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From left to right: Ashwin Puri, vice president for athletics and recreation and director of athletics, Darris Nichols, head coach of men’s basketball, and President Daniel J. Allen, Ph.D.
A new era for La 91Ö±²¥ men’s basketball got underway with Darris Nichols being announced as La 91Ö±²¥â€™s 21st head men’s basketball coach in March.
Nichols’ most recent position was as the head coach at Radford University, where he amassed two 20-win seasons in four years. His coaching experience also included stints as an assistant coach at Florida, Louisiana Tech, Wofford, and Northern Kentucky. He was named a member of ESPN.com’s prestigious 40 Under 40 list in the summer of 2020 and one of the most influential people in the game of college men’s basketball.
