Kevin Nickelberry
Kevin Nickelberry (born October 15, 1964)
Current position: Assistant men’s basketball coach
Current team: Florida State Seminoles (Head coach: Leonard Hamilton)
Current conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
Teams coached: Hampton Pirates, Howard Bison, LSU Tigers
Hampton record: 49-44 (.527)
Howard record: 96-194 (.331)
LSU record: 0-1 (.000)
Overall record^: 145-239 (.378)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2019)
- NAIA Women’s Tournament Appearances: 3 (1992, 1993, 1994)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2023-present | Florida State (asst) |
| 2022-2023 | Georgetown (assoc. HC) |
| 2022 | LSU (interim HC) |
| 2020-2022 | LSU (asst) |
| 2019-2020 | LSU (asst. to the HC) |
| 2010-2019 | Howard |
| 2006-2009 | Hampton |
| 2003-2006 | Clemson (asst) |
| 2001-2003 | Charlotte (asst) |
| 1999-2001 | Holy Cross (assoc. HC) |
| 1998-1999 | Monmouth (asst) |
| 1995-1998 | Howard (asst) |
| 1991-1994 | Columbia Union (women’s HC) |
| 1991-1992 | Columbia Union (asst) |
Kevin Nickelberry Facts
- Kevin Nickelberry
- Born October 15, 1964
- Hometown: Washington, DC
- Alma Mater: Virginia Wesleyan University (BA, 1986)
- Started his coaching career in 1991 at Columbia Union, serving as women’s head coach for three seasons and also as a men’s assistant for one
- Led the women’s team to the NAIA Playoffs in each of his three seasons at the helm
- First tenure at Howard was a three-year stint as an assistant under head coach Mike McLeese
- Spent time working as an assistant at various other Division I programs, including time under Dave Calloway (Monmouth), Ralph Willard (Holy Cross), Bobby Lutz (Charlotte) and Oliver Purnell (Clemson)
- Became the head coach at Hampton in 2006, going 49-44 in three seasons with the Pirates
- Was the head coach of the Libya National Basketball Team from 2009-10
- Hired as the head basketball coach of the Howard Bison in 2010
- Had 96 wins and one postseason appearance (2019 CBI) during his tenure
- Fired in March 2019 after nine seasons at the helm, going 96-194 overall
- In July 2019, Nickelberry joined Will Wade‘s staff at LSU as assistant to the head coach; elevated to assistant coach before the 2020-21 season
- Served as the interim head coach for one game in 2022, the Tigers’ opening round NCAA Tournament loss
- Worked on Patrick Ewing‘s staff at Georgetown for the 2022-23 season as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator
- Hired in April 2023 to be an assistant at Florida State under head coach Leonard Hamilton
Kevin Nickelberry Coaching Tree
- Edward Joyner (Hampton)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the men’s NCAA Division I level only