Coach Kothe is beginning his third year as an English teacher at Watkinson and his second year as the Boys assistant varsity basketball coach. A resident of West Hartford, Thomas grew up in rural Maine, where he played basketball and lacrosse competitively. Since graduating from Bates College (B.A.) and The Ohio State University (M.A.)., he’s taught English and coached at three independent schools in New England. Though his competitive hoops career has come to an end, he continues to make solid if unspectacular contributions to the all-faculty morning hoops league.