Josh Gibson was hired as head men's basketball coach at Urbana University on March 27, 2019.

Gibson, who becomes the 11th head coach in program history, spent the past seven years leading two NAIA programs including three seasons at Lourdes University (Ohio) and four at Brescia University (Ky.). His overall coaching record is 96-112 (.462).

Last season, Gibson guided Lourdes to an 18-13 overall mark – the second-highest win total in school history – after going 7-22 just two years prior. Three players earned all-conference recognition as the Gray Wolves appeared in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Quarterfinals.

Impressively, Lourdes started five sophomores during the turnaround 2018-19 season and led the WHAC in assists and assist/turnover ratio. The Gray Wolves ranked among the top 15 national team leaders in five statistical categories.

Prior to Lourdes, Gibson served as the third-winningest coach in Brescia school history with a 61-58 record.
 
Gibson was the 2014-15 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, and guided Brescia to the 2014-15 KIAC South Division championship, the only conference title in the program's history. Gibson led the Bearcats to the 2015 NAIA Division II National Championship, the lone appearance ever for the school. He produced the school's first KIAC Player of the Year along with a Third Team All-American, the first in program history. 
 
In 2015-16, Brescia was ranked as high as 27th in the NAIA Division II national poll, the highest ranking in school history. Two of his Bearcats earned First Team All-KIAC honors in his final season at the school.
 
Prior to Brescia, Gibson served as the Director of Basketball Operations at Murray State University for two seasons, including the 2011-12 campaign in which the Racers went 31-2 under Steve Prohm (current head coach at Iowa State) and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Gibson has also spent time as an assistant coach at Sewanee: The University of the South, Maryville University, and Indiana University Southeast.
 
A native of Murray, Kentucky, Gibson graduated from Murray State ('03) with a Bachelor of Arts in history. He also earned his Master of Science in human development and leadership as well as a Master of Arts in United States history from Murray State in 2005.