Dickey Nutt

{{Short description|College basketball coach}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Dickey Nutt | image = | alt = | caption = | current_title = Assistant Coach | current_team = Missouri Tigers | current_conference = Southeastern Conference | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|6|13}} | birth_place = Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | player_years1 = 1977–1982 | player_team1 = Oklahoma State | coach_years1 = 1982–1985 | coach_team1 = Stillwater HS (assistant) | coach_years2 = 1985–1987 | coach_team2 = Oklahoma State (assistant) | coach_years3 = 1987–1995 | coach_team3 = Arkansas State (assistant) | coach_years4 = 1995–2008 | coach_team4 = Arkansas State | coach_years5 = 2009–2015 | coach_team5 = Southeast Missouri State | coach_years6 = 2015–2018 | coach_team6 = Florida State (video coordinator) | coach_years7 = 2018–2019 | coach_team7 = Stetson (assistant) | coach_years8 = 2019–2021 | coach_team8 = Cleveland State (special assistant) | coach_years9 = 2021–2022 | coach_team9 = Gaston College | coach_years10 = 2022–present | coach_team10 = Missouri (assistant) | overall_record = 273–296 | bowl_record = | tournament_record = 0–1 (NCAA Division I) | championships = Sun Belt tournament (1999) | awards = Sun Belt Coach of the Year (1998) | coaching_records = }} '''David Albert "Dickey" Nutt''' (born June 13, 1959) is an American college basketball coach who is currently assistant to the head coach and senior advisor for the University of Missouri men's basketball team.<ref name=Missouri>{{cite web|url=https://mutigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/staff/david-nutt/354|title=David Nutt|publisher=University of Missouri|access-date=March 8, 2025}}</ref> His most recent head coaching position was at Southeast Missouri State University before being let go after the 2014-15 season. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, he became the head coach of Arkansas State University in 1995 and resigned on February 19, 2008, ending his thirteen years as head coach just 3 victories short of the all-time win record for the school.<ref name=resign>{{cite web| url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3253973| title=Nutt steps down after 13 seasons as Arkansas State coach| work=ESPN.com| date=2008-02-19| access-date=2008-02-20}}</ref> In June 2007, Nutt had said that his future with the school was uncertain after receiving a one-year contract with the school.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=ncb&id=2829268| title= Dickey Nutt coaching with no assurances next season| work=ESPN.com| date=2007-04-07| access-date=2008-02-20}}</ref>

Nutt had been coaching at Arkansas State since 1987, when he started as an assistant at the university. Prior to that, he had spent two years as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State. He led the Indians, now the Red Wolves, to the NCAA tournament once, winning the Sun Belt Conference tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid in 1999. Arkansas State received a 15 seed, and was eliminated by Utah in the first round.

Nutt played collegiately at Oklahoma State from 1977 to 1982. After graduating, he began his coaching career in the high school ranks as an assistant coach at Stillwater High School in Oklahoma.

On March 12, 2009, Nutt was named as the head basketball coach at Southeast Missouri State University.<ref name=SEMO>{{cite web|url=https://semoredhawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/dickey-nutt/1772|title=Dickey Nutt|publisher=Southeast Missouri State University|access-date=March 8, 2025}}</ref>

On March 23, 2015, Nutt was relieved of his duties with the Redhawks.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12545775/dickey-nutt-coach-southeast-missouri-state-redhawks Dickey Nutt out at SE Missouri St.]</ref> On July 7, 2015, Nutt joined the staff of Leonard Hamilton at Florida State.<ref>[http://raycomgroup.worldnow.com/story/29117517/former-semo-bball-coach-dickey-nutt-hired-as-florida-state-assistant-coach Former SEMO bball coach Dickey Nutt hired as Florida State assistant coach]</ref>

On June 20, 2018, Nutt joined Corey Williams' staff at Stetson University as assistant coach.<ref>[https://gohatters.com/news/2018/6/20/dickey-nutt-joins-mens-basketball-staff.aspx Dickey Nutt Joins Men's Basketball Staff]</ref>

On August 8, 2019, Nutt was named a special assistant coach on Dennis Gates' staff at Cleveland State University. On April 14, 2022, Nutt was hired as an assistant coach by Gates at the University of Missouri.

==Family== Nutt's brother, Houston Nutt, was the head football coach at the University of Mississippi and University of Arkansas. Another brother, Dennis Nutt, was previously head coach for Texas State University and a former professional basketball player.

Nutt has three children, two sons and a daughter. His oldest son Logan played basketball for Ole Miss before transferring to Southeast Missouri State in December 2009 joining his younger brother, Lucas, who played for his father at Southeast Missouri State through 2014.

==Head coaching record== {{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Arkansas State Indians / Red Wolves | conference = Sun Belt Conference | startyear = 1995 | endyear = 2008 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1995–96 | name = Arkansas State | overall = 9–18 | conference = 7–11 | confstanding = T–6th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1996–97 | name = Arkansas State | overall = 15–12 | conference = 8–10 | confstanding = 8th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 1997–98 | name = Arkansas State | overall = 20–9 | conference = 14–4 | confstanding = T–1st | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference tournament | season = 1998–99 | name = Arkansas State | overall = 18–12 | conference = 9–5 | confstanding = 2nd | postseason = NCAA Division I First Round }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1999–00 | name = Arkansas State | overall = 10–18 | conference = 7–9 | confstanding = 6th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2000–01 | name = Arkansas State | overall = 17–13 | conference = 10–6 | confstanding = T–2nd (East) | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2001–02 | name = Arkansas State | overall = 15–16 | conference = 5–9 | confstanding = 4th (East) | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2002–03 | name = Arkansas State | overall = 13–15 | conference = 6–8 | confstanding = 4th (East) | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2003–04 | name = Arkansas State | overall = 17–11 | conference = 7–7 | confstanding = 4th (East) | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2004–05 | name = Arkansas State | overall = 16–13 | conference = 7–7 | confstanding = T–3rd (East) | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2005–06 | name = Arkansas State | overall = 12–18 | conference = 7–7 | confstanding = 3rd (East) | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = division | season = 2006–07 | name = Arkansas State | overall = 18–15 | conference = 11–7 | confstanding = T–1st (West) | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2007–08* | name = Arkansas State | overall = 9–17 | conference = 4–11 | confstanding = 7th (West) | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Arkansas State | overall = 189–187 | confrecord = 102–101 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | conference = Ohio Valley Conference | startyear = 2009 | endyear = 2015 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2009–10 | name = Southeast Missouri State | overall = 7–23 | conference = 3–15 | confstanding = 9th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2010–11 | name = Southeast Missouri State | overall = 10–22 | conference = 6–12 | confstanding = T–7th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2011–12 | name = Southeast Missouri State | overall = 15–15 | conference = 9–7 | confstanding = T–4th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2012–13 | name = Southeast Missouri State | overall = 17–16 | conference = 8–8 | confstanding = 2nd (West) | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2013–14 | name = Southeast Missouri State | overall = 18–14 | conference = 8–8 | confstanding = 2nd (West) | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2014–15 | name = Southeast Missouri State | overall = 13–17 | conference = 7–9 | confstanding = 5th (West) | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Southeast Missouri State | overall = 80–107 | confrecord = 42–59 }} {{CBB Yearly Record End | overall = 279–304 }}* Nutt resigned on February 19, 2008.<ref name=resign/>

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