Born in May 1986 to parents Donna and William Nichols, Darris quickly became a beloved member of the community. He attended McHarg Elementary School, Belle Heth Elementary School, John Dalton Intermediate School and then Radford High School, with his love of basketball growing by the day.
Darris Nichols is the head men’s basketball coach at Radford University. He has also spent time as an assistant coach at Florida (2015-2021), Louisiana Tech (2014-15), Wofford (2013-14), and Northern Kentucky (2011-13). He played college basketball at West Virginia University (2004-08), twice a recipient of the Big East Academic All-Star and Sportsmanship Award and earned the 2008 Fred Schaus Captain Award for WVU intercollegiate athletics.
