Scott Nagy
{{Short description|American basketball coach (born 1966)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Scott Nagy
| image =
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| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Southern Illinois
| current_conference = MVC
| current_record = {{winpct|14|19|record=y}}
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|6|7}}
| birth_place = Abilene, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1984–1988
| player_team1 = Delta State
| coach_years1 = 1988–1990
| coach_team1 = Illinois (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1990–1993
| coach_team2 = South Dakota State (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1993–1995
| coach_team3 = SIU Edwardsville (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 1995–2016
| coach_team4 = South Dakota State
| coach_years5 = 2016–2024
| coach_team5 = Wright State
| coach_years6 = 2024–present
| coach_team6 = Southern Illinois
| overall_record = {{winpct|591|351|record=y}}
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 1–5 (NCAA Division I)
1–2 (NIT)
0–1 (CBI)
6–8 (NCAA Division II)
| championships = 4 NCC regular season (1996–1998, 2002)
3 Summit League regular season (2013, 2015, 2016)
3 Summit League tournament (2012, 2013, 2016)
2 Horizon League tournament (2018, 2022)
3 Horizon League regular season (2019–2021)
| awards = 3× Horizon League Coach of the Year (2018–2020)
| coaching_records =
}}
Scott Michael Nagy ({{IPAc-en|'|n|æ|g|i}}; born June 7, 1966) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach for Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball. He had previously served as head coach at South Dakota State for 21 seasons (1995–2016).
Biography
Born in Abilene, Texas,{{cite web |title=South Dakota State 2006-07 Men's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=basketball-guides |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819132842/https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=basketball-guides |archive-date=2024-08-19 |website=South Dakota State University}} Nagy attended St. Matthews grade school in Champaign, Illinois and Champaign Centennial High School, which he graduated from in 1984. His father is Dick Nagy, who was a University of Illinois assistant basketball coach under Lou Henson.
Nagy played basketball collegiately at Delta State University, where he currently holds school records for most career games played and most assists in a career (549), season (234) and game (15).
After graduation, Nagy became a graduate assistant at the University of Illinois for two seasons before taking a full-time assistant's job at South Dakota State, which he held for three years. After two seasons as an assistant at SIU Edwardsville, Nagy returned to South Dakota State to take over as head coach in May 1995.
Nagy led the Jackrabbits to 20-win seasons during eight of his first nine years at the helm of the program at the Division II level. After the 2004 season, South Dakota State began the transition to Division I.
The 2007–08 season was Nagy's first as a head coach in a Division I conference, as the Jackrabbits joined The Summit League on June 1, 2007. The Jackrabbits struggled early in The Summit League, finishing in 10th place their first year. However, under Nagy, SDSU steadily improved.
In 2011–12, South Dakota State won the Summit League tournament championship, qualifying them for their first ever berth in the NCAA tournament. The Jackrabbits also won the conference tournament in 2013 earning back-to-back trips to the NCAA tournament. In 2014, the Jackrabbits received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational tournament. In 2015, Nagy led the Jackrabbits to a regular season championship and an NIT berth after failing to win the conference tournament. SDSU won their first postseason game in the NIT, defeating No. 1 seed Colorado State before falling to Vanderbilt. In 2016, the Jackrabbits returned to the NCAA tournament by winning the regular season and conference tournament. He finished his 21-year career at South Dakota State with a 410–240 record.
Following his success at South Dakota State, he was hired as head coach by Wright State on April 3, 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/15131028|title=Wright State hires Nagy as basketball coach|date=April 4, 2016|website=ESPN.com|access-date=January 20, 2017}} The Raiders had a 167–92 overall record without a losing season and won the Horizon League championship twice in 2018 and 2022 during his eight-year tenure. Clint Sargent was promoted to succeed Nagy on March 28, 2024.[https://wsuraiders.com/news/2024/3/28/mens-basketball-clint-sargent-named-wright-state-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx "Clint Sargent Named Wright State Men’s Basketball Head Coach," Wright State University Athletics, Thursday, March 28, 2024.] Retrieved April 1, 2024.
Coinciding with Nagy's departure from Wright State was his appointment as head coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale also on March 28.[https://siusalukis.com/news/2024/3/28/mens-basketball-news-scott-nagy-named-southern-illinois-mens-basketball-coach McCaughan, Tim. "Scott Nagy Named Southern Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach," Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) Athletics, Thursday, March 28, 2024.] Retrieved April 1, 2024. He replaced Bryan Mullins who was dismissed twenty days prior on March 8.[https://siusalukis.com/news/2024/3/8/mens-basketball-news-southern-illinois-parts-ways-with-mens-basketball-head-coach-bryan-mullins McCaughan, Tim. "Southern Illinois parts ways with Men’s Basketball head coach Bryan Mullins," Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) Athletics, Friday, March 8, 2024.] Retrieved April 1, 2024.
Nagy coaches at least one game every season shoeless to support the charity Samaritan's Feet, which distributes shoes to those without worldwide. He has done so every year since the 2007–08 season.{{cite web|url=https://webapp2.wright.edu/web1/newsroom/2018/01/30/perfect-fit-2/ |title=Perfect fit | date=January 30, 2018 | website=wright.edu|access-date=March 12, 2022}} He was named the 2012 Barefoot Coach of the Year, an award given to coaches who support the Samaritan's Feet organization and help raise awareness about its cause.{{cite web|url=https://gojacks.com/news/2012/3/29/205405755.aspx | title=Nagy honored by Samaritan's Feet | date=March 29, 2012 |website=gojacks.com|access-date=March 12, 2022}}
Head coaching record
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = South Dakota State Jackrabbits
| conference = North Central Conference
| startyear = 1995
| endyear = 2004
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1995–96
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 24–5
| conference = 15–3
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA Division II Sweet 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1996–97
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 25–5
| conference = 14–4
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division II Sweet 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1997–98
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 26–3
| conference = 16–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division II Sweet 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1998–99
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 17–10
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1999–00
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 21–9
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Division II first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2000–01
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 22–7
| conference = 13–5
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Division II first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2001–02
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 24–6
| conference = 15–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division II Sweet 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2002–03
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 24–7
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Division II second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2003–04
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 27–7
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Division II second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = South Dakota State Jackrabbits
| conference = NCAA Division I independent
| startyear = 2004
| endyear = 2007
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2004–05
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 10–18
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2005–06
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 9–20
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2006–07
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 6–24
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = South Dakota State Jackrabbits
| conference = Summit League
| startyear = 2007
| endyear = 2016
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2007–08
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 8–21
| conference = 3–15
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2008–09
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 13–20
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2009–10
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 14–16
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2010–11
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 19–12
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2011–12
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 27–8
| conference = 15–3
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 64
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2012–13
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 25–10
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 64
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2013–14
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 19–13
| conference = 10–4
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = CBI first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2014–15
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 24–11
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NIT second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2015–16
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = 26–8
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 64
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = South Dakota State
| overall = {{winpct|410|240|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|207|101|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Wright State Raiders
| conference = Horizon League
| startyear = 2016
| endyear = 2024
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2016–17
| name = Wright State
| overall = 20–12
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2017–18
| name = Wright State
| overall = 25–10
| conference = 14–4
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 64
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2018–19
| name = Wright State
| overall = 21–14
| conference = 13–5
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NIT first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2019–20
| name = Wright State
| overall = 25–7
| conference = 15–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = No postseason held
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2020–21
| name = Wright State
| overall = 18–6
| conference = 16–4
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2021–22
| name = Wright State
| overall = 22–14
| conference = 15–7
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 64
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022–23
| name = Wright State
| overall = 18–15
| conference = 10–10
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023–24
| name = Wright State
| overall = 18–14
| conference = 13–7
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Wright State
| overall = {{winpct|167|92|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|107|47|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Southern Illinois Salukis
| conference = Missouri Valley Conference
| startyear = 2024
| endyear =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2024–25
| name = Southern Illinois
| overall = 14–19
| conference = 8-12
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Southern Illinois
| overall = {{winpct|14|19|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|8|12|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{winpct|591|351|record=y}}
}}
References
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External links
- [https://wsuraiders.com/coaches.aspx?rc=483&path=mbball Wright State profile]
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