Tevon Saddler

Tevon Saddler

Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Nicholls
Conference	Southland
Record	20–14 (.588)
Biographical details
Born	(1995-02-21) February 21, 1995 (age 30) Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S.
Playing career
2013–2015	UNC Greensboro
2017–2018	Nicholls State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2018–2019	South Alabama (GA)
2021–2022	McNeese (assistant)
2023–present	Nicholls
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2019–2021	Nicholls State (director of basketball operations)
2022–2023	Maryland (director of player personnel)
Head coaching record
Overall	20–14 (.588)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
As player: Third-team All-SoCon (2015) SoCon Freshman of the Year (2014)

Tevon Saddler (born February 23, 1995) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team. ^[1]

Playing career

Saddler started his college basketball career at UNC Greensboro where he was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year as well as to the All-Freshman team. ^{[2] [3]} A year later, he was a third-team all-conference selection. ^[4] Saddler transferred to Nicholls to play his final season of eligibility and was named a second-team all-Southland Conference selection while also leading the team in rebounding. ^[5]

In his career, he played in 92 games starting in 88, averaging 13.8 points, 5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. ^[6]

Coaching career

Saddler began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at South Alabama under his former college coach Richie Riley before returning to Nicholls State as the director of basketball operations from 2019 to 2021 under Austin Claunch. ^[1] He had a one-season stint as an assistant coach at McNeese before joining the coaching staff at Maryland as the director of player personnel. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

On April 20, 2023, Saddler was named the head coach at Nicholls after Claunch departed to become an assistant coach at Alabama. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Nicholls Colonels (Southland)(2023–present)
2023–24	Nicholls	20–14	13–5	3rd
2024–25	Nicholls	19–12	13–7	3rd
Nicholls:		39–26 (.600)	26–12 (.684)
Total:		39–26 (.600)
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

References

1. "Tevon Saddler - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Nicholls State University Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
2. "Tevon Saddler named Freshman of the Year in basketball". Baltimore Sun. March 6, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
3. "Tevon Saddler - 2014-15 - Men's Basketball". UNC Greensboro. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
4. "UNCG's Tevon Saddler Named Third Team All-SoCon". WFMY News 2. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
5. "Tevon Saddler - Men's Basketball". Nicholls State University Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
6. "Tevon Saddler". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
7. "Tevon Saddler - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
8. Lomonico, Dave (April 5, 2022). "Maryland Hoops Adds First Director Of Recruiting Operations". Terrapin Time. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
9. "Tevon Saddler - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
10. "Tevon Saddler hired as Nicholls head coach". Coaches Database. April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
11. "Tevon Saddler named Nicholls Men's Basketball Head Coach". Nicholls State University Athletics. April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
12. Lee, Edward (April 21, 2023). "Maryland men's basketball loses third assistant as Tevon Saddler is hired by Nicholls State". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
13. Siegel, Emmett (April 21, 2023). "MM 4.21: Maryland's Tevon Saddler hired as head men's basketball coach at Nicholls State". Testudo Times. Retrieved April 27, 2023.