Donny Lind
Head Coach
Mount St. Mary's has hired Donny Lind as the 23rd head coach in men's basketball program history. An assistant coach at University of North Carolina Greensboro for the past several years, Lind, who has been successful at every stop, brings tremendous energy along with an up-tempo offense and defense. Lind served on coaching staffs at both Radford and UNCG under head coach Mike Jones. Radford won back-to-back Big South regular season titles in 2018-19 and 2019-20 during his tenure in Virginia. He also helped the Highlanders win the 2017-18 Big South Tournament, leading to a First Four win over LIU Brooklyn for the program's first NCAA Tournament win. Earning high marks at UNCG as well, the Spartans earned the No. 2 seed in the SoCon last year after earning a 21-11 record. Electric from long range, UNCG ranked fourth in the country for three-point percentage, making 39.7 percent of all shots and drilling over 10 shots per game from beyond-the-arc.
Serving as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Mount from 2013 to 2016, Lind was on staff for the 2014 Northeast Conference Championship and helped put many of the pieces together for the team's 2017 run. He worked on both sides of the ball, improving the Mountaineers offense before transitioning to directing the "Mayhem" full court pressure defense. Using a background in basketball analytics, he improved both sides of the ball, producing the top offense in the NEC for the 2013-14 season.
Following the 2019-20 season after Radford went 21-11 with a 15-3 Big South record, Lind was recognized as a Top 50 Impactful Low Major Coach in D1 by Silver Waves Media and a top five assistant coach for the Big South by Jeff Goodman.
Former Mount Head Coach Jamion Christian brought Lind along from Virginia Commonwealth University where he worked as a graduate manager before being elevated to video coordinator. He was part of the Rams' storied run as the team won 84 games, including seven NCAA Tournament games and the team's run to the 2011 Final Four.
Originally hailing from New Knoxville, Ohio, he graduated with an economics degree from Loyola in Baltimore in 2010. He went on to earn his MBA from VCU while employed there.
Lind returns to Emmitsburg with his wife, Ciara, and his two children, Magnolia and Silas.