The 2009-10 season will mark the 25th campaign for Bowdoin Head Coach Tim Gilbride. During his career at Bowdoin, Gilbride has accumulated a 337-250 (.574) record, including a school-record 22-7 mark, NESCAC Championship Game berth and NCAA Tournament win in the 2007-08 season. Gilbride has led the Polar Bears to several postseason appearances, including three NCAA Tournament berths. Gilbride has the best winning perecentage of any men's basketball coach at Bowdoin and is the career wins leader in Bowdoin College basketball history.
Gilbride began his time at Bowdoin in the 1985-86 season, after serving as assistant men's basketball coach at American International College and head women's coach at his alma mater, Providence College. In his five years with Division II AIC, Gilbride was part of a team that had a cumulative record of 104-45. In 1985, AIC finished as NCAA New England Regional Champions with a 29-4 record and finished the season ranked third in the nation. As the head coach of the Providence College women, Gilbride had a career record of 82-27 and finished the 1980 season with a 22-7 record and a No. 16 national ranking.
Gilbride also served as the head men' soccer coach for the Polar
Bears. In 1997 and 1998, Gilbride led the Polar Bear soccer squad
to two straight trips to the NCAA tournament. In '98, Gilbride
became the only coach in any division of the NCAA to lead both a
men's soccer and a men's basketball team to the NCAA tournament.
A former Division I player and a veteran Division III coach, Preston Beverly joined the Bowdoin staff for the 2007-08 season, aiding the Polar Bears to a school-record 22 victories and their first NCAA Tournament bid since 1999.
A two-year captain at Virginia Military Institute, Beverly was one of top rebounders in the Big South Conference during his career. He graduated with a degree in Computer Science and a minor in Psychology, reaching the rank of S-6 Lieutenant.
During the 2006-07 season, he served as the assistant coach at SUNY-New Paltz, handling several aspects of recruiting, scouting and practice planning for the Hawks. In 2007, he was the leading rebounder for the semi-pro Hudson Valley Hawks, the National Professional Basketball League champions.
Beverly hails from an extremely athletic background, as his
father (Randy) was a long-time NFL defensive back who starred in
the New York Jets' Super Bowl III victory, making three
interceptions. His mother Sharon played collegiate basketball at
Queens College, enjoyed an extremely successful collegiate coaching
career and currently is the Director of Athletics at Vassar College