Nate Champion (basketball)

Last updated
Nate Champion
Le Moyne Dolphins
Position Head coach
Conference Northeast Conference
Personal information
Born (1991-12-01) December 1, 1991 (age 32)
Logansport, Indiana
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Logansport
(Logansport, Indiana)
College Le Moyne (2010–2014)
Playing career2015–2016
Position Guard
Number5
Coaching career2014, 2016–present
Career history
As player:
2015–2016 Ringwood Hawks
As coach:
2014 Le Moyne (graduate assistant)
2016–2017 Stonehill (volunteer assistant)
2017–2019 Florida Southern (assistant)
2019–presentLe Moyne
Career highlights and awards
  • NE-10 Southwest Division (2020)
  • NE-10 Coach of the Year (2020)

Nathan Champion (born December 1, 1991) is an American college basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Le Moyne Dolphins men's basketball team, a role he has held since 2019. [1] [2] In his first season as head coach, he was named the Northeast-10 Conference's Coach of the Year as well as the National Association of Basketball Coaches's 30-under-30 team. [3]

Contents

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Le Moyne Dolphins (Northeast-10 Conference)(2019–2023)
2019–20Le Moyne 19–915–41st (Southwest)
2021–22Le Moyne 12–158–115th (Southwest)
2022–23Le Moyne 15–1511–9T–5th
Le Moyne Dolphins (Northeast Conference)(2023–present)
2023–24 Le Moyne 15–179–7T–4th
Le Moyne:61–56 (.521)43–31 (.581)
Total:61–56 (.521)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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  2. Infanti, Steve. "LeMoyne introduces Nate Champion as new men's basketball head coach". WSYR. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. Mink, Nate. "Le Moyne basketball coach Nate Champion named to Under Armour 30-Under-30". syracuse.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.