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FORT WORTH – TCU women’s basketball has added a rising star in the coaching profession to its staff.
Head coach Mark Campbell announced the hire of Nolan Wilson as an assistant coach ahead of the 2024-25 season.
Wilson has coached at the highest levels of the sport ahead of his eighth year on the bench. He arrives in Fort Worth on the heels of a three-year run at Washington, where he spent two seasons as the Huskies’ director of analytics and scouting before being elevated into an assistant coaching role in 2023-24. Originally from Laredo, Texas, Wilson’s resume reaches the NBA and WNBA. He spent a season with the Dallas Mavericks in 2019-20 and worked as an advanced scout for the Washington Mystics in conjunction with his tenure at Washington.
In June, Wilson was recognized as one of the country’s “50 Most Impactful High Major Assistants” by Silver Waves Media, an honor fellow TCU assistants Xavier Lopez and Minyon Moore have also received.
The addition of Wilson adds to the Horned Frogs’ deep recruiting connections. Wilson played an instrumental role in the Huskies assembling back-to-back nationally ranked recruiting classes from 2023-2024, including a 2024 class that was graded 14th overall by ESPNW.
Last season, Wilson helped Washington snare four victories over AP top-25 opponents, including three on the road, and earn a No. 1 seed in the WBIT. The Huskies produced a 35-30 combined overall record in Wilson’s final two seasons on Montlake. His tenure at Washington also included a WNIT semifinal run in 2022-23.
Individually, Wilson coached Dalayah Daniels to consecutive All-Pac-12 honorable mention accolades and developed Sayvia Sellers into a Pac-12 All-Freshman team talent.
Before venturing to the pacific northwest, Wilson enjoyed separate stints at Rice in 2018-19 and 2020-21. He first served as the Owls’ assistant scouting and recruiting director. Wilson’s second go-around in Houston saw him receive an assistant coaching position. In 2019-20, Wilson assisted in recruiting efforts, organized and edited film, evaluated the Owls’ opponents and crafted scouting reports. His contributions helped Rice win 28 games and finish a perfect 16-0 in the Conference USA. Wilson’s return in 2020-21 vaulted the Owls to a third consecutive Conference USA title and the WNIT championship.
At the professional level, Wilson scouted play calls for each possession in his work with the Mystics. He also diagrammed set and call frequencies for every player while assisting with player personnel tendencies and postgame reports.
Wilson was an assistant coach in player development for the Mavericks. There, he trained players such as NBA All-Star Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Seth Curry. He simulated scout offense and defense and utilized RSPCT shot progression software to collect statistical shot-tracking data in his role.
Wilson first forayed into coaching at his alma mater, Prairie View A&M, as a graduate assistant in 2017-18.
He was a two-sport standout for the Panthers, playing as both a forward for the basketball team and a defensive end in football. Wilson graduated with a bachelor of business administration and management degree in 2017 and completed his MBA at Prairie View in 2020.
Wilson’s wife, the former Maya Hawkins, was the starting point guard for Rice all four years from 2013-17. She graduated as the Owls’ school record holder in 3-pointers and free throw percentage. Together, they have a son, Maleo.
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Publish date : 2024-08-10 21:40:11
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