 Shiva Senthil
Alma Mater: Hartwick '14
Overall Record: 64-68 (6 Years)
Record at Oberlin: 35-43 (3 Years)
Shiva Senthil enters his fourth season as head men's basketball coach at Oberlin College in 2025-26.
In his first season, Senthil led the Crimson and Gold to a signature win over the College of Wooster, marking Oberlin's first victory against the Scots since 1988 as they snapped a 60-game losing streak against the longtime national powerhouse. Under Senthil's direction, there have been four All-NCAC honorees as well as the 2024 NCAC Newcomer of the Year and the 2024 D3hoops.com Co-Regional Rookie of the Year. The Crimson and Gold have produced 19 NCAC Academic Honor Roll recipients and five College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selections while Senthil was at the helm.
Senthil came to Oberlin after a successful three-year tenure as the head coach at SUNY-Canton. In his first season in upstate New York, Senthil led the Roos to their first-ever NCAA Tournament after winning the 2020 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) championship, finishing the year with a 16-12 record and 10-4 mark in the NAC. Sentil mentored All-NAC athletes as well as a two-time NAC Defensive Player of the Year, the 2021 NAC Man of the Year, and the 2020-21 Senior Scholar Athlete.
One of just 30 honorees nationally across all divisions to be named to the 2019-20 Under Armour / National Association of Basketball Coaches 30-under-30 team, Senthil was also a finalist for the HoopDirt.com Coach of the Year award.
Prior to his arrival at SUNY-Canton, Senthil spent the 2018-19 season as an assistant coach at the University of Chicago, helping the Maroons record 15 wins, which included four victories against Top-25 teams. He has additional coaching stops as an assistant at Clarkson University (2016-18), SUNY-Purchase (2015-16), and Michigan-Dearborn (2014-15).
As a player, Senthil helped Hartwick College reach the NCAA Tournament two times (2011, 2012). In 2014, he was part of the Hawks' return to the national stage as a student assistant coach. Senthil graduated from Hartwick in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and went on to earn his MBA from Clarkson University in 2018.
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 Stephany Dunmyer
Alma Mater: Kenyon '00
Overall Record: 327-235 (22 Years)
Record at Oberlin: 77-54 (6 Years)
Stephany Dunmyer enters her seventh season as the head women's basketball coach at Oberlin College in 2025-26, after leading the Crimson and Gold to one of the most successful three-year runs in program history during the 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 campaigns.
Guiding Oberlin to a 21-4 overall record and 13-3 mark in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) in 2021-22, the Crimson and Gold tied the program record for overall wins and conference wins in a season while earning the No. 2 seed for the NCAC Tournament, marking the highest seed in program history. The following season, the Crimson and Gold delivered a runner-up finish in the NCAC Tournament after finishing 17-11 overall and 8-6 in the NCAC. During Dunmyer's tenure at Oberlin, the Crimson and Gold have recorded 12 All-NCAC honorees as well as the 2022 NCAC Newcomer of the Year. Performing well in the classroom, Oberlin has tallied 31 NCAC All-Academic recipients and seven College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selections.
Prior to Oberlin, Dunmyer spent 16 seasons as the head coach at Virginia Wesleyan University, compiling a 250-181 record. A three-time Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Coach of the Year (2006, 2008, 2012), Dunmyer coached 24 All-ODAC players and led the Marlins to two ODAC regular season titles. Securing the ODAC Championship title in 2015, Dunmyer led Virginia Wesleyan to an NCAA First-Round appearance. Before her time at Virginia Wesleyan, Dunmyer held coaching stops at Indiana State University (2002-2003) and Ashland University (2000-2002).
A standout player at Kenyon College, Dunmyer produced 1,555 points during her career, helping the Owls (previously Ladies) win two NCAC Championships. Dunmyer was the 2000 NCAC Player of the Year, a three-time All-NCAC selection, and one of ten players named to the NCAC Women's Basketball 20th Anniversary Team. After earning a bachelor's degree in psychology from Kenyon in 2000, Dunmyer was a graduate assistant coach at Ashland University for two seasons while pursuing a master's of education in sport education. Following her successful playing career, Dunmyer was inducted into the Kenyon College Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 2012.
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