Veteran coach Marlon Guild joined the Bearcats staff in June 2021 and begins his fifth season in 2024-25.
Guild has been instrumental in building a Bearcats program that has reached the America East semifinals in two of the last three seasons.
Last season, Guild and the Bearcats produced the highest win total (15) in 15 years and finished conference play by winning seven of their last 11 games.
The 2022-23 squad enjoyed their highest conference win percentage in 13 years and its final America East place (T-4th) was the highest in 14 years.
The Brooklyn native has 16 years experience as a Division I assistant, having finished successful previous stints at Saint Peter’s (7 years) and Rider (6). While at Saint Peter’s Guild helped steer the Peacocks to the NCAA tournament in 2011. Guild has spent the last six years at Rider, where the Broncs averaged nearly 19 wins a season in a four-year stretch from 2016-20, featuring a MAAC regular season title and NIT berth in 2018.
During his time at Rider, Guild helped steer the Broncs to three straight top-three finishes. The 2017-18 squad went 22-10, including a dominant 15-3 mark in the MAAC. After capturing the conference regular season crown, Rider advanced to the NIT tournament. His recruiting and development translated into seven all-conference selections in the MAAC.
At Saint Peter’s, Guild focused on the development of the Peacock guards and under his tutelage, two of them (Wesley Jenkins and Nick Leon) surpassed the 1,000-point plateau and led the program to the 2011 MAAC tournament title.
He began his college coaching experience at Eastern Connecticut State in 2007. He also coached five years with the Connecticut Basketball Club AAU, now known as NE6 on the Under Armour Association circuit. During his time with the 17U club, 23 players moved on to Division I basketball.
Guild also served as a recruiting analyst with Rivals.com for two years and a college basketball consultant with ESPN for four years.
Guild earned his bachelor’s degree in communication from University of Hartford in 2005. He received his master’s degree in athletic leadership from Rider in 2018.
