Nicholas “Nic” Kjaerholt begins his first season as an Assistant Coach for the WVU Tech Women’s Basketball program and going into season 10 as an assistant coach. From 2018-2020 Nic Kjaerholt served as a Graduate Assistant for the Florida State Seminoles under Coach Sue Semrau. As part of FSU’s team, he helped the program in several ways: Scout team duties, game preparation, player personnel scouting, post-game scouting reports and helping organize team travel.
Kjaerholt is a former standout on the floor for WVU Tech representing Tech from 2009-2011 while serving as a team captain for 2010-2011 season. He also served one year as a student assistant coach prior to returning as an Assistant Coach at WVU Tech under Head Coach Bob Williams with the men’s program where he had a myriad of roles: He headed up the strength and conditioning program, prepared scouting reports, in charge of recruiting, structured player development and assisted in the overall operations of the team. In his four years with WVU Tech, the program was a consistent Top 25 ballclub, garnering as high as a No. 11 ranking in the 2016-17 season.
Kjaerholt played at Broome Community College from 2007-2009, helping his team to a Mid-State Athletic Conference title in 2008. In that year, he also was named to the Mid-State Athletic Conference Team, the all-region team and earned a spot on the Dean’s List. In addition to captaining Broome Community College, he also captained WVU Tech in the 2010-11 season.
Originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, Kjaerholt played for the Danish Men's National Teams in the U-15, U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-20 divisions. Kjaerholt is married to Ania Kowalska, who is the head coach of the WVU Tech women's basketball team, and they welcomed their child, son Noah, in September 2016.
