TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State head basketball coach Greg Lansing announced today (April 25) that Associate Head Coach Lou Gudino has resigned to accept a similar position at New Mexico State. Gudino recently wrapped up his 10^th season as a member of the Sycamore Basketball staff, including his seventh as the program's associate head coach. Additionally, Marcus Belcher has been promoted to Associate Head Coach of Sycamore Basketball.
 
Gudino will be joining ranks at New Mexico State with former Wichita State assistant coach Chris Jans, who was named the program's head coach on April 17.
 
"First and foremost, we want to wish Lou and his wife Dana the absolute best of luck in their new home," head coach Greg Lansing said. "Lou has had as much to do with all of our successes in the past seven years as anyone and we owe him a great debt of gratitude. He isn't a good coach, he is a great coach and will be an outstanding head coach when he gets the opportunity. Personally, it's sad for me because I won't get to work with one of my best friends anymore. I relied on Lou on and off the floor. I love the guy and he will be greatly missed." 
 
The departure of Gudino wraps one of the longest tenures for an assistant coach in the history of the program. He was originally hired in 2007 and ascended to the role of Associate Head Coach when Lansing was named head coach prior to the 2010-11 campaign.
 
"I will always be grateful for the chance to return home and coach at Indiana State," Gudino said. "I would not be at Indiana State without the friendship and support of Greg Lansing. He taught me so much about being loyal and running a program the right way. The program is in good hands and will return to the level of success Coach Lansing has had in the past."
 
The highlight of Gudino's tenure was a run of success in which the Sycamores reached the postseason for five consecutive seasons, including a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2011 and consecutive appearances in the NIT following the 2013 and 2014 campaigns.
 
Also under Gudino, who coordinated most of the Sycamores' recruiting efforts, the Sycamores enjoyed a stretch of eight consecutive seasons in which at least one player was named All-Missouri Valley Conference. Included in that stretch was Brenton Scott, picking up MVC Freshman of the Year honors in 2015.
 
Gudino also coordinated the Sycamores' defensive efforts in which the Sycamores' were 80-9 during his time in that role when holding teams to 63 or points or less, including a mark of 18-0 when holding teams to 53 points or less.
 
Indiana State also spent most of Gudino's time with the program in Top 3 for most conference wins among the Missouri Valley Conference membership. He also has been part of a school-record five different victories over nationally-ranked teams, including a win over No. 15 Butler this past December.
 
Prior to his time at Indiana State, Gudino served as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech and was the head coach at Frank Phillips College. He also has been an assistant coach at Incarnate Word, Barton County and Howard College. A native of Clinton, Ind., Gudino graduated from Indiana in 1997 and received his master's degree from Incarnate Word in 2003.
 
BELCHER PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH:
As part of this transition, Marcus Belcher has been promoted to Associate Head Coach at Indiana State. Belcher will be entering his seventh season with the program in 2017-18, having worked the previous six years as an assistant for coach Lansing.
 
"Marcus will move into the Associate Head Coach position and is very deserving of the role," Lansing said. "He has earned this opportunity and is more than capable to excel in all the responsibilities that fall under his new title."
 
Belcher has been with the program during a pair of NIT runs and helped tutor former Sycamore great Jake Odum during the final three years of his career. He has previously coached at his alma mater Southern Illinois, SIU-Edwardsville and Evansville. Belcher was the starting point guard on the 2002 SIU Sweet 16 team that beat Texas Tech and Georgia in the NCAA Tournament and led the squad with 118 assists. He scored 350 points in 66 games in two seasons at SIU.
 
He and his Vanessa reside in Terre Haute.