Tevon Saddler (born February 23, 1995) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Nicholls |
| Conference | Southland |
| Record | 20–14 (.588) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 21, 1995 Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2013–2015 | UNC Greensboro |
| 2017–2018 | Nicholls State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2018–2019 | South Alabama (GA) |
| 2021–2022 | McNeese (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Nicholls |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2019–2021 | Nicholls State (director of basketball operations) |
| 2022–2023 | Maryland (director of player personnel) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–14 (.588) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
As player:
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Playing career
editSaddler started his college basketball career at UNC Greensboro where he was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year as well as to the All-Freshman team.[2][3] A year later, he was a third-team all-conference selection.[4] Saddler transferred to Nicholls to play his final season of eligibility and was named a second-team all-Southland Conference selection while also leading the team in rebounding.[5]
In his career, he played in 92 games starting in 88, averaging 13.8 points, 5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.[6]
Coaching career
editSaddler began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at South Alabama under his former college coach Richie Riley before returning to Nicholls State as the director of basketball operations from 2019 to 2021 under Austin Claunch.[1] He had a one-season stint as an assistant coach at McNeese before joining the coaching staff at Maryland as the director of player personnel.[7][8][9]
On April 20, 2023, Saddler was named the head coach at Nicholls after Claunch departed to become an assistant coach at Alabama.[10][11][12][13]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls Colonels (Southland) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Nicholls | 20–14 | 13–5 | 3rd | |||||
| Nicholls: | 20–14 (.588) | 13–5 (.722) | |||||||
| Total: | 20–14 (.588) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b "Tevon Saddler - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Nicholls State University Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Tevon Saddler named Freshman of the Year in basketball". Baltimore Sun. March 6, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ "Tevon Saddler - 2014-15 - Men's Basketball". UNC Greensboro. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "UNCG's Tevon Saddler Named Third Team All-SoCon". WFMY News 2. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Tevon Saddler - Men's Basketball". Nicholls State University Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Tevon Saddler". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ "Tevon Saddler - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ Lomonico, Dave (April 5, 2022). "Maryland Hoops Adds First Director Of Recruiting Operations". Terrapin Time. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Tevon Saddler - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Tevon Saddler hired as Nicholls head coach". Coaches Database. April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ "Tevon Saddler named Nicholls Men's Basketball Head Coach". Nicholls State University Athletics. April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Edward (April 21, 2023). "Maryland men's basketball loses third assistant as Tevon Saddler is hired by Nicholls State". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ Siegel, Emmett (April 21, 2023). "MM 4.21: Maryland's Tevon Saddler hired as head men's basketball coach at Nicholls State". Testudo Times. Retrieved April 27, 2023.