University of Illinois Springfield Athletics

• In his second season as an assistant coach at UIS
• Helped UIS to a 14-14 record during the 2019-20 season, including three wins over ranked teams
• Is one of the top three-point shooters in Columbia College history

Nic Reynolds is in his second season in 2020-21 as an assistant coach for the University of Illinois Springfield men’s basketball program.
 
In his first season, Reynolds helped the Prairie Stars go 14-14 overall. Included in those victories were three wins over nationally-ranked teams, which was a new program record. UIS improved its scoring offense and scoring defense in his first season, and were one of the nation’s top three-point shooting teams.

 Reynolds will be returning closer to home after being from Peoria, Ill. and Peoria Notre Dame High School. He spent five years at Columbia College from 2014-19 as a four-year player on the basketball team, and serving one year as a graduate assistant coach. His first year as a player at Columbia was UIS’s current head coach Matt Brock’s final season as an assistant coach at the school.
 
Reynolds was a three-time all-AMC selection and twice earned NAIA All-American Honorable Mention honors at Columbia. He scored 1,592 points in his career, which ranks sixth in program history, and he knocked down 276 three-pointers. Reynolds led the Cougars to a 109-24 record during his playing career. In 2018-19, Reynolds helped coach Columbia to 15 wins from the sidelines as an assistant coach.