Scott Nagy
Scott Nagy (born June 7, 1966)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Southern Illinois Salukis
Current conference: Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)
South Dakota State record^: 410-240 (.631)
Wright State record: 167-92 (.645)
Southern Illinois record: 0-0 (.000)
Overall record^: 577-332 (.635)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 5 (2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (2015, 2019)
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2014)
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Champion: 0
- Horizon League Regular Season Champion: 2 (2019, 2020)
- Summit League Regular Season Champion: 3 (2013, 2015, 2016)
- NCC (Div II) Regular Season Champion: 4 (1996, 1997, 1998, 2002)
- Missouri Valley Tournament Champion: 0
- Horizon League Tournament Champion: 2 (2018, 2022)
- Summit League Tournament Champion: 3 (2012, 2013, 2016)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 8 (1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Awards:
- Horizon League Coach of the Year: 4 (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2024-present | Southern Illinois |
| 2016-2024 | Wright State |
| 1995-2016 | South Dakota State |
| 1993-1995 | SIU Edwardsville (asst) |
| 1990-1993 | South Dakota State (asst) |
| 1988-1990 | Illinois (grad. asst) |
Scott Nagy Facts
- Scott Michael Nagy
- Born June 7, 1966
- Hometown: Champaign, Illinois
- Alma Mater: Delta State University (BA, 1988)
- Father, Dick Nagy, was an assistant coach for Lou Henson at Illinois; Scott’s first collegiate job was as a grad assistant under Henson
- Also spent time as an assistant to Jim Thorson (SDSU) and Jack Margenthaler (SIUE) before becoming a head coach
- Spent 21 seasons as the head coach at South Dakota State, a tenure that included the program’s transition to Division I in 2004 and entrance into the Summit League in 2007
- Took the Jackrabbits to five-straight postseason appearances, including three NCAA Tournaments, from 2012-2016
- Hired at Wright State in April 2016, leading the Raiders to a 20-win season in his first year
- In his second year, Nagy led the team to a Horizon Tournament title and NCAA berth; returned to the NCAAs in 2022
- Won the Horizon League regular season title in 2019, 2020 and 2021 and earned three conference COY awards
- Went 167-92 over eight seasons at the helm, an average of over 20 wins per season
- In March 2024, Nagy made a return to his home state when he was hired to be the head coach at Southern Illinois
Scott Nagy Coaching Tree
- Clint Sargent (Wright State)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the Division I and Division II levels; SDSU was a D-II program until 2004
