BROWNWOOD, Texas – The Howard Payne University men's basketball program announced today the addition of Thomas Orr as Associate Head Coach of the Yellow Jacket men's basketball program.

Thomas comes to Howard Payne after three seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor from 2020-2023.

"Coach Orr is going to be a tremendous asset to our program," said head coach Nadir Dalleh.  "The knowledge and experience he will bring to the table are invaluable.  We are extremely excited to get started!"

Before UMHB, Orr spent one season at the University of the Ozarks (2019-20) and two seasons at Texas Lutheran University (2017-2019).

"I am extremely honored to be able to join the Yellow Jacket family," said Thomas Orr. "I want to thank Coach Dalleh for the opportunity to be a part of his staff and I look forward to what is to come in Brownwood!"

At Texas Lutheran, he helped lead the Bulldogs to a pair of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships during his tenure.

He started his collegiate coaching career as a student assistant at UMHB in 2013-14 and also has experience coaching at the Texas high school level at Buffalo High School and in the Longview ISD.

As a student-athlete, Orr was a two-year letter winner for the UMHB men's basketball team and was UMHB's leading scorer when the team advanced to the NCAA Division III National Championship Game his senior season. Orr was a D3hoops.com All-South Region selection, an ASC All-Conference, and an ASC All-West Division pick that year.

A native of Hutto, Texas, he graduated from UMHB with a degree in interdisciplinary studies in 2014 and earned a graduate degree in sport management from Franklin-Pierce University in 2016.