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Rusty Loyd enters his first year as head men's golf and assistant men's basketball coach at Rose-Hulman this fall in his 12th overall season of college coaching.

Loyd spent the past three seasons as the head men's basketball coach at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.  His efforts included recruiting a class of seven freshman for the 2008-09 campaign, highlighted by the conference's only first-team all-league newcomer.

Prior to his stint at Illinois Tech, Loyd spent four seasons as assistant coach at the University of Chicago with recruiting classes that featured one All-American, one Conference Player of the Year and 11 all-conference selections.  The Maroons compiled a 69-58 overall and a 43-27 league mark with two University Athletic Association championships during those four years.

Loyd also spent two seasons as assistant coach at Lewis University.  He helped assemble a team that finished 25-7 with a Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament title and an appearance in the NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen.  His first college coaching experience came for two years as the assistant at Earlham College under Rose-Hulman alumnus Jeff Justus, highlighted with the team's first winning conference record in 25 years.

"I am excited about the opportunity to get back to Indiana and at a great academic institution like Rose-Hulman," said Loyd, a native of Columbus.

He graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Chicago in 1998 and added a master's degree in sports administration from the United States Sports Academy in 2008.  During his final two seasons at Chicago, Loyd played on squads that combined for a 48-8 record and made two trips to the NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen.  He will be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at the University of Chicago on Oct. 23 after completing his career as the school's all-time leader in assists and steals.

Loyd and his wife Kristen are relocating to Terre Haute this summer.  They have two children, Mia (3) and Mason (less than one).

E-mail: loyd@rose-hulman.edu
Phone: (812) 877-8496
Fax: (812) 877-8407