Coach Patrick Crarey II

 Coach Crarey finished his third year with the St Thomas Bobcats (NAIA), coming off one of the most historic years in program history. Crarey was named the Head Coach and Assistant Athletic Director for Game Operations on May 19, 2021. He finished a three-year stint at 61-27.
 

In just his second season with the Bobcats, Coach Crarey led the Bobcats to the most wins in program history (T-26), set the best home record in program history (15-1), and had the highest finish in program history finishing in the NAIA Round of 16 appearance. The veteran coach also set new single season program records with his first recruiting class as Fred Mulbah became the first Bobcat with 200 assists and set the record at 241. Dalon Dean and Milton Matthews became the new no-1 and no-2 in 3-point baskets made in a single season in 111 and 100, respectively. The duo are the only two to hit 100 in a single season.
 

The 2022-23 season had three All-Conference members to bring Crarey’s total to seven in just two years. Mulbah and Matthews also notched NAIA All-American Honorable Mention honors (the first since Justin Brown in 2019-20).
 

In Crarey’s first season at St. Thomas the Bobcats led the Sun Conference with four All-Conference selections. Three players from the 2021-22 team; Augustus Stone (Taiwain), Dwayne Russell (Argentina) and Jahsim Floyd (Kosovo) all netted professional contracts.
 

Crarey comes to St. Thomas after a decade as the Men's Basketball coach at Washington Adventist University (MD) while also serving as the Athletic Director at WAU. During his tenure at Washington Adventist, Crarey was recognized as the conference coach of the year twice (ICAA/2014, AII/2020), and set the program record for wins in a single season (23/2020). Several of Crarey's former players have gone on to play professional basketball in a variety of leagues, including the National Basketball Association - G-league, France, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Kosovo, and Bahrain.