Chris Conway joined the Towson men's basketball staff in the 2021-22 season, entering his fourth season in 2024-25. He has served as an assistant coach since the 2022-23 season.
Towson finished the 2023-24 season winning 20-plus games for a school record third straight season and reached the CAA Championship Semifinals for the third straight year. The Tigers will return 81 percent of the scoring and 80 percent of minutes played for 2024-25, including CAA Rookie of the Year Tyler Tejada.
During the 2022-23 season, Conway's first as an assistant coach with the team, Towson earned its second-straight 20+ win campaign and finish in the CAA semifinal round, including the best start in program history at 5-0. Three Tigers earned All-CAA recognition, including Nicolas Timberlake and Cam Holden each being named to the NABC All-District Honors.
Conway was part of the program's first-ever CAA regular season title and berth into the National Invitation Tournament in 2021-22. The Tigers finished 25-9 and 15-3 in the CAA, with three players earned all-league honors including Cam Holden and Nicolas Timberlake on the First Team. It was the winningest Division I and CAA season in program history.
Pat Skerry on Conway: "We are thrilled to add Chris to our staff after being an assistant at a great DII program in Millersville. He was a good small college player and played for Towson grad Matt Lochte at Dulaney, he is smart and will be next in line with some outstanding coaches we've had here."
Conway came to Towson from Millersville University, serving as an assistant coach from 2019-21 after being a graduate assistant from 2017-19. During his time at Millersville, five players earned all-conference honors, including Marcus Adkison being All-PSAC First Team in 2019 plus the team made the PSAC Tournament the last two seasons. He was a position coach for guards and forwards plus assisted with gameplans, video, recruiting, strength & conditioning workouts and social media. While at Millersville, he served on the Vice Presidents Committee and the Race and Diversity Committee.
Previous to Millersville, he was an assistant coach for Albright College for the 2017-18 campaign, helping two guards earn all-conference status. As a guard coach, he coordinated individual workouts and was responsible for recruiting in the Mid-Atlantic area.
Conway has worked several basketball camps at Millersville, Albright, York and many more on the East Coast.
He played college ball at York College of Pennsylvania, being a two-time team captain. He was a three-year Spartan of the Year Award, given to a player who best represents the character of the program plus was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Conway is local to the area, graduating from Dulaney High School in Timonium, being a team captain as a senior.
Conway graduated from York in 2016 with a Bachelor of Art in public relations, also minoring in marketing and speech communications. He earned his Master's Degree of Education in 2019 from Millersville, majoring in sports administration.
