Thiel College Athletics

Trey Austin was named the 26th head coach in Thiel Men's Basketball program history in June 2026. 

Austin arrives in Greenville after serving as the head coach at Penn State Fayette for two seasons, where he orchestrated one of the program's most significant turnarounds in recent years.

Austin guided the Roaring Lions to their first postseason appearance and postseason victory in more than a decade last season while improving the program's record from 7-18 to 12-10. Under his leadership, Penn State Fayette produced one PSUAC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year each along with six all-conference selections over two seasons.

Under his high tempo offensive system, the Roaring Lions averaged 77.5 points per game last season, the fifth-best mark in the PSUAC, and distributed 16.6 assists per game, the third-best mark in the league and the most in program history since 2015.

Defensively, Austin's squad was known for its full-court pressure defense that forced more than 14 turnovers per game, swiped nearly eight steals per contest and posted three blocked shots per matchup.

Prior to his time at Penn State Fayette, Austin served as an assistant coach at DII Frostburg State University for three seasons. The Bobcats qualified for the Mountain East Conference (MEC) Championship Tournament in his final season with the program.

While at Frostburg, Austin earned a master's in Recreation, Parks, and Sports Management. He earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, while also being a part of the men's basketball team. In 2015-16, the team had one of their best-ever seasons, going 30-5 to win the Sun Belt Conference and win their NCAA Tournament First Round game over Purdue. 

After his time at Little Rock, Coach Austin built an AAU program and skill development business, where he trained and mentored high-level players, including NBA talent such as Kel’el Ware of the Miami Heat. As an AAU coach, he helped place dozens of athletes across the DI, DII and DIII levels.