Kyle Barlow enters his fourth season as Toledo’s director of basketball operations. Barlow’s responsibilities with the Rockets include planning and coordinating recruiting visits, assisting with team travel, supervising team managers, organizing the program’s annual summer camps and coordinating community relations efforts.
In his first season with UT’s program, Barlow helped the Rockets register their second-straight 20-win campaign. In addition, four Rockets — Julius Brown (first-team), Justin Drummond (third-team), J.D. Weatherspoon (third-team) and Nathan Boothe (honorable-mention) — were named to the MAC all-league squad for a second-straight season.
In 2015-16, the Rockets registered their fifth-straight winning season with a 17-15 ledger with Nathan Boothe (first-team) and Jonathan Williams (third-team) receiving all-conference accolades.
Last year, Toledo made its third postseason appearance in the last six years with a trip to the College Basketball Invitational. Other highlights included senior forward Steve Taylor Jr. earning second-team All-MAC honors after leading the nation with 9.9 defensive rebounds per game and ranking third nationally with 12.2 rpg. Senior guard Jonathan Williams also received third-team All-MAC accolades for a second-straight season after ranking third in the MAC with 19.6 ppg.
Prior to coming to the Glass City, Barlow served as a graduate manager for the University of Michigan’s basketball program for two years, where he played a role in the Wolverines notching a 59-17 record for the most wins in back-to-back seasons in the history of the program. The Howell, MI native’s duties with the Wolverines included directing the managerial program as well as assisting in the day-to-day operations of the basketball program.
Prior to joining the Michigan staff, Barlow was an assistant coach at Concordia University in Ann Arbor (2010-12) where he was responsible for scouting opponents, player development and recruiting. Barlow was a four-year letterwinner (2006-10) and two-time captain at Concordia. During his senior season, Barlow was named the Cardinals’ Defensive Player of the Year as well as being given the Team Player Award. A two-time Wolverine/Hoosier Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference selection, he was the recipient of the Champion of Character award in 2010.
Barlow earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education with a minor in mathematics from Concordia (MI) University in 2010. He later received a master’s degree in sport management from the University of Michigan in 2014.
