Johns Hopkins University Men's Basketball

The Cain File Personal Hometown Webster, MA Education WPI, 2007 (Bachelor's) Spouse Annie Children John, Patrick Professional 2023-Present Johns Hopkins University Head Coach 2015-2023 Keene State College Head Coach 2008-2015 WPI Assistant Coach   Accolades 2023 NABC Region 2 Coach of the Year 2023 Little East Conference Coach of the Year 2019 Little East Conference Coach of the Year Updated: April 2024 First Day at Johns Hopkins: July 5, 2023 Ryan Cain became Johns Hopkins' 17 men's basketball coach on June 30, 2023. Cain, who spent eight years as the head coach at Keene State (NH), replaced Josh Loeffler, who was named an assistant coach at the University of Cincinnati.   Cain led Johns Hopkins to a 20-7 record, including a 15-3 mark in the Centennial Conference, and a sixth-straight trip to the CC Championship game in his first season with the Blue Jays. He coached the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, as well as three all-conference selections. In addition, John Windley was named Second Team All-NABC Region V and Brayden Fagbemi was named the D3Hoops.com Region V Rookie of the Year.   Cain guided the Owls to a record of 146-66 (.689) during his eight-year tenure with five, 20-win seasons and five trips to the NCAA Tournament.  Under Cain's guidance, Keene State advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2017, the Sweet 16 in 2016 and 2023 and the second round of the tournament in 2022.   Keene State posted a 28-2 record to set a program record for victories during the 2022-23 season.  The Owls finished the season ranked 10th in the final D3hoops.com Poll and were ranked as high as fourth in the nation during the season; they boasted winning streaks of 15 and 13 games during their run to the Sweet 16 and finished third in the nation in winning percentage (.933) and tied for fifth in victories.   The 2022-23 season was the latest in a long line of successful campaigns for the Owls under Cain's direction.  In addition to the five trips to the NCAA Tournament in eight years, the Owls won four Little East Conference (LEC) Tournament titles (2016, 2019, 2022, 2023) and a pair of LEC regular season titles (2019, 2023).  Keene State rolled up an 86-30 (.741) LEC record during Cain's time with the Owls, including a 28-4 (.875) mark over the last two seasons.   Cain earned LEC Coach of the Year honors in 2019 and 2023 and was the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Region 2 Coach of the Year in 2023. He coached three All-Americans, two Northeast Region Players of the Year, eight All-New England selections, two LEC Players of the Year and 10 of his players at Keene State earned first or second team All-LEC honors.   Prior to his eight-year run leading the Owls, Cain served as an assistant coach for eight seasons at his alma mater, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).  There, he helped lead the Engineers to an eight-year record of 174-47 (.787), six trips to the NCAA Tournament, five New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) regular season titles and one NEWMAC Tournament title; the Engineers won at least 20 games in each of Cain's eight seasons on the staff.   Cain played collegiately at WPI and graduated in 2007 with a degree in civil engineering.  On the court, he remains the Engineers' all-time leading scorer (1,813 points), won the 2007 Jostens Trophy as the top student-athlete in Division III and was a Third Team NABC and D3hoops.com All-American in 2007 as well.  He guided the Engineers to an 89-20 record during his career with three trips to the NCAA Tournament, four NEWMAC regular season titles and two tournament championships. Cain was recently named to the NEWMAC's 25-Year Anniversary Team.

The Barrett File Personal Hometown Reading, MA Education Wentworth Institute of Technology, 2010 (Bachelor's) Professional 2025-Present Johns Hopkins University Associate Head Coach 2023-25 Johns Hopkins University Assistant Coach 2014-23 Emerson College Associate Head Coach 2011-14 Emerson College Assistant Coach 2010-11 Suffolk University Assistant Coach Updated October 2025 Jack Barrett enters his third season at Johns Hopkins and in the fall of 2025 was promoted to Associate Head Coach. He came to Homewood after a 12-year stint at Emerson College, including the last nine seasons as an associate head coach. Barrett helped the Blue Jays to a 17-10 record, including 10-3 in the Centennial Conference, and a seventh straight trip to the conference title game in 2024-25.  In his first season, Hopkins went 20-7 and 15-3 in the conference. The Blue Jays played in the CC title game for the sixth consecutive season. Barrett has coached six All-Centennial Conference selections, the 2024 Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year, and two 1,000-point scorers. During his tenure at Emerson, Barrett recruited and coached nine all-conference selections, including five first team honorees and one rookie of the year. He helped the Lions to the school's first-ever NEWMAC Championship (2019) and the program's first trip to the NCAA Tournament. He helped the Lions qualify for the conference tournament seven times.   A native of Reading, MA, Barrett played three-years at Franklin Pierce University before finishing his career at Wentworth Institute of Technology. After graduating from Wentworth, he began his coaching career at Suffolk University and helped the Rams to the league playoffs.

The Thurman File Personal Hometown Swampscott, MA Education Dean College, 2019 (Bachelor's) Professional 2025-Present Johns Hopkins University Assistant Coach 2022-25 Johnson & Wales (Providence) Assistant Coach Randolf Thurman is in his first season on the Blue Jay men's basketball staff. He comes to Baltimore from Johnson & Wales (Providence), where he spent the last three seasons on the Wildcats’ staff. During his time in Providence, Thurman coached three All-Great Northeast Athletic Conference selections and two 1,000-point scorers. He is also the head coach of BNL Elite AAU in Providence. Thurman is a 2019 graduate of Dean College with a bachelor’s degree in sports management and marketing.  

Swift arrives at Homewood with a deep resumé as both a player and coach, having held positions at several NCAA institutions. Most recently, she served as an assistant coach at Austin College (Sherman, TX), a Division III program, where she spent the past two seasons (2023–25). There, she played an integral role in the team’s turnaround—helping the 'Roos secure back-to-back nine-win seasons after inheriting a 1-24 squad that had gone winless in conference play the year prior.   “I’m honored to join a program such as Johns Hopkins,” said Swift. “Coach Rogan has built something special, and I’m excited to contribute to the continued growth and success of the team.”   Before her time at Austin College, Swift spent two seasons (2021–23) as a graduate assistant at Converse University, where she contributed to the rebuilding of the Valkyries’ women's basketball program and was involved in all aspects of coaching and player development.   From 2019 to 2021, Swift served as an assistant coach at Colorado College, helping guide the Tigers to their first-ever Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Championship game appearance. During her tenure, she played a key role in the development of the 2021 SCAC Player of the Year, the 2021 SCAC Newcomer of the Year and three All-Conference honorees.   A 2018 graduate of Southwestern University, Swift began her coaching career at her alma mater, returning as an assistant coach for the 2018–19 season. She helped develop two All-Conference players during that time.   As a player at Southwestern, Swift was a standout point guard and team captain. She helped lead the Pirates to the 2015 SCAC Championship and a runner-up finish in 2018. Off the court, she excelled academically, earning the Director of Athletics Academic Excellence Award twice and receiving SCAC Academic Honor Roll recognition in back-to-back seasons.   Swift holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and English from Southwestern University and a Master of Liberal Arts from Converse University.