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Kevin Nicholls is in his second season as an assistant women's basketball coach at USC Upstate. Nicholls is active in all parts of the program, including serving as the recruiting coordinator and also helping with scheduling. In his first full year as the recruiting coordinator at Upstate, Nicholls helped to secure two All-State selections and two Junior College All-Conference players. As the primary coach of the post players, Nicholls has secured a group that he can mold into one of the best in the Atlantic Sun, including North Greenville transfer Samantha Frost, Santa Fe Community College transfer Chelsea McMillan and Dutch Fork High School graduate Chelsey Peterson. Nicholls comes to Upstate after serving as an assistant coach at North Greenville University from 1999-2007. He started as a student assistant coach while earning his undergraduate degree in Sports Management at the school. He graduated in 2002 and stayed on with the program. He was the recruiting coordinator and was intricately involved in all phases of the program, including planning practice schedules, scheduling games, keeping statistics and assisting with the maintenance of the budget. While at North Greenville, Nicholls worked with the post players, coaching 2005 grad Earlana Jackson to the school's all-time scoring record. She is the only player in school history to record 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds and was a two-time NCCAA All-American. He took a brief break from coaching at North Greenville from 2002-03 while he spent the season as an administrative intern with the University of Virginia's women's basketball program. During that one season, Nicholls was a part of the Cavaliers' two upset wins over teams ranked in the nation's top 25, including eighth-ranked North Carolina. The Cavaliers made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, finishing 17-14. He got his coaching start as the boys' basketball coach at the Oakland School. A native of Troy, Va., Nicholls attended Piedmont Virginia Community College and Radford University before transferring to North Greenville to finish his education. He has also worked as a mental health associate at the Spring Brook Behavioral Center and as a lifeguard at Pleasant Ridge Park. He is married to the former Rachael Heisler and the couple resides in Travelers Rest, S.C. Coaching Experience 1999-2002 Student Assistant Coach - North Greenville 2002-2003 Intern - Virginia 2003-2007 Assistant Coach - North Greenville 2007-Present Assistant Coach - USC Upstate |
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