Roman Tubner was named assistant coach at Indiana State on April 11, 2018. He joins the Sycamore family after spending the 2017-18 season at Austin Peay.
While at Austin Peay, Tubner helped lead the Governors to their most wins in a decade while working primarily with the post players. Under his guidance, Austin Peay seamlessly worked role players into the front court starting lineup, with Brianne Alexander garnering first all-conference honors after averaging 11.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He also coached sophomore Arielle Gonzalez-Varner to an average of 9.6 rebounds per game over the Govs’ final seven games of the season.
Tubner joined the Governors after previously serving as the only assistant coach at Arkansas Tech since 2014. In that time span, he helped guide the Golden Suns to a three-year record of 73-19 which included two Great American Conference regular season championships and three appearances in the Division II NCAA Tournament.
Prior to Arkansas Tech, Tubner started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Arkansas-Monticello and was later promoted to assistant coach. While at UAM, the team had a 21-win season in 2011-12 and he coached three NCAA DII All-Americans.
In addition, Tubner has proven to be top-notch recruiter, highlighted by bringing former JUCO Player of the Year finalist Fatima Adams to Arkansas Tech. Adams went on to have a celebrated career – a two-time All-American selection, Division II National Player of the Year runner-up, Central Region Player of the Year and GAC Player of the Year – while averaging 22.4 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.
As a player, Tubner was a two-year starter and team captain at Centenary College of Louisiana where he averaged nine points per game over the course of his career. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in psychology while there before graduating from Monticello with Master’s degree in physical education and coaching.
Tubner is engaged to Kyndra Daniels and the two will be wed in Spring 2019. The couple has one daughter, Skylar Emory Tubner.
