Gilbert was promoted to Assistant Coach for the Spartans in July 2022.
Gilbert joined the Spartan program as the Director of Recruiting and Player Development after graduating from Lebanon Valley College in May 2018 and spending the past three years at Radford University.
At Radford, Gilbert was the first graduate manager from May 2018 to August 2020 at which time he was promoted to the Director of Player Development for the 2020-2021 season.
Gilbert graduated from Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania in May 2018 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and was a member of the Lebanon Valley men’s basketball team all four years. As a senior, Gilbert was named team captain and helped lead the team to a MAC Conference Championship and NCAA tournament appearance.
In addition to playing for the Lebanon Valley Men’s Basketball Team, Gilbert did a coaching internship during the spring semester of his senior year. He assisted with scouting report preparation, video breakdown, recruiting, and other day-to-day operations of the program.
As the graduate manager with the Highlanders, Gilbert assisted with on-court player development including extensive work with 2020 Big South Player of the Year, Carlik Jones, and 2020 First Team Big South selection Travis Fields. In addition, he assisted with scouting, game preparation, video editing/breakdown, official visits, and in-office recruiting work for prospects as well as running the Elite Prospect Camp.
In his role as Director of Player Development with the Highlanders, Gilbert coordinated individual player development through film study. He also assisted with scouting and coordinated film for recruiting prospective student-athletes.
The 2018-19 season saw the Highlanders go 22-11 overall and 12-4 in conference play to win a share of the Big South regular-season title for the first time since 2008-09. The team reached the Big South Tournament championship game for the second consecutive season as well. The team also tallied several power conference victories including wins over Notre Dame and Texas.
Following the stellar year, the squad's 21-11 record in the 2019-20 season carried them to their second straight regular-season conference title. The season featured wins over Northwestern, Richmond, and James Madison. The 20-win season gave Gilbert and company its third straight 20-win season – the most consecutive 20-win seasons in program history.
