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Klint Pleasant
Klint Pleasant
  • Year:
    Nominated 2025
  • Team:
    Rochester Christian University: 2x USCAA Champion; 3x Coach of the Year; 14 All-Americans
Bio

Two National Championships (USCAA)
2013
2018

Two National Championships (Runners Up)
2011
2015

Developed and Coached 14 USCAA All Americans

Numerous USCAA Academic All-Americans

3 Trips to NAIA National Tournament
2013
2017
2021

WHAC Championship
2021

Numerous Top 25 NAIA Rankings, including as high as 3rd in the country in 2017

Set school record for wins in a season:
30

Defeated NCAA 1 team in 2013

Asst coach of the 2002 Kent State Univ NCAA 1 Elite Eight Team

Member of Kent State Univ Hall of Fame as part of the 2002 Kent State Univ Men’s Team

Coached two NBA players (Trevor Huffman and John Edwards) and one NFL player (Antonio Gates)

Inductee into the Michigan Basketball Hall of Fame: Oct 2025

Coach of the Year Awards:
2016: National Coach of the Year (USCAA)
2017: AII (NAIA Conference) Coach of the Year
2021: WHAC (NAIA Conference) Coach of the Year

2013: NAIA Coach of Character

Top 25 all-time active NAIA winningest basketball coaches

Named top 100 Most Impactful Coaches (Silver Media Group)

Volunteer Basketball Service Organizations
USCAA Board Member
USCAA Rating Committee
USCAA Convention Speaker
BCAM Member
NABC Member
Co-Director of Lake Norcentra Basketball Camp