Nat Graham

Biography

Nat Graham returned to the Cornell men's basketball coaching staff as associate head coach in June 2025. In 2025-26, the Big Red led the nation in assists (21.3) and 3-pointers made per game (12.9), while ranking among the top 10 nationally in effective field goal percentage, 3-point percentage, scoring offense and assist-to-turnover ratio. Cornell set both school and Ivy League single-season records for assists and 3-pointers. Graham previously spent five seasons (2005-10) as an assistant coach at Cornell under Steve Donahue, helping the Big Red win 111 games with three Ivy titles and NCAA Tournament appearances, including a 2009-10 Sweet 16 run. He spent four seasons at Boston College with Donahue (2010-14) as associate head coach before returning to Penn in 2014. In 10 seasons at Penn (2014-25), he helped the Quakers win 140 games, including an Ivy regular season and tournament championship in 2017-18. Graham was a two-year letter winner (1993-95) at Penn, playing for the Quakers when Coach Donahue was an assistant, and was a member of two undefeated Ivy League championship teams. He later played professionally in Ireland and Denmark. Graham holds a B.S. in Sociology from Penn (1997) and an M.S. in Multicultural Education from Eastern University (2009).