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Nicole Nieman

Nicole Nieman

  • Title
    Head Women's Basketball Coach
  • Email
    nnieman@kwc.edu
  • Phone
    270-852-3351

| THE NIEMAN FILE

Hired on April 10, 2010, Nicole and Caleb Nieman will enter their 16th season at the helm of Kentucky Wesleyan women's basketball. 
  • From 2010-2025, the Niemans are the only active NCAA DII women's basketball coaches to secure 15 consecutive winning seasons with the same institution.
  • They are the all-time winningest coaches in Kentucky Wesleyan women's or men's basketball history with 294 career wins.
  • They lead the G-MAC with 166 career conference wins, good for a .740 winning percentage.
  • The Niemans have averaged 18 wins per year throughout their time at Kentucky Wesleyan.
  • The Panthers have made it to the conference title game six out of the 15 years the Niemans have coached, and have qualified for postseason play in all 15 years.
  • Every single four-year player under the Niemans has experienced an NCAA Tournament game, a conference title game, or both.
  • Two-time recipients of the Kentucky Wesleyan College's "Coach of the Year" award.
 
| COACHING RECORD
 Niemans record

 






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BEFORE AND AFTER
Kentucky Wesleyan women's basketball has been an NCAA DII member since 1976. However, there has been history-making success in the 15 years since the Niemans were hired.

WBB Before and After
 
 

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TOP-TEN NATIONAL RANKINGS
  • 3rd - 3pt Field Goals Made Per Game - 2018-19
  • 4th - Total Steals - 2020-21
  • 4th - Total Assists - 2019-20
  • 4th - Scoring Margin - 2019-20
  • 4th - Total 3pt Field Goals Made - 2018-19
  • 5th - Total 3pt Field Goals Made - 2019-20
  • 5th - Total 3pt Field Goals Made - 2020-21
  • 5th - Assists Per Game - 2019-20
  • 6th - Total Assists - 2020-21
  • 6th - Turnover Margin - 23-24
  • 6th - Win/Loss Percentage - 2019-20
  • 8th - Total Turnovers Forced - 2015-16
  • 9th - Scoring Offense - 2019-20
| ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
  • 83 Academic All-Conference selections
  • 2021 - WBCA Top 25 Academic Team
  • 2017 - Highest Team GPA at Kentucky Wesleyan
  • Seven Oak and Ivy recipients (highest academic honor given to a KWC student, only six given annually)
  • Current team cumulative GPA is 3.5
  • Team GPA has exceeded a 3.0 every season since the Niemans began coaching the team
| LEADERSHIP
  • NCAA Senior Women's Administrator (2013-18: Nicole)
  • NCAA Midwest Regional Advisory Committee for basketball championships (2014-16: Nicole)
  • G-MAC Conference Captain for the WBCA (2014-present: Caleb