Cumpstone begins his first season as head coach of the Hiram men's basketball program in 2024-25 following his promotion to the role on June 12, 2024. He spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach with the program following a five-year professional playing career in Europe.
Cumpstone served in a variety of roles as a Terriers assistant coach from 2022-2024, assisting in recruiting, practice planning, opponent scouting reports, game film analysis, individual skill workouts and leading the team’s junior varsity roster. Hiram’s 2023-24 season was highlighted by a 91-83 win over Hilbert in Dec. 2023, which saw Trent Jakacki score 46 points, the most in a single game by a Hiram student-athlete since 1987. In 2022-23, the Terriers had five conference victories and featured the highest-scoring offense in the NCAC.
Prior to coaching at Hiram, Cumpstone played professionally from 2016-2021 in Germany’s Regionalliga 1 League, Luxembourg’s N2 League and Malta’s BOV League. He was a Third Team All-League selection while playing for the BBC Rendsburg Twisters in 2018-19.
Cumpstone's collegiate career involved four successful seasons at Division II Stonehill College (North Easton, MA), where he was a part of two NCAA Tournament appearances in 2015 and 2016. In his senior season, he averaged a career-high 14.5 PPG on 53% shooting from the field and 45% shooting from beyond the arc. He earned All-Conference Third Team honors for his efforts, paving the way to both a playing and coaching career.
Cumpstone earned his Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from Hiram College in 2024, focusing on the connection between athlete identity and grief in sport retirement. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from Stonehill in 2016, graduating with honors status.
Cumpstone was born in New Haven, CT and has called Bainbridge Township, OH his home since 2002.