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 are headed into their 15th season at the helm of Kentucky Wesleyan women's basketball.

From 2010-2024, the Niemans are the only active NCAA DII women's basketball coaches to secure 14 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 279 career wins
They lead the G-MAC with 155 career conference wins, good for a .752 winning percentage.
The Niemans have averaged at least 20 wins per year throughout their time at Kentucky Wesleyan
The Panthers have won 89 of their last 100 home games.
The Panthers have made it to the conference title game in six of the 14 seasons the Nieman's have been coaching the Panthers, and in all 14 seasons they have qualified for postseason play.
Every single four-year player under the Nieman's has experienced an NCAA Tournament game or a conference title game, or both.
Two-time recipients of the Kentucky Wesleyan College's "Coach of the Year" award.

| 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 14 years since the Niemans were hired.

| ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

74 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 cumulaive GPA is 3.5
Team GPA has exceeded a 3.0 every season since the Niemans began coaching the team

| 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

| 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)

| COACHING RECORD

THE NIEMAN FILE

<>Hired on April 10, 2010, Nicole and Caleb Nieman will enter their 16^th season at the helm of Kentucky Wesleyan women’s basketball.The only NCAA DII women’s basketball coaches to secure 15 consecutive winning seasons with the same institution from 2010 through 2025They are the all-time winningest coaches in Kentucky Wesleyan women’s or men’s basketball history with 294 career winsThe Niemans lead the GMAC conference with 166 conference wins at a .740 winning percentageThe Niemans are averaging 18 wins per year during their head coaching career at Kentucky WesleyanThe Panthers have made it to the conference title game 6 out of the 15 years that the Niemans have coached, and in all 15 years have qualified for the post season play.Every single four-year player under the Niemans has experienced a NCAA Tournament game or a Conference Title game or both2 time recipients of Kentucky Wesleyan College’s “Coach of the Year” award

COACHING RECORD

SEASON	CONF.	TEAM		RECORD	FINISH
2010 – 11	GLVC	KENTUCKY WESLEYAN		17-10	REG. SEASON RUNNER UP / GLVC QUARTERFINALIST / NCAA REGIONAL
2011 – 12	GLVC	KENTUCKY WESLEYAN		17-13	GLVC CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNER UP
2012 – 13	GLVC	KENTUCKY WESLEYAN		20-9	REG. SEASON EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS / GLVC FINAL 4 / NCAA REGIONAL
2013 - 14	GMAC	KENTUCKY WESLEYAN		21-8	GMAC CHAMPIONS
2014 – 15	GMAC	KENTUCKY WESLEYAN		20-9	GMAC CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNER UP
2015 – 16	GMAC	KENTUCKY WESLEYAN		17-10	GMAC FINAL 4
2016 – 17	GMAC	KENTUCKY WESLEYAN		19-8	GMAC QUARTERFINALIST
2017 – 18	GMAC	KENTUCKY WESLEYAN		15-12	GMAC QUARTERFINALIST
2018 – 19	GMAC	KENTUCKY WESLEYAN		24-8	REG. SEASON RUNNER UP / GMAC CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNER UP / NCAA REGIONAL
2019 – 20	GMAC	KENTUCKY WESLEYAN		28-3	REG. SEASON CHAMPIONS / GMAC CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNER UP
2020 – 21	GMAC	KENTUCKY WESLEYAN		18-6	REG. SEASON RUNNER UP / GMAC CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNER UP / NCAA REGIONAL
2021 – 22	GMAC	KENTUCKY WESLEYAN		19-10	GMAC FINAL 4
2022 - 23	GMAC	KENTUCKY WESLEYAN		23-7	REG. SEASON RUNNER UP / GMAC FINAL 4 / NCAA REGIONAL
2023-24	GMAC	KENTUCKY WESLEYAN		21-7	REG. SEASON RUNNER -UP/ GMAC QUARTERFINALIST/ NCAA REGIONAL
2024-25	GMAC	KENTUCKY WESLEYAN		15-11	GMAC QUARTERFINALIST
			TOTAL	294-131	.692

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 last 15 years since the Niemans were hired. BEFORE: 1976-2009 NCAA D2
                        34 YEARS

AFTER: 2010-2023 NCAA D2
13 YEARS
13
HEAD COACHES
1
0
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
3
0
NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES
6
0
POST SEASON WINS
18
0
CONF. TOURN. FINALS/SEMIS
9
4
CONF. TOURN. APPEARANCES
15
3
CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS
15
9
CONSECUTIVE HOME WINS
37
                       10
AVERAGE WINS PER YEAR
18

TOP TEN NATIONAL RANKINGS

3^rd 3pt Field Goals Made Per Game – 18’19’
4^th Total Steals – 20’-21’
4^th Total Assists – 19’-20’
4^th Scoring Margin – 19’-20’
4^th Total 3pt Field Goals Made – 18’-19’
5^th Total 3pt Field Goals Made – 19’-20’
5^th Total 3pt Field Goals Made – 20’-21’
5^th Assists Per Game – 19’-20’
6^th Total Assists – 20’-21’
6^th Won-Lost Percentage – 19’-20’
8^th Total Turnovers Forced – 15’-16’
9^th Scoring Offense – 19’-20’

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

<>83 Academic All-Conference selections2021 - WBCA Top 25 Academic Team2017 - Highest Team GPA at Kentucky Wesleyan7 Oak and Ivy recipients (highest honor given to a Kentucky Wesleyan student, only 6 given annually)Current Team Cumulative GPA 3.5Team GPA has exceeded a 3.0 every season since the Niemans began coaching the team

LEADERSHIP

<>NCAA Senior Women’s Administrator (13’ – 18’: Nicole)NCAA Midwest Regional Advisory Committee for basketball championships (14’ – 16’: Nicole)GMAC Conference Captain for the WBCA (14’ – Present: Caleb)