Cradle of Coaches

Ron Niekamp

  • Position Basketball
  • Custom1 2004
  • Custom2 Niekamp, a 1953 Miami graduate, used the basketball expertise he developed at Miami to lead the University of Findlay basketball program for 26 seasons, first at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level and later in NCAA Division II. Before coaching at Findlay, he spent 13 years in the high school ranks with stops at Lima Senior, Ottawa-Glandorf, and Parkway. Niekamp led Findlay to a 36-0 perfect season and the NCAA Division II national championship in 2008–09, earning multiple National Coach of the Year awards.

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