[1] In April 2006 O'Loughlin joined the Geelong Supercats as an assistant coach, and helped guide the team to three consecutive championships in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL).

[1] O'Loughlin moved to Cairns in 2017 and joined rival NBL club the Cairns Taipans as the second assistant coach, stating the reason was that he "couldn't pass on the chance to work with" head coach Aaron Fearne.

"He's been highly successful for a long time and runs a program that other basketball organisations aspire to.

[5][6] O'Loughlin was named as an assistant coach in the UniSport Australia Emerging Boomers squad in 2019, and traveled to Napoli, Italy to compete in the 2019 Summer Universiade.

[7] He joined head coach Rob Beveridge and helped the team finish the games with a bronze medal.