Darris Nichols
Nichols in 2016
Radford Highlanders
PositionHead coach
LeagueBig South Conference
Personal information
Born (1986-05-20) May 20, 1986
Radford, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolRadford (Radford, Virginia)
CollegeWest Virginia (2004–2008)
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–2009
PositionPoint guard
Number14
Coaching career2010–present
Career history
As player:
2008–2009Atomerőmű SE
As coach:
2010–2011West Virginia (graduate assistant)
2011–2013Northern Kentucky (assistant)
2013–2014Wofford (assistant)
2014–2015Louisiana Tech (assistant)
2015–2021Florida (assistant)
2021–presentRadford

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]

Playing career

College

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

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

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

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

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Radford Highlanders (Big South Conference) (2021–present)
2021–22 Radford 11–187–9T–3rd (North)
2022–23 Radford 21–1512–6T–2ndCBI Semifinals
2023–24 Radford 10–50–0
Radford: 42–38 (.525)19–15 (.559)
Total:42–38 (.525)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. 1 2 "Darris Nichols Announced as Radford Men's Basketball Head Coach". Radford University Athletics. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "New Gators Assistants Have a Competitive History; Pumped to Join White at UF". Florida Gators. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Darris Nichols helyére új légióst keres az Atomerőmű". TEOL a Tolna megyei hírportál. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "WVU v. Florida: The nick of time". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "NKU's Bezold adds former West Virginia standout Nichols to coaching staff". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "White Completes @LATechHoops Coaching Staff with Nichols". LA Tech Athletics. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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