Dave Sokolnicki
Men's Basketball Head Coach
Phone: 508-213-2357
Email:
dave.sokolnicki@nichols.edu
Sokolnicki enters his eleventh season as head coach of the Bison. He is the winningest coach in the program’s history with 118 victories. In 2003-2004, he guided Nichols to a school-record 17 wins.
Sokolnicki brought Nichols into the CCC Tournament for five-straight seasons from 2002-07, and has coached nine All-TCCC selections along with two TCCC Rookie of the Year honorees.
Sokolnicki was honored as the The Commonwealth Coast Conference Coach of the Year in 2003 after bringing the Bison to their first-ever TCCC Tournament semifinal appearance.
A four-year standout on the men’s basketball team from 1992 until 1996, he was named Second-Team All-CCC in 1996. Also a standout on the football field, Sokolnicki was a three-year starter at wide receiver, where he garnered All-League and All-New England honors.
In 2004, Sokolnicki was inducted into the Nichols College Athletic Hall of Fame. In addition to his coaching duties, he also oversees Nichols' Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). A native of Seymour, CT, Sokolnicki earned his MBA from Nichols in 1999.
He currently resides in Pelham, NH, with his wife, Brooke, and their daughter, Sarah Jane.
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