Damon Nichols enters his third season as an assistant coach on the Coppin State women’s basketball coaching staff entering the 2018-19 season.

The 2016-17 Eagles  team earned the No. 6 seed in the MEAC Basketball Tournament with an 8-8 conference record. Freshman center Chance Graham led the Eagles in rebounds with 244 ranking fifth in the MEAC. Graham was named the 2016-17 MEAC Rookie of the Year and was named to the All-MEAC Third Team and All-MEAC Rookie Team honors. Red-shirt junior guard Genesis Lucas earned All-MEAC First Team honors after ranking in the MEAC’s top-10 in eight statistical categories.

Prior to Coppin State, Nichols served on The Lincoln University women’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach during the 2015-16 season. Before Lincoln he was the head women’s basketball coach at Chesapeake College.

Nichols graduated from North Caroline High School in 1995. He played varsity football, basketball and track for four years at NCHS. After graduating from North Caroline, he continued his education at Chesapeake College where he also played basketball. In 1997, Nichols returned to North Caroline High School to coach junior varsity football and basketball, with junior varsity basketball recording two undefeated seasons while he coached with the program.

In 2000, Nichols became the varsity assistant football coach/running back coach. The same year he was named assistant varsity basketball coach where he remained for eight years. In 2008, he became the assistant men’s basketball coach at Chesapeake College under John Mappas, helping the Skipjacks to a Region XX championship in his first season.

In 2012 Coach Nichols was District K coach of the year and led his team to a Maryland Juco Championship & Region 20 Championship which earned them a trip to East Peoria, Illinois to Nationals where the Skipjacks placed 7th in the nation. Coach Nichols gives his team all the credit for the hard work and effort.

Nichols was hired by the Skipjacks to serve as head women’s basketball coach in 2009 and spent three seasons in that position.

Nichols was employed by Caroline County Public Schools for the over 14 years. 

Nichols resides in Caroline County with his wife, Letitia, and son Damon Jr.