Timothy Nolan is entering his second year on the men's basketball staff in 2026.
In his first year with the program he helped Montana Western to a 20-9 overall record, the first 20-win season since 2018.
The season was highlighted by three wins over teams in the NAIA Top-25, including an upset victory over the no. 1 and reigning national champion College of Idaho.
With Nolan on staff in 2025-26, the Bulldogs picked up two first-team all conference honors, had one player earn NABC all-region and Bevo Francis Top 100 recognition, nine FC Men's Basketball Player of the Week accolades, two CSC Academic All-District awards, and five Frontier Academic All-Conference nods.
Nolan came to UMW after a year with the Greensboro Swarm, the NBA G-League affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets, where he served as Operations Assistant. His time in North Carolina included the first post-season berth in franchise history as well as being the director of the Future Basketball Stars K-12 youth program.
Prior to the Swarm, Nolan was a graduate assistant at Idaho State, where he coordinated men's basketball team operations, assisted with scouting reports, and served as youth camp director. He also assisted in the development of All-Big Sky Center Brayden Parker and helped the Bengals to two Big Sky tournament wins for the first time in 20 years.
He also served as the Head Student Manager for Wyoming men's basketball from 2019-22, where he assisted in on-court workouts and was the ShotTracker Specialist in charge of in game and practice analytics. The Cowboys earned an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2022.
Nolan began his career as a student assistant at Casper College in 2018-19, where he helped the Thunderbirds to the Region IX title and an NJCAA National Tournament appearance.
A native of Casper, Wyoming, Nolan earned his bachelor's in physical education from the University of Wyoming in 2022 and a master's in athletic administration from Idaho State in 2024.
