Patrick Ackerman enters his second season as a graduate assistant for the Nevada men’s basketball team. Ackerman came to Nevada after one year as an assistant coach at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Va.
Last season he helped the Wolf Pack to a second consecutive Mountain West outright title, just the second school in conference history to accomplish the feat. The Pack made a second consecutive NCAA Tournament and reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in school history. The team went 29-8 and 15-3 in MW play. The 29 wins tied the school record for victories.
At Bridgewater he assisted with recruiting, scouted opponents, worked with the players on skill development, scheduled community service and monitored academics. In addition he schedule team functions, managed student volunteers and took care of practice equipment.
Ackerman played at Penn State and earned two letters before finishing his career at Detroit Mercy. He lettered one season at Detroit Mercy and was unable to play his senior season as a result of injuries.
The Rutland, Mass. native earned a degree from Detroit Mercy in communications with a minor in leadership in 2016. He is working on a degree in educational leadership at Nevada.
