Indiana University Athletics
Men's Basketball
Nick Norton
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Nick Norton was named an Assistant Coach for the Hoosiers on April 3, 2025.
AT INDIANA
In his debut season at Indiana the Hoosiers finished 18-14 and 9-11 in Big Ten Conference play. IU played the nation’s 36th-hardest schedule with 14 games against opponents that made the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers earned marquee wins over No. 12 Purdue (Jan. 27), at UCLA (Jan. 31), and against Wisconsin (Feb. 7).
Norton helped senior guard Lamar Wilkerson garner All-Big Ten Second Team and All-Great Lakes District First Team accolades. Wilkerson averaged 20.9 points per game, the most by a Hoosier guard since Eric Gordon (2007-08), and upped his average to 23.2 points per B1G game, the most since George McGinnis (1970-71). He established program records for total points scored in Big Ten play (464), made 3-pointers in league play (70), made 3-pointers in a single game (10), and a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record for single-game scoring (44). Wilkerson became the second Hoosier in program history (Steve Alford, 1986-87) to make 100 3-pointers in a single season. Senior big man Sam Alexis set the school record for field goal percentage (68.7%) with a minimum of 100 made shots.
BEFORE BLOOMINGTON
A native of Bloomington, Ill., Norton relocated to Bloomington, Ind., after one season as an assistant coach & director of player development at West Virginia working under current IU head coach Darian DeVries. The Mountaineers improved its previous season’s win total by 10 games to an overall record of 19-13 and a 10-10 mark in Big XII games. WVU earned six Quad 1 victories, 13 wins over NET Top 100 programs, and four triumphs over ranked opponents.
West Virginia played the final 24 games of the season without two-time Larry Bird Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, Tucker DeVries, who was lost for the season with an injury. The Mountaineers held a record of 6-2 with wins over No. 3 Gonzaga and No. 24 Arizona in the Battle 4 Atlantis at the time of the injury. WVU climbed as high as No. 21 in the Associated Press Top 25 (Week 10).
Under the guidance of the staff, senior guard Javon Small became the fourth Mountaineer in program history to be named to the All-Big 12 First Team. The Fort Wayne, Ind., native tied for the league lead with 18.5 points per game, was third in free throw percentage (88.1%), third in assists per game (5.6), fourth in 3-point percentage (35.3%), fourth in 3-point field goals per game (2.5), ninth in assist-to-turnover ratio (+2.1), and 12th in steals per game (1.6).
Norton joined the Mountaineer basketball staff after three seasons (2021-24) on DeVries’ staff at Drake, helping the Bulldogs to an 80-26 (.755) record with two NCAA Tournament appearances and two Missouri Valley Conference titles.
Norton joined the Drake staff during the 2021-22 season as assistant director of operations and was elevated to director of operations prior to the 2022-23 season. He was promoted to assistant coach/director of player development for the 2023-24 campaign.
Norton began his collegiate career at UAB (2014-18), making 97 starts for the Blazers. He was named All-Conference USA Third Team as a sophomore, averaging 8.9 points per game and leading the league in assist-to-turnover ratio. Norton was named the 2016 Conference USA Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. As a freshman, he was one of 21 Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year Award finalists and named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
He transferred to Drake in 2018 and averaged 14.0 points, 5.9 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per game before an injury ended his collegiate career. Norton set Drake’s single-game assists record (17) against North Dakota State, a record that stood until the 2022-23 season. He scored a career-high 31 points against San Diego and recorded the second triple-double in team history with 18 points, 17 assists, and 13 rebounds against North Dakota State. Norton was named MVC Newcomer of the Week three times and Player of the Week once.
In 2019, Norton signed with the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League, appearing in two games before stepping away due to injuries.
His father, Randy, is the head women’s basketball coach at UAB.
Nick and his wife, Caraline, have two children, Campton and Beckham.
AT INDIANA
In his debut season at Indiana the Hoosiers finished 18-14 and 9-11 in Big Ten Conference play. IU played the nation’s 36th-hardest schedule with 14 games against opponents that made the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers earned marquee wins over No. 12 Purdue (Jan. 27), at UCLA (Jan. 31), and against Wisconsin (Feb. 7).
Norton helped senior guard Lamar Wilkerson garner All-Big Ten Second Team and All-Great Lakes District First Team accolades. Wilkerson averaged 20.9 points per game, the most by a Hoosier guard since Eric Gordon (2007-08), and upped his average to 23.2 points per B1G game, the most since George McGinnis (1970-71). He established program records for total points scored in Big Ten play (464), made 3-pointers in league play (70), made 3-pointers in a single game (10), and a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record for single-game scoring (44). Wilkerson became the second Hoosier in program history (Steve Alford, 1986-87) to make 100 3-pointers in a single season. Senior big man Sam Alexis set the school record for field goal percentage (68.7%) with a minimum of 100 made shots.
BEFORE BLOOMINGTON
A native of Bloomington, Ill., Norton relocated to Bloomington, Ind., after one season as an assistant coach & director of player development at West Virginia working under current IU head coach Darian DeVries. The Mountaineers improved its previous season’s win total by 10 games to an overall record of 19-13 and a 10-10 mark in Big XII games. WVU earned six Quad 1 victories, 13 wins over NET Top 100 programs, and four triumphs over ranked opponents.
West Virginia played the final 24 games of the season without two-time Larry Bird Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, Tucker DeVries, who was lost for the season with an injury. The Mountaineers held a record of 6-2 with wins over No. 3 Gonzaga and No. 24 Arizona in the Battle 4 Atlantis at the time of the injury. WVU climbed as high as No. 21 in the Associated Press Top 25 (Week 10).
Under the guidance of the staff, senior guard Javon Small became the fourth Mountaineer in program history to be named to the All-Big 12 First Team. The Fort Wayne, Ind., native tied for the league lead with 18.5 points per game, was third in free throw percentage (88.1%), third in assists per game (5.6), fourth in 3-point percentage (35.3%), fourth in 3-point field goals per game (2.5), ninth in assist-to-turnover ratio (+2.1), and 12th in steals per game (1.6).
Norton joined the Mountaineer basketball staff after three seasons (2021-24) on DeVries’ staff at Drake, helping the Bulldogs to an 80-26 (.755) record with two NCAA Tournament appearances and two Missouri Valley Conference titles.
Norton joined the Drake staff during the 2021-22 season as assistant director of operations and was elevated to director of operations prior to the 2022-23 season. He was promoted to assistant coach/director of player development for the 2023-24 campaign.
Norton began his collegiate career at UAB (2014-18), making 97 starts for the Blazers. He was named All-Conference USA Third Team as a sophomore, averaging 8.9 points per game and leading the league in assist-to-turnover ratio. Norton was named the 2016 Conference USA Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. As a freshman, he was one of 21 Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year Award finalists and named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
He transferred to Drake in 2018 and averaged 14.0 points, 5.9 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per game before an injury ended his collegiate career. Norton set Drake’s single-game assists record (17) against North Dakota State, a record that stood until the 2022-23 season. He scored a career-high 31 points against San Diego and recorded the second triple-double in team history with 18 points, 17 assists, and 13 rebounds against North Dakota State. Norton was named MVC Newcomer of the Week three times and Player of the Week once.
In 2019, Norton signed with the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League, appearing in two games before stepping away due to injuries.
His father, Randy, is the head women’s basketball coach at UAB.
Nick and his wife, Caraline, have two children, Campton and Beckham.
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