Mike Nesbitt joined the Panola College men’s basketball staff as top assistant in July 2018. He joins Panola after stops at Southern Utah University (2017-2018) and the University of New Mexico (2016-2017).

“We hit a home run with the hiring of Mike. He is a young coach that is going to be a star in this business. He checked off all of the boxes that we were looking for, and has done a great job so far this fall. Mike is connected at the Division one level, playing and working for a large network of established good people. The energy and experience that he brings to the office every day is phenomenal, and he will only continue to grow with more experience,” said Head Coach Grant McMillan.

In his lone season at Southern Utah, Nesbitt was a part of a staff that nearly tripled their Division 1-win total from the previous season and appeared in the school’s first semifinal contest at the Big Sky Tournament. Nesbitt was in charge of preparing opponent scouting reports and film edits. He was also the lead skill developer for the forwards, who as a group combined to average 35 points and 18 rebounds on 52% shooting. Nesbitt also assisted with team academics, served as the Housing Coordinator, and implemented various types of media to help market and grow the program.

Prior to Southern Utah, Nesbitt spent one season as a Graduate Assistant at the University of New Mexico. That season he assisted in all aspects of on-court coaching, prepared film edits, and organized and lead individual workouts.

Nesbitt played three seasons at Missouri S&T (D2) before transferring to UNM for his final season of eligibility. He started his prep career at Evansville Memorial High School where he was a Second Team-All Area selection as a sophomore and First Team All-Conference as a junior. He completed his high school career at La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana.

Nesbitt obtained his undergraduate degree in Business Management from Missouri S&T and a Finance MBA from the University of New Mexico.