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Caleb Kimbrough is in his seventh year as Head Basketball Coach at Hampden-Sydney College during 2025-26. He was named the new head coach at H-SC on April 4, 2019. The former head coach at Huntingdon (AL) College from 2016-19, Kimbrough became the 19th head coach in the then 109-year history of the storied Hampden-Sydney program. The Chapel Hill, North Carolina native is no stranger to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), having played four years at Guilford (NC) College and coached six years with the Quakers and one year at Washington and Lee University. Caleb is currently 106-44 at the College, ranking sixth in wins among the 19 head coaches in the program’s history, while his current winning percentage (.707) ranks second. Kimbrough also serves as a strength and conditioning coach for the athletic department.
H-SC finished 2024-25 with a final overall record of 23-6 for its third-straight season with 20-plus wins, also the 18th 20-win season in program history–the first time since 1996-99 that the program has accomplished three consecutive 20-win campaigns. The Tigers also made their third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, and 17th overall since 1989, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the eighth time. H-SC was 14-2 in the ODAC for the third-straight season, while ranked No. 11 in both the final NCAA Power Index with an NPI of 64.393 and the D3hoops.com Top 25—the Garnet & Grey were ranked among the Top 10 for 11 of 15 polls throughout the season, and finished 14-3 at home, including 8-0 in the ODAC—continuing to enjoy one of the finest home advantages in Division III. Kimbrough was named the D3hoops.com Region 6 Coach of the Year, and earned his 100th win at the College with a 75-44 road win at Eastern Mennonite on February 1, 2025. Adam Brazil was voted to both the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III All-America First Team and the D3hoops.com All-America First Team—the first Tiger to earn First Team honors from both organizations since D3hoops began in 1998. Brazil was also the NABC District 6 Player of the Year and All-District 6 First Team, while selected to play in the NABC Division III All-Star Game, as well. Brazil was also named the D3hoops.com Region 6 Player of the Year and All-Region 6 First Team, the 2024-25 ODAC Men’s Basketball Kurt Axe Player of the Year, and the ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year … and was named to both the Trevor Hudgins Award Top 15 Watch List and the Bevo Francis Top 25 Watch List. Off the court, Brazil was named a member of the 2024-25 Academic All-America® Men's Basketball First Team as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC) for NCAA Division III. Shane Fernald also earned All-ODAC First Team honors.
H-SC experienced a season to remember during 2023-24, finishing as the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship National Runner-Up. The Tigers completed their storybook campaign with a final overall record of 31-3, a new school record for wins, and won their record 11th ODAC Tournament Championship while playing in a record 16th ODAC Tournament Title contest as the No. 2 seed (14-2 in the ODAC). It was the Garnet & Grey’s finest season in 25 years (1998-99, National Runner-Up, 29-3), attaining their first 30-win season and only the sixth 25-win season in program history, also the 17th overall 20-win season and the second consecutive 20-win effort to mark the first time since 2002-03 (28-4) and 2003-04 (25-5) with back-to-back 20-win seasons. H-SC was ranked No. 2 in the final 2023-24 D3hoops.com Top 25, while the Tigers were top-ranked for seven weeks during the regular season and among the top five for 11 of the 13 polls overall. The Garnet & Grey had winning streaks of 14-straight and 12-straight as Kimbrough was voted the 2023-24 NABC Division III District 6 Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season. Davidson Hubbard was voted to the NABC Division III All-America Second Team, and Adam Brazil was voted to the NABC All-America Third Team—the first time in the 114-year history of the program that the Tigers have had two All-Americans in the same season. Hubbard was named to the D3hoops.com All-America Third Team, and both he and Brazil were each NABC All-District 6 First Team and D3hoop.com All-Region 6 First Team selections, as well. Hubbard and Brazil were also each All-ODAC First Team choices, while Ryan Clements was chosen All-ODAC Third Team, and Brazil garnered ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. Coach Kimbrough won his 100th game as a collegiate head coach with a 71-47 road win at Virginia Wesleyan University on February 14, 2024.
H-SC enjoyed its finest season in 10 years during 2022-23, finishing with a final overall record of 22-7, including 14-2 in the ODAC, while advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament. Only the fourth 20-win season in 20 years, the Tigers’ 22 overall wins, and the 14 ODAC wins, are the most under Kimbrough since he took over prior to 2019-20, and also the program’s highest win totals since 2012-13 (23-5, 14-2)—the last time that H-SC had advanced to the NCAA Tournament, as well. The Tigers were the No. 2 seed for the 2023 ODAC Tournament, advancing to the semifinals at the Salem Civic Center. The Garnet & Grey were ranked No. 18 nationally in the final 2022-23 D3hoops.com Top 25, their highest end-of-season national ranking since 2003-04 (No. 10). H-SC had winning streaks of 11-straight and seven-straight during an impressive stretch of the season that witnessed victories in 18 of 19 games that helped H-SC equal its highest national ranking in 10 years at No. 16 on February 13 (2023). Kimbrough garnered ODAC Bob Johnson Coach of the Year honors, while Davidson Hubbard was named First Team All-ODAC, Adam Brazil was named Second Team All-ODAC and Ryan Clements was named Third Team All-ODAC. Coach Kimbrough is only the third Tiger Basketball head coach to earn conference coach of the year accolades, and the first since 2000 (Tony Shaver). Kimbrough was also voted the 2022-23 NABC Division III District 6 Coach of the Year, and Hubbard was voted Second Team All-District 6 by the NABC and All-Region 6 by D3hoops.com.
H-SC completed its 2021-22 season with a final overall record of 14-11, including 8-8 in the ODAC. The Tigers earned the No. 7 seed for the 2022 ODAC Tournament, advancing to the quarterfinals at the Salem Civic Center. The 14 wins equal that of the 2019-20 campaign, and are the most for the program since 2015-16 (17). H-SC also received votes in the D3hoops.com Top 25 for the first time since 2013-14, enjoying the first 6-0 start for the program since 2014-15 (8-0), en route to winning nine of the first 12 games. Ryan Clements was named Second Team All-ODAC.
H-SC finished with a final overall record of 2-4, including 1-3 in the ODAC, during a 2020-21 season that was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, limiting the Tigers to only six games—all played on the road—during January and February of 2021, before the College’s Health and Safety Protocols forced an end to the campaign and prevented the program from participating in the post-season ODAC Tournament. The abrupt end to the season came right when it seemed the program was poised to finish strong and make a successful run in the conference tournament. The pandemic-shaped schedule witnessed H-SC playing its first five games in 13 days, and following a pause in the schedule in accordance with health and safety protocols, the Tigers won their second consecutive game just prior to the remainder of the season being canceled. Jake Hahn was named to the All-ODAC Team.
In his first season at H-SC in 2019-20, the Tigers won 12 of 14 games during a mid-season stretch, including a six-game winning streak and a five-game winning streak, toward a final overall record of 14-13 including 8-8 in the ODAC. The 14 wins surpassed the win-total from the previous two seasons combined (10), as the Garnet & Grey earned the No. 8 seed for the 2020 ODAC Tournament, advancing to the quarterfinals (for the first time in three year) at the Salem Civic Center. H-SC finished as one of the most improved teams in NCAA Division III with its +8 turnaround from the previous season. Jack Wyatt was named Second Team All-ODAC, and Jake Hahn was named Third Team All-ODAC.
Kimbrough led Huntingdon to a record of 13-13 overall during 2018-19, including 10-8 in the conference, for the program’s best record in 10 years. The Hawks were 11-14 during 2017-18, his first full season as head coach. After taking over as head coach of a winless team at Christmas during 2016-17, Kimbrough led the Hawks back into the win column, going 2-13 to complete the campaign. His record over the past two full seasons at the helm for Huntingdon was 24-27 overall.
Kimbrough served as the associate head coach at Guilford from 2014-16, after four seasons as an assistant coach (2010-14) under veteran head coach Tom Palombo (311-138, 16 years at GC). The Quakers were 103-55 during the six seasons, playing in the ODAC Tournament each season, including a semifinal appearance in 2015, finishing 18-9 overall. The program was 19-8 during 2012-13, finishing 17-9 during both 2011-12 and 2013-14, while 16-10 during both 2010-11 and 2015-16. Kimbrough either coached or recruited seven All-ODAC honorees at Guilford, including 2015 ODAC Player of the Year and All-American Matt McCarthy, 2016 and 2017 All-ODAC and Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete of the Year Zach Houston and 2012 ODAC Freshman of the Year Will Freeman.
Kimbrough was an assistant coach at Washington and Lee during 2009-10, helping the Generals to an overall record of 17-10 – at the time, the best record at Washington and Lee since 1988-89. Kimbrough played for the Washington Generals against the Harlem Globetrotters during 2008-09, traveling around the United States and the world for contests versus the renowned exhibition basketball team.
Kimbrough started a school-record 108 career games at Guilford, helping the team to a four-year record of 75-36, including 48-10 over his final two seasons when the Quakers twice advanced to the NCAA Tournament (2007, 2008). He earned honorable mention All-ODAC honors as a senior, averaging a career-best 7.5 points and 3.9 assists with 27 three-point field goals. For his career, Kimbrough totaled 737 points, 356 assists (fourth all-time), 130 steals (sixth all-time) and 97 three-pointers ( 14th all-time) as GC played in the ODAC Tournament four times, including one championship (2008) along with two semifinals (2005, 2006) and one quarterfinal (2007). The Quakers finished 24-5 during 2006-07 while advancing to the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals, and were 24-5 during 2007-08, including the ODAC Tournament title.
Kimbrough is a 2008 graduate of Guilford with a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise and sport science. Also an All-ODAC tennis player, he received Guilford's 2008 Nereus C. English '26 Athletic Leadership Award, the school's highest athletic honor. Kimbrough also won Guilford's Quaker Club Ideal Student-Athlete Award and the Richard Joyce Sportsmanship Award in 2007.
Caleb and his wife Marlee have a two sons, Nash and Shep, and a daughter, Rae O'Grady. The family resides in Hampden-Sydney.
What They Said About New Basketball Head Coach Caleb Kimbrough Upon His Appointment | April 4, 2019
"Caleb will do an amazing job establishing relationships with his players, faculty and staff, as well as alumni. He is an outstanding young coach who is an even better person. He turned around the program at Huntingdon in a short time and I expect he will do the same at Hampden-Sydney. I am really happy for Caleb and his family."
… Guilford (NC) College Head Coach Tom Palombo
"I will always remember Caleb on the court leading those really talented Guilford teams that achieved success. Believed he was the leader who did everything it took to win and can see him bringing those intangibles to Hampden-Sydney. He is a young, energetic coach that will hit the ground running. He knows the ODAC and what it takes to win in this league. I believe H-SC hired a winner."
… Virginia Wesleyan University Head Coach Dave Macedo
"Caleb is an excellent coach and even a better person. His teams are always well-prepared and very disciplined. They play an up-tempo style and an aggressive man defense. You knew your team better be ready for a battle because Caleb's team was going to compete.  He will do a great job at Hampden-Sydney."
… Maryville (TN) College Head Coach Randy Lambert (1980-2019) | 39-Year Record of 722-325, 19 NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances
"I have known Caleb since I attempted to recruit him when he was a senior in high school. What he was as a player, is who I have known him to be as a coach and man. He is tough, prioritizes the well-being of his student-athletes and has great work ethic and integrity.  He models all of the values that, speaking as a former competitor, it seems Hampden-Sydney basketball success was built on."
… Keane (NJ) University Head Coach Adam Hutchinson | Washington and Lee University Head Coach (2003-17)
"Caleb is one of the bright young minds in our game. Â Hiring him is a big win for Hampden-Sydney."
… North Carolina Wesleyan Head Coach John Thompson
"This is a great hire for Hampden-Sydney. Caleb is a great coach who connects with his players and is a tireless worker who will lead Hamden-Sydney to future success. His knowledge and passion will help lead the program back to the top of the ODAC."
… Murray State (KY) University Assistant Coach Tim Kaine
"We are extremely grateful for the work that Coach Kimbrough has done during his time at Huntingdon College. Caleb and his staff have worked tirelessly to improve our basketball program.  His commitment to the student-athlete experience embodies what is truly special about Division III athletics.  He, his wife Marlee, and son Nash will be greatly missed as members of our college community."
… Huntingdon (AL) College Director of Athletics and Head Football Coach Mike Turk
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