Darris Nichols (born May 20, 1986) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach at Radford University, a role he has held since 2021.[1]
 Nichols in 2016 | |
| Radford Highlanders | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Big South Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 20, 1986 Radford, Virginia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Radford (Radford, Virginia) |
| College | West Virginia (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–2009 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 14 |
| Coaching career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2008–2009 | Atomerőmű SE |
| As coach: | |
| 2010–2011 | West Virginia (graduate assistant) |
| 2011–2013 | Northern Kentucky (assistant) |
| 2013–2014 | Wofford (assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | Louisiana Tech (assistant) |
| 2015–2021 | Florida (assistant) |
| 2021–present | Radford |
Playing career edit
College edit
Nichols played college basketball at West Virginia, where he was a four-year letterman who played in 144 games during his four-year career.[2]
Professional edit
After going undrafted out of college, Nichols went on to play professionally for Atomerőmű SE, a professional team in Hungary for one season that went 10-1 and won the Hungarian cup before suffering a knee injury that ended his playing career.[3]
Coaching career edit
After one season playing professionally overseas, Nichols turned to his former college coach Bob Huggins to begin a coaching career, starting at his alma mater West Virginia as a graduate assistant.[4] He was named an assistant at Northern Kentucky in 2011 and spent two seasons with the team before spending a season each with Wofford and Louisiana Tech.[5][6] He joined the coaching staff at Florida in 2015 as an assistant on former Louisiana Tech head coach Mike White's staff.
Radford edit
Nichols was named the head coach at Radford on April 21, 2021.[1]
In year two, Radford went 21-15, finishing tied for second in the Big South Conference and advanced to post-season play, participating in the CBI Tournament. Radford had a 9 game winning streak in league play.
Head coaching record edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford Highlanders (Big South Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Radford | 11–18 | 7–9 | T–3rd (North) | |||||
| 2022–23 | Radford | 21–15 | 12–6 | T–2nd | CBI Semifinals | ||||
| 2023–24 | Radford | 16–17 | 5–11 | T–8th | |||||
| Radford: | 48–50 (.490) | 24–26 (.480) | |||||||
| Total: | 48–50 (.490) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ a b "Darris Nichols Announced as Radford Men's Basketball Head Coach". Radford University Athletics. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "New Gators Assistants Have a Competitive History; Pumped to Join White at UF". Florida Gators. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Darris Nichols helyére új légióst keres az Atomerőmű". TEOL a Tolna megyei hírportál. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "WVU v. Florida: The nick of time". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "NKU's Bezold adds former West Virginia standout Nichols to coaching staff". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "White Completes @LATechHoops Coaching Staff with Nichols". LA Tech Athletics. Retrieved 8 May 2021.