Kyle Lawson re-joined the Yellow Jackets as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach in May 2021.
Lawson returns to BHSU after previously working with the men’s basketball team as a graduate assistant for two seasons from 2018-20.
During the 2020-21 season, Lawson served as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Dawson Community College under head coach Joe Peterson. That season, the Buccaneers finished with a 23-3 record and advanced to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament for the first time in school history.
Before that, he spent two years at BHSU as a Graduate Assistant with the men’s basketball program. In his first stint with the Yellow Jackets, he assisted the team to its first RMAC regular season championship, most wins in a two-year period with 38, and first playoff win in the Division II era.
Prior to coaching, Lawson played collegiate basketball at MSU Denver for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. Before transferring to MSU Denver, Lawson played a year at Orange Coast College during the 2015-16 season where he played 22 games and averaged 16.1 minutes, 9.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
Lawson earned his master’s degree at Black Hills State in strategic leadership, and his bachelor’s degree at Metro State, majoring in history with a minor in athletic administration.
