, Carnegie Mellon.

During Byrne’s eight-year tenure, 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 Carnegie Mellon coaches were named the Coaching Staff of the Year in the UAA in both 2004-05 and 2005-06.

After graduating from CMU, Byrne enjoyed a three-year professional career playing in England and Ireland.

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