Tom Wilk was named the head men’s basketball coach at Tompkins Cortland Community College prior to the 2021-22 season. The Panther alum had previously served as an assistant coach at SUNY Cortland and Morrisville State.

In his first three seasons, Wilk has led the Panthers to a record of 41-32, the best start for any coach in program history. The team won the MSAC Championship tournament in 2023-24 and qualified for the NJCAA Region 3 playoffs each year, advancing to the quarterfinals in 2022-23 and the semifinals in 2023-24. 

Wilk played for the Panthers in 2008-09, averaging 10.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game. After graduation he continued his playing career at Morrisville State, where he was a team captain for a Mustangs program that won conference championships and appeared in the NCAA Division 3 national tournament both years, advancing to the Elite 8 his senior season.

He started his coaching career with two seasons as an assistant at SUNY Delhi, helping the Broncos to its first national ranking (USCAA) as a four-year program. In 2017 he returned to Morrisville, serving as an assistant for two seasons. He helped lead the Mustangs to a record of 42-14 over two seasons, including the best season in program history. In 2019 Wilk was named to the Under Armour NABC 30-Under-30 Team, an honor presented by the National Association of Basketball Coaches to 30 of the most outstanding men’s college basketball coaches in the nation under 30 years old.

A native of Cortland, Wilk returned to his hometown as an assistant coach at SUNY Cortland in 2019, helping the Red Dragons to SUNYAC quarterfinal appearance during his one season before the pandemic cancelled the 2020-21 season.