Todd May - Men's Basketball Coach - University of Akron Athletics

Todd May

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
tmay2@uakron.edu

Todd May joined the Akron Zips men's basketball program in April 2026.

Prior to joining the Zips, May served as the head men's basketball coach at Concord University in Athens, W.VA.

May, the third-winningest coach in the history of CU men's basketball, racked up 152 wins over his 10-year stint on the sidelines. May trails only Steve Cox (336 wins) and Don Christie (171) on the all-time wins list at Concord.

May's first job at Concord was as an assistant coach under Kent McBride from 2012-16. During his time in the second chair of the bench, May helped guide CU to the 2016 Mountain East Conference Championship—the first conference championship for the men's basketball program in 19 years. It was also the first appearance for Concord in the NCAA Division II Tournament since 1997. After McBride left Athens with the conclusion of the 2015-16 season, May was elevated to head coach of the Mountain Lion program.

After an 11-17 record in his first season, Concord took off. Despite a 16-12 regular season in 2017-18, CU made the MEC Semifinals, and May coached his first All-American in Tommy Bolte that season. The 2018-19 season saw the Maroon and Gray win 20 games and make it back to the MEC Semifinals once again.

The last three years May spent on the sidelines inside the Carter Center proved to be one of the best three-year runs for Mountain Lion men's basketball.

May guided Concord to the 2024 NCAA Division II Tournament—the first at-large berth in the national tournament for CU since 1954. The 2023-24 Mountain Lions piled up 22 wins, which were the third-most wins for the program in a single season.

The 54 wins that May was on the sidelines for over the last three seasons were the best three-year run for CU since the late 1980s and early 1990s. Additionally, the three straight conference tournament semifinals that May led Concord to in finishing up his time in Athens were the first time making the final four of the conference tournament three straight years since 1994-98.

In 10 years, May coached two All-Americans in Bolte and Kollin Tolbert, who was the MEC Player of the Year last spring, the first two MEC Defensive Players of the Year in league history, four all-region players and 11 all-conference players.

Along with his coaching duties at Concord, May has also assisted with the compliance work since arriving prior to the 2012-2013 season.

May is a 1995 graduate of Circleville High School in Circleville, Ohio.  After high school, he attended Ohio University, where he got his start in coaching as an undergraduate.  He was the Freshman Head Coach and Varsity Assistant Coach at Miller High School from 1998-2000. His senior year at Ohio University, 2000-2001, he was a Student Assistant, under Larry Hunter.

After college graduation, he went to Jackson High School, where over a six-year period he served as the Head Freshman, Junior Varsity Head Coach, Varsity Assistant Coach and Varsity Head Coach.  During the six years at Jackson, the Ironmen won a sectional championship and recorded a school record, 18 wins in the 2004-2005 season.  In the summer of 2005, May was named Varsity Head Coach of the Jackson program, where he guided the Ironmen to a winning season in his first year at the helm.

In 2007, he returned home to Circleville and was the Junior Varsity Head Coach and Varsity Assistant Coach.  From 2008-2012, he was an integral part of Columbus State Community College's national success.  During his time the Cougars were 101-24, with a national tournament appearance in 2009. While at CSCC, he helped seven players reach the NCAA Division I level.

Additionally, May helped recruit Terry Hopewell to CSCC before he joined the Concord staff. The next season, Hopewell came to CU where he ended up being an all-conference selection.