Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Scott Nagy never won coach of the year honors in the Summit League while at South Dakota State. To be fair, in his 21 seasons at the school, the Jackrabbits were only full-fledged members his last nine years.
But it wasn’t as if he didn’t field some outstanding teams in that span. They finished either first or second in his last five years with five straight postseason berths, including three NCAA tourney trips.
“To be honest with you, for a while there, the other teams were just so bothered the conference tournament was in Sioux Falls every year. They felt like we had such an advantage, and that bothered them,” Nagy said. “But it doesn’t matter. It’s just individual stuff anyway.”
Nagy certainly hasn’t been overlooked in his four seasons at Wright State, having just won this third straight Horizon League coach of the year award, sharing it this time with Cleveland State’s Dennis Gates.
The Raiders are 25-6 and won their first outright league crown in 29 years of conference play.
“That’s just a reflection of our players playing well — and my coaches, who do all the work,” said Nagy, who did win conference coach of the year honors five times while the Jackrabbits were in Division II. “Our players know our assistants do all the work.”
