Drabyn leaving Bethel for league foe

Drabyn leaving Bethel for league foe

Last Updated: April 7, 2026By

(photo courtesy Bethel University Athletics)

(Mishawaka) — Steve Drabyn, who has been the men’s basketball coach at Bethel University since 2019, is leaving the school to be the new head basketball coach at Marian University.

Drabyn replaces Pat Knight, who resigned in February.

“I want to thank Bethel University for the opportunity to lead the men’s basketball program for seven years,” Drabyn wrote to Sports Michiana. “I am grateful for that experience and all the players and supporters for following us. I am excited for this new opportunity at Marian to be closer to family and build a program that the Marian community can be proud of.”

Marian University will now have two local high school products as head basketball coaches. Suntana (Granderson) Anderson is a Riley alum who led the Knights to the NAIA National Championship this season.

Drabyn, who was a star high school player in LaPorte, came to Bethel after nine years as an assistant coach at the Division I level.  In his seven years on the Mishawaka campus, Drabyn compiled a 118-61 mark. That includes a 26-9 record this season, as the Pilots reached the second round of the NAIA National Tournament.

In all, Drabyn’s teams reached four NAIA National Tournaments and won the National Christion College Athletic Association tournament in 2023.

Bethel Director of Athletics Jason Lewkowicz shared, “On behalf of everyone at Bethel, I would like to thank Steve for all he has done leading our Men’s Basketball program the last seven years. We wish him well in his future endeavors and I look forward to identifying the next leader of the Bethel Men’s Basketball team.”

A nationwide search has commenced for the next Head Coach for the Bethel Men’s Basketball program.

 

 

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