A former Islander standout, Josh Ervin joined the Islanders staff in 2017-18 and will serve as the Director of Basketball Operations.

Ervin returns to the Island after spending the past year and a half as the associate head men's basketball coach at Texas A&M-Commerce. Prior to his stint with the Lions, Ervin spent nearly five years as the head coach at Southeastern Illinois College. Since graduating from the Island University in 2007, Ervin has also served as a graduate assistant at South Alabama and an assistant coach at Southeastern Illinois.

In his senior season in 2007, Ervin was a member of the Islanders squad that captured the Southland Conference Tournament Championship. Ervin holds the Islanders' career record for three-point percentage, shooting at a .443 clip from beyond the arc. Ervin also ranks in the top 10 in Islanders history for assists and steals in a career.

Ervin and the 2007 Islanders are the only team in program history to reach the NCAA Tournament, nearly pulling off the upset of Wisconsin in the opening round of the dance.