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Trevor Lydic

Trevor Lydic enters his second year as an assistant coach for the Shorter University Men's Basketball team. 

Cpach Lydic came to Shorter after being the Interim Head Coach at Berry College (NCAA Division 3) during 2021-2022 season. He guided the Vikings to a 23-3 record, winning the Southern Athletic Association Regular Season and Conference Tournament, and making it to the NCAA Division 3 National Tournament. He was also named the 2021-2022 Southern Athletic Association Coach of the Year.
Lydic served as the associate head coach at NCAA Division II Union University in Jackson, Tenn. He helped the Bulldogs successfully transition the program from NAIA to NCAA Division II and 2 NCAA tournament berths during his 8 years with the team (2010-2018).

Lydic, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo., earned his degree in exercise science from Asbury (Ky.) College in 2000. Lydic started his coaching career at Asbury where he was the student assistant coach for the men's basketball team during the 1999-2000 campaign.

After graduation, Lydic returned home to work as the administrative assistant for the men's basketball program at Colorado State University. In 2003-04, he was promoted to director of basketball operations at Colorado State. During the 2002-2003 season Colorado State won the Mountain West Conference Tournament and played in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

 In 2004, Lydic started work as a graduate assistant at Valdosta (Ga.) State University where he earned his masters degree in Physical Education. He then moved to west Tennessee where he worked as the assistant coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin for one season. From 2007-10, Lydic was the assistant coach at Pearl River (Miss.) Community College. While at Pear River, the team won 61 games and Lydic was a key part of leading the team to the 2009-10 Mississippi JUCO State Championship with a 24-5 record.

 Lydic also served as the head coach for Crossover Ministries and News Release Basketball summer traveling basketball teams that toured all across Europe.

 Lydic and his wife Kayce reside in Rome with their son Cole who was born in 2019.