Goshen College

Rod Wilmont joins the Maple Leaf coaching staff for his first season in 2018-19.

He comes to Goshen from Manchester University, where he was an assistant coach in 2017-18, and Lakewood Park Christian High School, where he was the head coach in 2016-17 and led the Panthers to their first-ever sectional title. He also spent three seasons coaching the Fort Wayne Flight, winning two championships in the semi-pro Central Basketball Association, and was on the staff of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants from 2013-15.

A native of Miramar, Florida, Wilmont holds a degree in criminal justice from Indiana University. He played collegiately for the Hoosiers from 2002-07, earning two spots on the Big Ten’s all-defensive team and a third-team all-conference selection. He played nine years of professional basketball in Europe and in the NBA Development League, including time on the roster of the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks.