Pete King enters his third season as Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach for the 2026-27 season.
Over the last two seasons, the Bantams have posted a 59-6 overall record with a 16-4 record in the New England Small College Athletic Conference. With King’s assistance, Trinity has claimed back-to-back NESCAC Men’s Basketball Championships with consecutive NCAA Division III Semifinal appearances, punctuated with 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball National Championship, the first in program history. Statistically, the Bantams have ranked in the top 5 nationally in scoring defense and opponent field goal percentage in consecutive seasons. Recognized as the NESCAC’s Coaching Staff of the Year in 2025, King helped the Bantams earn back-to-back NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year awards, along with four All-American selections, four All-Region selections, and six NESCAC All-Conference nods.
King joined the Bantams coaching staff after serving as assistant coach at Springfield College during the 2023-24 season. A defensive-minded coach, King helped orchestrate a Pride defense that led the New England Men's and Women's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) in opponent field goal percentage and opponent three-point field goal percentage, holding foes to 39% from the floor and 29.1% from beyond the arc.
Before heading to Springfield, King held the position of Head Coach and Recruiting Director for Springfield Commonwealth Academy, handling all aspects of the Power 5 AA program. King also served as assistant for the Power 5 AAA team, who made a run to the AAA Championship and a #11 ranking in the postseason New England Prep rankings. King recruited six players who earned Division I and II scholarships, ten players achieve NCAA rankings and five players represent their countries in international competitions. King co-founded the One Dream Western Mass AAU program in Spring of 2021, and served as Camp Director for the Longmeadow Basketball Camp for the last six summers. King graduated from Springfield College in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in Movement and Sports Science with a minor in Athletic Coaching.
