David Bezold came to Kentucky Wesleyan as an assistant basketball coach in September of 2019. Bezold will assist will all facets of the program.
Bezold comes to Kentucky Wesleyan after a two-year run was as the Xavier University women's basketball director of administration. He oversaw opponent scouting and non-conference scheduling. He also assisted with practice planning, game strategy and gathering analytics.
Most notably Bezold is the former Northern Kentucky University men's basketball coach. He posted a 194-133 record overall record in 11 seasons (2004-15) as the Norse head coach. Prior to that he was lead assistant at NKU for 14 seasons, helping the Norse to two appearances in the national championship game (1996, 1997.)
While NKU was a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference, Bezold made eight appearances as a head coach in the historic Sportscenter, holding a 7-1 mark against the Panthers.
Bezold and Cooper are reunited after 16 years, the duo spent the 2002-03 season together at Northern Kentucky. Cooper served as NKU's graduate assistant while Bezold was the top assistant for Ken Shields.
The Taylor Mill, Ky., native holds a bachelor's degree from Viterbo (Wis.) College (1990) and a master's degree from Northern Kentucky (1996). Bezold's son, Tyler, is a senior on the men's basketball team.
