KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Kutztown University director of athletics Renee Hellert announced Friday that interim head men's basketball coach Tom York and assistant coach Fred Dukes IV will continue in their roles.
 
York recently completed his first season leading the program in 2025-26 and his 26th season as a member of the Golden Bear men's basketball coaching staff overall.
 
York helped the Golden Bears to six PSAC East titles (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017), along with four PSAC Championship game and four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances as an assistant coach. He was elevated to associate head coach during the 2024-25 season and appointed interim head coach ahead of the 2025-26 season.

York was a three-year starter and two-time team MVP as a member of the men's basketball team at KU. He earned All-PSAC East honors in 1981-82.

Following his collegiate playing career, York broke into the coaching profession at the scholastic level with stints at Phoenixville High School and Glen Mills High School. He was hired as the sixth head coach in KU women's basketball history in 1987.

In seven seasons leading the Golden Bear women between 1987-94, York compiled a 96-92 record. He was named PSAC East Coach of the Year after guiding KU to an 18-10 record in 1989-90.

York returned to the scholastic ranks, where he enjoyed a successful four-year run as the head girls' basketball coach at Wilson (West Lawn) High School from 1996-2000. He produced a 105-20 record with the Bulldogs, winning two Berks County championships and three District III Class 4A titles. York spent the 2000-01 season as the head girls' coach at Exeter Township High School before joining KU as an assistant coach with the men's team in 2001-02.
 
Dukes IV, a 2016 KU graduate, completed his first season as an assistant coach with the Golden Bears in 2025-26.
 
A Pottstown, Pa., native, Dukes IV returned to KU after serving as an assistant coach at Pottstown High School from 2023-25.
 
Dukes IV appeared in 45 games as a Golden Bear between 2013-15, helping Kutztown to the PSAC semifinals in 2015. He was a student assistant with KU during the 2015-16 season when the Maroon and Gold posted a 23-7 record and reached the Atlantic Region final (Sweet 16) in the NCAA Division II Tournament.