Nate Laing joined the Kentucky Wesleyan College Department of Athletics in August of 2018 as the assistant men's basketball coach.
Laing comes to Wesleyan from the University of Central Florida where he played for Head Coach Johnny Dawkins and served as a student assistant upon completing his playing career. While in Orlando, Fla., Laing helped the Knights accumulate 43 wins in two seasons along with a trip to the Final Four of the NIT. The Knights had one of the toughest defenses in the country, leading the nation in opponents field goal percentage in his first year, and ranking third in the nation during his second season.
Prior to UCF, Laing spent three years at Jacksonville State University under Head Coach James Green where he was a walk on. Laing transitioned to a student assistant after a season ending injury.
Laing has worked numerous camps over his career including Campbell University Basketball School (Buies Creek, N.C.), Mark Gottfried Basketball Camp (Raleigh, N.C.), Leonard Hamilton Basketball Camp (Tallahassee, Fla.), Steve Prohm Basketball Camp (Ames, Ia.) and Johnny Dawkins Basketball Camp (Orlando, Fla.)
In 2016, Laing earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management with a concentration in Human Resource Management from Jacksonville State University before completing a Master of Career and Technical Education at University of Central Florida in 2018.
Laing graduated from Harnett Central High School in Buies Creek, N.C. where he was a three sport athlete, playing basketball, football and soccer. During his senior season, he was named the Male Athlete of the Year and the Most Valuable Player for the basketball team. He was an all-conference selection both his junior and senior season.
Nathan Laing is the son of Dana and Robert Laing, the assistant basketball coach at the University of Central Florida. Nathan is the middle child of five with two older brothers, Earl Duncan and Christian, and two younger sisters, Ansley Rae and Madison.
