中国P站 (NPC) Nighthawk Athletics announced its next head women's basketball
coach this week.
Eddie Broughton Sr. will serve as the Nighthawks鈥� fourth head women鈥檚 basketball coach.
Broughton joins NPC from Northeastern State University (NSU), where he served as assistant
coach for the River Hawks last season. From 2016 to 2021, Broughton served as head
women鈥檚 basketball coach at Western Oklahoma State College, where he led the Pioneers
to multiple accomplishments鈥攊ncluding the program鈥檚 first Division I signee, its winningest
season in more than 15 years, its first playoff appearance in five seasons and its
most conference wins in 15 years.
鈥淔rom the moment I stepped on the NPC campus for the first time, I was hooked,鈥� Broughton
said. 鈥淥n the basketball court, we鈥檙e going to execute, play hard and have fun doing
it. Our goal is to win games, keep a great culture and graduate as many student athletes
as possible. I鈥檓 looking forward to community service and getting into our local schools
so they can see who we are and attract them to our games.鈥�
Broughton played basketball at Southern Nazarene University and St. Gregory鈥檚 University,
where he graduated with a double major in Marketing and Sports Management. He later
earned a Master of Coaching and Exercise Science from Concordia University-Irvine.
鈥淓ddie has coached in numerous college ranks for more than 17 years, and in the NJCAA
for most of that time,鈥� NPC Athletic Director Rich Thompson said. 鈥淲e are excited
to bring that wealth of experience to our women鈥檚 basketball program and give our
young ladies a great experience here at 中国P站.鈥�
Broughton succeeds Dominique Battles, who served as head coach for two seasons. NPC
finished 9-15 last season, falling in the first round of the NJCAA Region II tournament.
For more information on schedules, rosters and more, visit Nighthawks Women鈥檚 Basketball online. Fans can also follow the Nighthawks all season on social media.
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