Sahil Lakhani was named the Alverno basketball coach in August of 2025.
Lakhani comes to Alverno after most recently working as the assistant coach for the Dominican University men's basketball team in River Forest, Illinois. There, he helped lead practice sessions with players that focused on practicing drills, honing techniques, and scrimmaging to put practiced skills into play, as well as recruiting student-athletes to the program.
"I am very excited to be the next Head Basketball Coach at Alverno College," Lakhani said, "I want to thank Mr. Rivas for entrusting me with the future of this program. My aim is to build long-lasting relationships with the student-athletes while pursuing long-term success on and off the court."
Before coaching at Dominican, he served as an assistant coach for the Lake Forest College women's basketball program from April 2021 to June 2023. There, he helped coach the 2022-23 Midwest Conference Player of the Year and also partnered with the coaching staff to develop offensive and defensive schemes and playbook. Lakhani got his start in college athletics working as a Graduate Assistant Coach/Director of Operations for the Frostburg State men's basketball team from August of 2018 to May 2020. He directed overall team operations and supported coaching and player development efforts through various responsibilities.
Since June of 2016, Lakhani has also operated his own sports consulting business, Coach Lakhani's Sports Consulting. In this role, he trained, coached, and mentored athletes in sport-specific skills and techniques and has successfully guided numerous clients on a path to athletic success and achievement.
Lakhani earned his Bachelor of Science in Management & Leadership from Bradley University in 2016 and his Mast of Business Administration at Frostburg State in 2020.
