Pat Monaghan

Biography

Pat Monaghan begins his first season at Nebraska after joining the staff in April of 2025. Monaghan, who has 19 years of experience in the college ranks to Lincoln, spent the 2024-25 season at Wyoming under Head Coach Sundance Wicks. Monaghan helped retool a Cowboy roster which had just two players who had played at the school when he arrived in May of 2024. Monaghan helped recruit Obi Agbim, who was the Mountain West Newcomer of the Year and third-team all-MW selection. In all, the Cowboys were competitive despite a 12-20 record with 13 of the losses coming by single digits. He has been recognized for his efforts, as he was selected to attend the Top Connect Basketball Symposium in Las Vegas, Nev., in 2024 and the Jay Bilas Coaches Leadership Program in 2022. Both programs are designed to identify and develop up-and-coming assistants who have the potential to be Division I College Head Coaches. Monaghan worked under Wicks at Green Bay, leading one of the biggest turnarounds in the country in 2023-24. In his lone season in Green Bay, he helped the Phoenix win 18 games, the most regular-season wins since 2016-17. Green Bay also achieved Horizon League success, winning 13 HL games for the first time since the 2013-14 season. The Phoenix went 18-14 in 2023-24 after a 3-29 season in 2022-24, as the 15-game turnaround is tied for 10th-best turnaround in NCAA DI history. Monaghan also helped guide numerous players to award-winning seasons. Noah Reynolds was named the Horizon League