Head Coach
Damon Goodwin
Ph: (614) 236-6913
dgoodwin@capital.edu
Damon Goodwin has patroled the sidelines as head men's basketball coach at Capital University beginning with the 1994-1995 season and has established the Crusaders as one of the elite programs in not only the Ohio Athletic Conference but all of NCAA Division III.
The Crusaders enjoyed their best season in program history in 2008-2009 as Goodwin guided Capital to a school-record 26 victories and a berth in the NCAA "Round of 16". CU made their third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament and were nationally ranked throughout the entire regular season reaching a program-record mark of No. 5 in the D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll. CU had the best home record in the Great Lakes Region at 15-0 and was a host of the NCAA First and Second Rounds at the Capital Center in front of sold out crowds. Goodwin also mentored the OAC Player of the Year, two All-OAC First Team selections and the first-ever back-to-back consensus All-America pick in school history. For his efforts, Goodwin was named Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
In 2007-2008, Goodwin led Capital to its second straight Ohio Athletic Conference regular season title and second straight NCAA Tournament appearance. The Crusaders also won 24 games, had the OAC Player of the Year and first All-American for the school since 1988, and Goodwin claimed OAC Coach of the Year honors for a second straight season and third time in his career.
Other highlights of his tenure on the bench in Columbus include making the NCAA Tournament and winning OAC Coach of the Year honors in just his second season at Capital in 1996-97. In 2001-2002, he led Capital to a then school-record 23 wins, while in 2002-03 he brought the school its first OAC regular season title in 19 seasons. He is only the second coach in school history to win over 200 games.
Prior to becoming the Crusaders head coach, he served five seasons as an assistant coach at Wittenberg University. During his time there, the Tigers won five North Coast Athletic Conference titles, earned four NCAA Tournament bids and a final four appearance in 1994.
As a player, the St. Marys, Ohio, native earned first team All-Ohio honors at St. Marys Memorial High School in 1982, before attending the University of Dayton. He helped lead the Flyers to NCAA Tournament appearances in 1984 and 1985 where the eventual national champion (Georgetown and Villanova) eliminated them each season. Upon leaving Dayton, Goodwin was taken in the seventh round (147 overall) of the NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns. He spent the summer out west before returning that fall to begin his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Dayton.
Goodwin's first head coaching job was a two-year stint at Fairborn High School in Fairborn, Ohio, before joining the staff at Wittenberg.
Goodwin, who also is Capital's assistant men's and women's cross country coach, resides in Hilliard, Ohio, with wife Danielle and their three children, 17-year-old Grant, 15-year-old Addison, and 8-year-old Dane.
Goodwin Year By Year |
Year | Overall | OAC | (place) |
94-95 | 14-11 | 9-9 | (6th) |
95-96 | 19-8 * | 13-5 | (2nd) |
96-97 | 9-16 | 6-12 | (8th) |
97-98 | 12-15 | 8-10 | (7th) |
98-99 | 15-10 | 10-8 | (4th) |
99-00 | 7-18 | 3-13 | (9th) |
00-01 | 16-10 | 11-7 | (4th) |
01-02 | 23-5 | 14-4 | (2nd) |
02-03 | 22-6 | 15-3 | (1st) |
03-04 | 17-9 | 11-7 | (4th) |
04-05 | 16-9 | 12-6 | (2nd) |
05-06 | 12-13 | 9-9 | (5th) |
| 06-07 | 19-9* | 13-5 | (1st) |
| 07-08 | 24-6* | 16-2 | (1st) |
| 08-09 | 26-5*# | 15-3 | (2nd) |
Total
(15 yrs.) | 251-150 | 175-101 |
1996 OAC Coach of the Year
2007 OAC Coach of the Year
2008 OAC Coach of the Year
2009 NABC Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year
2002-03 OAC Champions
2006-07 OAC Champions
2007-08 OAC Champions
2007 OAC Tournament Champions
* NCAA Tournament Appearance
# NCAA Round of 16 |
Assistant Coach
Cort Hamilton
Ph: (614) 236-6917
chamilto@capital.edu
Cort Hamilton began as an assistant coach at Capital during the 2006-2007 season. Before coming to Capital, Hamilton spent a season as the head boys basketball coach at St. Marys Memorial High School in St. Marys, Ohio. Prior to that he was the assistant varsity boys basketball coach for three seasons at Hilliard Davidson High School.
As assistant athletic director, Hamilton will be responsible for game management for Capital's fall sports that include football, volleyball, men's & women's soccer and men's & women's cross country.
The Marion, Ohio, native played for four seasons and coached for another season at California University of Pennsylvania. Hamilton helped lead the Vulcans to three Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships and a pair of trips to the NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament. Hamilton has both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree from California (Pa.).
Assistant Coach Brian Alge
A Capital alumnus, Brian Alge began his coaching career at his alma mater in 2007-2008 as an assistant coach. After spending one season at fellow Ohio Athletic Conference competitor Heidelberg, Alge returned to Capital for the 2009-2010 season in a similar role.
A three-time OAC All-Academic Team selection, Alge captained the Crusaders to their first OAC Championship in 21 years during his senior season of 2006-2007. He was also named the Most Valuable Player of the 2007 OAC Tournament.
A native of Cincinnati, Alge graduated from Capital in 2008 with bachleor’s degrees in marketing and history.
Assistant Coach Tyler Schleich
Tyler Schleich has served as an assistant coach at his alma mater since the start of the 2006-2007 season. Schleich holds the honor of scoring Capital's first points in a men's basketball game in The Capital Center in 2001. From 2000 to 2004, Schleich helped lead Capital to its best season in school history and an OAC title.
Schleich earned a Bachelor's degree in 2004 and a Master's in Business Administrationin 2005 from Capital. The Williamsport, Ohio, native is a CPA for Ernst & Young in downtown Columbus and lives in Bexley.