Tevon Saddler (born February 23, 1995) is an American

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coach who is currently the head coach of the

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team.

Playing career

Saddler started his college basketball career at

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where he was named

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Freshman of the Year as well as to the All-Freshman team. A year later, he was a third-team all-conference selection. Saddler transferred to Nicholls to play his final season of eligibility and was named a second-team all-

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selection while also leading the team in rebounding. In his career, he played in 92 games starting in 88, averaging 13.8 points, 5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.

Coaching career

Saddler began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at South Alabama under his former college coach

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before returning to Nicholls State as the director of basketball operations from 2019 to 2021 under

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. He had a one-season stint as an assistant coach at McNeese before joining the coaching staff at

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as the director of player personnel. On April 20, 2023, Saddler was named the head coach at Nicholls after Claunch departed to become an assistant coach at

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Head coaching record

References

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