Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- afuss@kent.edu
- Phone:
- 330-672-8448
Aaron Fuss was announced as Kent State University men's basketball assistant coach in June of 2019.
Fuss officially joined Rob Senderoff's staff on June 17, 2019 after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at UT Chattanooga for head coach Lamont Paris. During his two season's, the Moc's underwent a complete roster overhaul amd was deemed one of the nation's youngest rosters. In 2018, Fuss helped guide the young team and guided freshman and leading scorers Kevin Easley and Donovann Toatley, who were key in helping the Moc's improve to 7-11 in SoCon play and a exceeded expectations of a fifth-place seeding in the league tournament.
Fuss comes to Kent State Fuss with a wealth of collegiate experience, especially knowledge of the Mid-American Conference. Prior to UT Chattanooga, Fuss spent nine seasons with the Ohio Bobcats. He started as the director of basketball operations (2008-09) before being elevated to assistant coach in 2013.
During his tenure at Ohio, the Bobcats reached the postseason six times with two NCAA Tournament appearances, including making it to the Sweet 16 in 2012. The Bobcats won 20 or more games on five occasions, including a school-record of 29 wins in 2012. They captured two MAC titles along the way. During Fuss' time, Ohio won 60.5 percent (167-109) of its games.
He began his career at Ohio State as a student manager. Thad Matta elevated Fuss to a graduate manager in 2005.
Fuss brings a young family along with him. He and his wife Jill have two children, Emma and Theodore. Both his undergraduate (Agriculture Education/Agri-Business, ’05) and graduate (Sport Management, ’07) degrees came at OSU.
THE FUSS FILE
Alma Mater: Ohio State, 2005
Student Manager, Ohio State, 2002-05
Graduate Manager, Ohio State, 2006-07
Director of Basketball Operations, Ohio, 2009-12
Assistant Coach, Ohio, 2013-17
Assistant Coach, Chattanooga, 2017-19
Assistant Coach, Kent State, present
