Austin Thoms

Thoms' Credentials

• Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator, Nebraska (2012-present)
• Graduate Assistant, Men's Basketball, Hawaii Pacific (2010-12)
• Volunteer Assistant, Women's Basketball, IPFW (2009)

Austin Thoms (pronounced TOMES) enters his fourth season with the Nebraska women's basketball staff as administrative assistant/video coordinator in 2015-16.

In his role at Nebraska, Thoms handles all aspects of team video, including filming of the Huskers' practices and games along with breakdown of opposing team video and video exchange. He also assists with various administrative duties in the women's basketball office, while also serving as Camp Director of Coach Connie Yori's Women's Basketball Camps.

In his first season with the Huskers, Thoms helped NU to one of the best seasons in school history. Nebraska advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the second time in the past four years, finishing with a 25-9 overall record and a 12-4 Big Ten mark. NU finished No. 16 in the final NCAA RPI, No. 16 in the final NCAA home attendance rankings and No. 18 in the final USA Today/Coaches Top 25.

The Huskers added a 26-7 overall record and the first Big Ten Tournament title in school history in 2013-14. Nebraska claimed a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the second round, before making a fourth straight trip to the Big Dance in 2014-15. The Huskers also produced their fourth consecutive 20-win season, finishing with a 21-11 overall mark.

"Austin is talented, energetic and has great potential both administratively and as a coach," Yori said. "He has an impressive skill set, and we think he will bring some great energy to our video breakdown and opponent scouting throughout the season."

Thoms was a four-year letterman as a college basketball player, competing his first two seasons (2006-07, 2007-08) at Concordia in Seward, Neb., before spending his final two years at Taylor University in Upland, Ind.

Thoms capped his collegiate career by capturing a spot on the 2010 NAIA Scholastic All-America team. He went on to earn his bachelor's degree in business management from Taylor in May of 2010.

A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., Thoms previously worked as a volunteer assistant women's basketball coach at Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne during the summer of 2009.

During the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, Thoms was a graduate assistant men's basketball coach at Hawaii Pacific University in Honolulu. In addition to his on-court coaching responsibilities, Thoms served as a primary recruiter for the Midwest, along with Arizona, Utah and Colorado. He also assisted with scheduling.

Thoms also conducted Hawaii Pacific's film exchange, while filming and breaking down practices and individual workouts.

He also founded the Little Sharkies youth basketball program during his time in Honolulu.
Thoms earned his master's degree in human resource management from Hawaii Pacific in May of 2012.

During the summer of 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, Thoms served as the Camp Director of Coach Connie Yori's Women's Basketball Camps. He previously served as a camp counselor at Coach K's Duke Basketball Camp in the summer of 2009 and 2010. He was also a camp counselor at Taylor University's Basketball Camp in 2008.

Thoms, who is married to Kelli Ziegler, was born Nov. 26, 1987.