Ben Howlett is an American

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coach who is the current head coach of the

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. He was formerly the coach of the West Liberty Hilltoppers men's basketball team.

Early life and playing career

Howlett grew up in

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and attended Marietta High School. He played

for the

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and averaged 23 points per game as a senior. Howlett scored 1,663 points during his college career.

Coaching career

Howlett began his coaching career as a student assistant for West Liberty following his senior season in 2009. He spent the 2010–2011 season as an assistant for the

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Fighting Scots. Howlett returned to West Liberty as an assistant the following season after being offered a position from his former coach, Jim Crutchfield. Howlett was hired as the head coach at West Liberty on March 28, 2017, after Crutchfield resigned to the head coaching position at Nova Southeastern. Howlett won the

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regular season championship in each of his eight seasons as head coach of the Hilltoppers and compiled a record of 217-37. Howlett was hired as the head coach of IU Indy on May 27, 2025.

Head coaching record

References

External links

West Liberty Hilltoppers bio
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