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 Head Coach Ty Platt

After serving as Associate Head Coach under his father, Steve, the past three years, Ty Platt now takes over the reins of the Forester men's basketball program.  "We believe Ty is an excellent choice to help manage a smooth transition in the coaching responsibilities," says Dr. G. Blair Dowden, president of Huntington University.  "We are excited about his new leadership role with the team, and we look forward to the development of a new Platt legacy in Forester basketball."

After earning a bachelor's degree in physical education and health at Taylor University in 1992, Platt spent a year assisting his former coach, Paul Patterson, before taking the boys’ head coach position at Southwestern High School the following year.  He spent two years there and then took over the Columbus East program.  After a four-year stint in Columbus, Platt returned closer to home to head the Norwell boys’ program, a position he held for six years.  As a head coach, he won more than 125 games, a conference title and a sectional title.  His achievements also earned him Coach of the Year honors.

Ty says that he's excited about the opportunity to follow in his dad's footsteps at Huntington.  "I always wanted to coach at the small-college level.  I'm a very blessed man."

As a player in the successful Taylor University basketball program, Platt scored over 1100 points in his career.  As an NAIA All-District player, he helped lead the Trojans to three NAIA National Tournament berths and a Final Four appearance in 1991. 

Platt, who earned a Masters of Education from Indiana Wesleyan University in 1997, currently teaches psychology and health at Norwell High School.  He and his wife, Brenda, have three children, Kyle (12), Konner (9) and Kalee (8).

Recent Forester Program Highlights

• NAIA Runners-Up 2006

• NAIA Final Four 2000, 2006

• NAIA Elite Eight 2000, 2003, 2006

• NAIA Sweet Sixteen 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006

• MCC Champions 1998-99, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07

Mark Green enters his fourth season as the assistant basketball coach for the Foresters.  Green brings a variety of coaching experiences to the position.  In 1993-1995, he coached the freshmen boys’ basketball team at Columbia City High School and compiled a 32-8 record during his two years in the position.  During his five-year stint as an employee here at HU, he was able to make use of his athletic experience and degree in physical education by serving at various times as an assistant coach for the men’s soccer, golf and track teams.   

Under Coach Platt, Green’s coaching responsibilities mainly include recruiting, administrative duties, and building relationships with the players.  Here at HU Green also is in his second season as the Foresters' head golf coach.