Scott Michael Nagy (; born June 7, 1966) is an American

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coach and the current head coach for

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. He had previously served as head coach at

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for 21 seasons (1995–2016). Born in

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, , South Dakota State University, released June 5, 2007 Nagy attended St. Matthews grade school in

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and Champaign Centennial High School, which he graduated from in 1984. His father is Dick Nagy, who was a

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assistant basketball coach under

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. Nagy played basketball collegiately at

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, 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

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

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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,

won the Summit League tournament championship, qualifying them for their first ever berth in the NCAA tournament. The

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also won the conference tournament in 2013 earning back-to-back trips to the NCAA tournament. In

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, the

received an invitation to the

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tournament. In

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, Nagy led the

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

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before falling to

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. In 2016, the

returned to the NCAA tournament by winning the regular season and conference tournament. Following his success at South Dakota State, he was hired as head coach by Wright State on April 3, 2016. He finished his 21-year career at South Dakota State with a 410–240 record. 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. 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.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Wright State profile
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