University of Toledo Athletics

    Kyle Barlow enters his fifth season on the Rockets' coaching staff and his second as an assistant coach. Barlow spent the previous three years as UT's director of basketball operations. 

• Served three years (2014-17) as UT’s director of basketball operations.

• Played a role in UT posting a 23-11 record last year on way to winning MAC West Division title and appearing in MAC Championship Game.

• Helped Tre’Shaun Fletcher receive program’s first MAC Player of Year award in 37 seasons last year in addition to Jaelan Sanford and Marreon Jackson earning spots on Second-Team All-MAC and MAC’s All-Freshman squads, respectively.

• Part of 2016-17 Toledo squad that made its third postseason appearance in the last six years with a trip to the College Basketball Invitational. Seniors Steve Taylor, Jr. and Jonathan Williams were second-team and third-team All-MAC honorees, respectively.

• Helped Rockets register their fifth-straight winning season with a 17-15 ledger in 2015-16 as Nathan Boothe (first-team) and Jonathan Williams (third-team) received all-conference accolades.

• Helped the Rockets register their second-straight 20-win campaign in 2014-15 in his first season with UT’s program.

• Played a role in four Rockets — Julius Brown (first-team), Justin Drummond (third-team), J.D. Weatherspoon (third-team) and Nathan Boothe (honorable-mention) — being named to the 2014-15 MAC all-league squad for a second-straight season.

• Served as a graduate manager for the University of Michigan’s basketball program for two years (2012-13) prior to coming to the Glass City. His duties with the Wolverines included directing the managerial program as well as assisting in the day-to-day operations of the basketball program.

• Played a part in the Wolverines notching a 59-17 record for the most wins in back-to-back seasons in the history of the program. 

• Served as an assistant coach at Concordia University in Ann Arbor (2010-12) where he was responsible for scouting opponents, player development and recruiting. 

• Earned four letterwinners (2006-10) and was two-time captain at Concordia. 

• Named the Cardinals’ Defensive Player of the Year and given the Team Player Award as a senior. 

• Received Wolverine/Hoosier Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference on two occasions and was the recipient of the Champion of Character award in 2010.

• Earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education with a minor in mathematics from Concordia (Mich.) University in 2010.

• Received a master’s degree in sport management from the University of Michigan in 2014.

• Resides in Toledo with his wife, Sierra.