Marietta College Men's Basketball

Andy Bucheit begins his first season as the Pioneers' head coach in 2025-26. Bucheit becomes the 16th Marietta College head coach in the 121-year history of the men's basketball program.   Bucheit, the 2021 Ohio Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, returns to Marietta after spending the last 12 seasons as the head coach at Heidelberg University. He led the Student Princes to 153 wins and Top 3 finishes in the OAC in each of the last five seasons. Bucheit's Heidelberg teams have qualified for the OAC Tournament in each of the last 11 seasons.   "Championship standards will be expected out of everyone in our program in all facets of their lives. Our coaching staff will set the tone for the program with our blue collar approach in our everyday interactions with the players and campus community," Bucheit said. "Through developing a culture with purpose, intention, and value we will create strong bonds of connection on our way to continuing Marietta basketball as a household name on the national stage."   Bucheit's 2021-22 team earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament marking just the fourth time in program history the Student Princes made the NCAA postseason. It was Heidelberg's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2008.   The Student Princes followed that historic season with a 19-8 record in 2022-23; just the fourth time Heidelberg won 19 or more games in a season and the first time in program history the Student Princes posted back-to-back 18-plus win seasons.   In his time at Heidelberg, Bucheit developed five 1,200-point scorers. He had two All-Region selections, 25 All-OAC honorees including five first team selections, and two OAC Freshman of the Year Award winners.   Off the court, the Student Princes achieved a team grade point average of 3.0 or better in 11 of Bucheit's 12 seasons. In addition, Heidelberg has 32 Academic All-OAC honorees during Bucheit's time in Tiffin.   Prior to Heidelberg, Bucheit was instrumental in building Marietta College into a nationally prominent men's basketball program. Bucheit takes over for Jon VanderWal who departed Marietta after 18 seasons to take the head coaching position at Trine University in Angola, Indiana. As VanderWal's top assistant and recruiting coordinator for five seasons Bucheit recruited some of the greatest players to ever wear the Navy Blue and White including Pioneer Hall of Famers Trevor Halter and Kevin Knab.   With Bucheit on staff, the Pioneers made two NCAA Tournament appearances, won one OAC Regular Season Championship, and two OAC Tournament titles. The 2010-11 team was the first to make the NCAA Tournament since 1975.   Before coming to Marietta in 2008, Bucheit spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at Ashland University. The Eagles qualified for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic League (GLIAC) Tournament in both 2006-07 and 2007-08. In addition to assisting in the recruiting and scouting efforts at Ashland, Bucheit specialized in developing the Eagles' perimeter skills. He also oversaw the team's academic program.   Bucheit, a Cincinnati native, was a four-year letterman and two-year starter on Wittenberg University's basketball team. The Tigers compiled a 95-19 record and participated in the NCAA Division III national tournament in three of Bucheit's four seasons with the team. The guard, who served as a captain and earned All-North Coast Athletic Conference second team honors during his senior season, finished with 951 points and made 191 three-point field goals in his career.   Bucheit spent the 2005-06 season as an assistant coach at his alma mater, which went 30-4 and advanced to the NCAA Division III championship game. In that role, he worked with the perimeter players. Bucheit was also involved in video analysis and active in recruiting.   Bucheit graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communication from Wittenberg in 2005 and earned a master's degree in Sports Education from Ashland in 2008. Bucheit and his wife Melissa have three children; Oliver, Annabelle, and Benjamin. Bucheit's Coaching Honors: Ohio Athletic Conference Coach of the Year: 2020-21 Bucheit's Coaching Record Year School Overall Record OAC Record 2013-14 Heidelberg 7-18 3-15 2014-15 Heidelberg 11-15 7-11 2015-16 Heidelberg 14-12 9-9 2016-17 Heidelberg 11-15 7-11 2017-18 Heidelberg 11-15 7-11 2018-19 Heidelberg 8-18 6-12 2019-20 Heidelberg 12-15 9-9 2020-21 Heidelberg 11-3 11-2 2021-22 Heidelberg 18-9 NCAA Tourn. 12-5 2022-23 Heidelberg 19-8 13-5 2023-24 Heidelberg 16-11 11-7 2024-25 Heidelberg 17-10 12-6 Heidelberg Totals 12 years 153-148 .508 105-103 .505 2025-26 Marietta Marietta Totals 1st year Career 12 years 153-148 .508 105-103 .505

Pat Carlisle begins his first year as an assistant coach for the Marietta College men’s basketball team in 2025-26. Carlisle is coming to Marietta from Lehman Catholic High School.  Over the past seven years Carlisle rebuilt Lehman basketball into a proven winner with having six straight winning seasons, the most by one coach in school history.  Carlisle’s team won over 100 games along with having the third longest tournament run in school history during the 2023 – 24 season. Prior to Lehman, Carlisle rejoined Wittenberg University from 2015 – 2018 after previously serving as an assistant coach from 2004 – 2006 with Marietta’s head coach Andy Bucheit. Carlisle’s greatest coaching accomplishment came during his seven-year term as the head coach at Columbus State Community College (CSCC) from 2006 - 2013. At CSCC, Carlisle had national success in creating a national powerhouse. In 2008, he led Columbus State to the National Junior College Athletic Association National Finals and in 2009, to the National Elite 8 with an overall record of 161 - 58.  During these seven years, Carlisle helped develop 38, four-year NCAA scholarship student – athletes, two NBA D League players, while earning 6 coach of year awards. Carlisle has also coached at Miami University (Middletown), Sinclair Community College, Butler High School and Jefferson High School. Carlisle is a 2001 graduate of Wright State University in education and 2005 graduate of the University of Cincinnati where he earned a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration.  Carlisle and his wife Diana have two adult children, Megan and Daniel.

Keandre Graves begins his first year as assistant coach for the Marietta College men's basketball team in 2025-26. Graves comes to Marietta after two seasons at Heidelberg. A graduate assistant for the 2023-24 season, the Student Princes went 16-11 overall and earned the No. 3 seed in the OAC Tournament with an 11-7 conference record. Heidelberg won its quarterfinal round game in the OAC Tournament before falling to Mount Union in the semifinals. Promoted to assistant coach in 2024-25, Graves helped lead the Student Princes to another No. 3 seed in the league tournament finishing with a 17-10 overall mark and a 12-6 record in the OAC. Once again, Heidelberg won its quarterfinal game before losing to Mount Union in the semifinals. Graves helped Heidelberg develop a pair of All-Region players, while five Student Princes earned All-OAC honors, including the Defensive Player of the Year in 2023-24. Prior to Heidelberg, Graves began his coaching career as a student assistant coach at Capital University. He played collegiately at Central State University for two years before transferring to Capital for his final two seasons. Graves graduated from Capital in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in Intervention Specialist Education. He completed a Master's in Business Administration at Heidelberg in 2025. Graves was a three-time All-State honoree at Lutheran East High School. He led Lutheran East to the Division IV State Championship his junior season.

Jake Snyder begins his first season as assistant men's basketball coach at Marietta College in 2025-26.   Snyder arrives at Marietta after spending the last two seasons as a graduate assistant for the men’s basketball team at Kent State University where he worked with the team in improving their abilities and practiced as a part of the scout team. Last season, he helped guide the Golden Flashes to the quarterfinals of the NIT Tournament. In the two seasons prior, Snyder gained valuable coaching experience as the head coach for Clutch Basketball, an AAU team out of Stow, Ohio.   Snyder is no stranger to the Ohio Athletic Conference as he had a successful collegiate career at Baldwin Wallace University. He was named All-OAC Honorable Mention in his final two seasons, averaging 13 points and four assists a game. Snyder was also named Academic All-OAC twice and was named as a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection his senior campaign.   Originally from Akron, Ohio, Snyder graduated from Baldwin Wallace in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in Sport Management. He completed his master's degree in Business Administration at Kent State in 2025.