Derrick Tilmon, who was an assistant men’s basketball coach at Missouri State from 2012-15, is in his second season in the same capacity at Morehead State.  He has a variety of duties, including working with post players, assisting with recruiting and helping with scouting.

He helped lead the Eagles to a 23-14 overall record and 11-5 Ohio Valley Conference mark, along with a second place finish in the College Basketball Invitational in 2015-16.

With their trip to the championship series of the CBI, Morehead State won four postseason games, the most in program history. MSU's 20-win season marked the seventh in program history. The 23 wins marked the most victories for the Eagles since they finished the 2010-11 season at 25-10.

The 2013-14 season highlighted Tilmon’s time at Missouri State.  The Bears finished 20-13 overall and 14-3 at home en route to a berth in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.  That MSU team had one All-Missouri Valley Conference player and one All-MVC Freshman Team selection.

Prior to his three seasons at Missouri State, Tilmon spent three years (2009-12) at Southern Indiana.  The Screaming Eagles went 72-16 (.818) overall, winning 24 contests each year, and captured the 2012 Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament title.  Tilmon worked with nine all-conference picks and three Division II All-Americans.

Tilmon spent the 2005-06 season as an assistant coach at Division II member Shorter (Ga.) before a three-year stint, from 2006-09, as an assistant coach at Division II school Kentucky Wesleyan.

A native of Clarksdale, Miss., Tilmon played five years of professional basketball in Europe.  He made stops in both Austria and the Netherlands.  The 6-foot-7 post player earned a spot on the Netherlands All-Star team and was part of the Netherlands Championship Series.

Tilmon played one year at Hiwassee (Tenn.) before spending his final three seasons at Missouri Valley Conference member Southern Illinois.  He was a three-year starter for the Salukis, scored 605 points and finished 13th in school history with 58 blocked shots.  His senior campaign in 1999-2000, SIU finished 20-13 and advanced to the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.

The 38-year-old earned a bachelor’s degree in health education from Southern Illinois in 2000.  He and his wife, Nicole, have two sons, Derrick Jr. and Darren.