Tevon Saddler

Tevon Saddler (born February 21, 1995)

Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Nicholls Colonels
Current conference: Southland Conference
Nicholls record: 20-14 (.588)
Overall record: 20-14 (.588)

Career Accomplishments:

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

2023-present Nicholls
2022-2023 Maryland (DPP)
2021-2022 McNeese (asst)
2019-2021 Nicholls (DBO)
2018-2019 South Alabama (grad. asst)

Tevon Saddler Facts

  • Tevon Saddler
  • Born February 21, 1995
  • Hometown: Aberdeen, Maryland
  • Alma Mater: Nicholls State University (BS, 2018) / University of South Alabama (MS, 2019)
  • Started his collegiate career at UNC Greensboro, playing two seasons for head coach Wes Miller
    • Twice earned All-SoCon honors and was named SoCon Freshman of the Year in 2014
  • Transferred to Nicholls and after sitting out one year, spent one season playing for Richie Riley
    • Helped lead the Colonels to their first Southland title in twenty years in 2018; was Second Team All-Southland
  • Joined Riley‘s staff at South Alabama in 2018, spending one seasons a graduate assistant with the Jaguars
  • Returned to Nicholls and spent two years as a DBO under Austin Claunch, then worked as an assistant for one year under John Aiken at McNeese
  • Went back to his home state in 2022 to join the staff at Maryland as director of player personnel under new head coach Kevin Willard
  • Hired in April 2023 to be the head coach at Nicholls, becoming the youngest head coach (28) in Division I men’s basketball

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