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Darris Nichols
	Nichols in 2016
Radford Highlanders
Position	Head coach
League	Big South Conference
Personal information
Born	May 20, 1986 (age 38); 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

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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	11–18	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
2024–25	Radford	10–5	0–0
Radford:		58–55 (.513)	24–26 (.480)
Total:		58–55 (.513)
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

^ ^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. 30 January 2016. 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. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

External links

[Radford_hire-1] "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. 30 January 2016. 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. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

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-| birth_place     = [[Radford, Virginia]]
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-| career_number   = 7
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+| cteam2 = [[Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball|Northern Kentucky]] (assistant)
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-| cteam2          = [[Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball|Northern Kentucky]] (assistant)
+| cteam3 = [[Wofford Terriers men's basketball|Wofford]] (assistant)
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-| cteam3          = [[Wofford Terriers men's basketball|Wofford]] (assistant)
+| cteam4 = [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball|Louisiana Tech]] (assistant)
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-| cteam4          = [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball|Louisiana Tech]] (assistant)
+| cteam5 = [[Florida Gators men's basketball|Florida]] (assistant)
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-| cteam6          = [[Radford Highlanders men's basketball|Radford]]
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 }}
-'''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.<ref name="Radford hire">{{cite web |title=Darris Nichols Announced as Radford Men's Basketball Head Coach |url=https://radfordathletics.com/news/2021/4/21/mens-basketball-darris-nichols-announced-as-radford-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx |website=Radford University Athletics |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>
+'''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.<ref name="Radford hire">{{cite web |title=Darris Nichols Announced as Radford Men's Basketball Head Coach |url=https://radfordathletics.com/news/2021/4/21/mens-basketball-darris-nichols-announced-as-radford-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx |website=Radford University Athletics |date=21 April 2021 |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>
 == Playing career ==
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 === Professional ===
-After going undrafted out of college, Nichols went on to play professionally for [[Atomerőmű SE]], a professional team in Hungary for one season before suffering a knee injury that ended his playing career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Darris Nichols helyére új légióst keres az Atomerőmű |url=https://www.teol.hu/tolna/sport-tolna/darris-nichols-helyere-uj-legiost-keres-az-atomeromu-205435/ |website=TEOL a Tolna megyei hírportál |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>
+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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Darris Nichols helyére új légióst keres az Atomerőmű |url=https://www.teol.hu/tolna/sport-tolna/darris-nichols-helyere-uj-legiost-keres-az-atomeromu-205435/ |website=TEOL a Tolna megyei hírportál |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>
 == 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 Mountaineers men's basketball|West Virginia]] as a graduate assistant.<ref>{{cite web |title=WVU v. Florida: The nick of time |url=http://blogs.wvgazettemail.com/wvu/2016/01/30/wvu-v-florida-the-nick-of-time/ |website=Charleston Gazette-Mail |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> He was named an assistant at [[Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball|Northern Kentucky]] in 2011 and spent two seasons with the team before spending a season each with [[Wofford Terriers men's basketball|Wofford]] and [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball|Louisiana Tech]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NKU's Bezold adds former West Virginia standout Nichols to coaching staff |url=https://nkunorse.com/news/2011/8/16/MBB_0816111613.aspx |website=Northern Kentucky University Athletics |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=White Completes @LATechHoops Coaching Staff with Nichols |url=https://latechsports.com/news/2014/6/26/White_Completes_LATechHoops_Coaching_Staff_with_Nichols.aspx |website=LA Tech Athletics |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> He joined the coaching staff at [[Florida Gators men's basketball|Florida]] in 2015 as an assistant on former Louisiana Tech head coach [[Mike White (basketball)|Mike White's]] staff.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet Mike White's basketball staff |url=https://floridagators.com/news/2015/5/11/1987.aspx |website=Florida Gators |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>
+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 Mountaineers men's basketball|West Virginia]] as a graduate assistant.<ref>{{cite web |title=WVU v. Florida: The nick of time |url=http://blogs.wvgazettemail.com/wvu/2016/01/30/wvu-v-florida-the-nick-of-time/ |website=Charleston Gazette-Mail |date=30 January 2016 |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> He was named an assistant at [[Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball|Northern Kentucky]] in 2011 and spent two seasons with the team before spending a season each with [[Wofford Terriers men's basketball|Wofford]] and [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball|Louisiana Tech]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NKU's Bezold adds former West Virginia standout Nichols to coaching staff |url=https://nkunorse.com/news/2011/8/16/MBB_0816111613.aspx |website=Northern Kentucky University Athletics |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=White Completes @LATechHoops Coaching Staff with Nichols |url=https://latechsports.com/news/2014/6/26/White_Completes_LATechHoops_Coaching_Staff_with_Nichols.aspx |website=LA Tech Athletics |date=26 June 2014 |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> He joined the coaching staff at [[Florida Gators men's basketball|Florida]] in 2015 as an assistant on former Louisiana Tech head coach [[Mike White (basketball)|Mike White's]] staff.
 === Radford ===
 Nichols was named the head coach at [[Radford Highlanders men's basketball|Radford]] on April 21, 2021.<ref name="Radford hire" />
+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 [[College Basketball Invitational|CBI Tournament]]. Radford had a 9 game winning streak in league play.
 == Head coaching record ==
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 | season       = [[2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2021–22]]
 | name         = [[2021–22 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team|Radford]]
-| overall      = 4–7
+| overall      = 11–18
+| conference   = 7–9
+| confstanding = T–3rd <small>(North)</small>
+| postseason   =
+}}
+{{CBB yearly record entry
+| championship =
+| season       = [[2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2022–23]]
+| name         = [[2022–23 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team|Radford]]
+| overall      = 21–15
+| conference   = 12–6
+| confstanding = T–2nd
+| postseason   = [[2023 College Basketball Invitational|CBI Semifinals]]
+}}
+{{CBB yearly record entry
+| championship =
+| season       = [[2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2023–24]]
+| name         = [[2023–24 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team|Radford]]
+| overall      = 16–17
+| conference   = 5–11
+| confstanding = T–8th
+| postseason   =
+}}
+{{CBB yearly record entry
+| championship =
+| season       = [[2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2024–25]]
+| name         = [[2024–25 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team|Radford]]
+| overall      = 10–5
 | conference   = 0–0
 | confstanding =
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 {{CBB yearly record subtotal
 | name         = Radford
-| overall      = {{winning percentage|4|7|record=y}}
+| overall      = {{winning percentage|58|55|record=y}}
-| confrecord   = {{winning percentage|0|0|record=y}}
+| confrecord   = {{winning percentage|24|26|record=y}}
 }}
 {{CBB yearly record end
-| overall      = {{winning percentage|4|7|record=y}}
+| overall      = {{winning percentage|58|55|record=y}}
 }}