BGSU Men's Basketball Announces Promotion Of Nairn To Associate Head Coach
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team and head coach Todd Simon have announced the promotion of former Assistant Coach Lourawls Nairn Jr. to the position of Associate Head Coach.
"Coach Nairn has proved to be an exceptional leader and teacher to our young men," said Simon. "In addition to his impact on our player development and X's and O's, he brings the best out of our players. As Associate Head Coach, we look forward to him taking on additional responsibilities that will impact our program's success. His future is very bright as a leader in college basketball."
Coach Nairn has spent the last two seasons as a member of Coach Simon's staff, beginning at Southern Utah in 2022-23 and making the transition to Bowling Green ahead of the 2023-24 campaign. In both of Nairn's seasons on staff, Simon's teams accomplished 20-win seasons. Nairn was also a key piece in Bowling Green's turnaround this past season, aiding the Falcons to become one of 10 teams in the nation to go from 20 losses in 2022-23 to 20 wins in 2023-24. The quick turnaround resulted in MAC Semifinals and CIT appearances for the Orange and Brown while mentoring Rashaun Agee to an All-MAC Second Team selection.
"I am very humbled and grateful for this promotion to Associate Head Coach," said Nairn. "Being a part of this program has been an honor for me. I appreciate Coach Simon for his belief in me to continue to help our student-athletes achieve success in this new capacity. This is such a blessing and privilege that I won't take for granted."
Prior to joining Simon in Cedar City, Nairn spent the 2021-22 season as the head coach at the well-renowned Sunrise Christian Academy. In his lone season at the helm of the program, Nairn led the team to a 21-win season and an Elite Eight appearance in the National Prep Tournament. Additionally, he coached and mentored eight players who went on to play at the Division-I level during the campaign. Before taking over at Sunrise Christian Academy, Nairn spent two seasons at his alma mater, Michigan State, as a graduate assistant under Tom Izzo, helping the Spartans to a Big Ten regular season title and two NCAA Tournament appearances. Nairn's coaching career began with the Phoenix Suns as a player development coach in 2018-19.
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