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Nick Pasqua joined the Southern Wesleyan Warriors as the Head Men's Basketball coach in the summer of 2018.

In his first year at the helm (2018-19) Southern Wesleyan went 2-26.  However, Pasqua guided the team to become the 2019-20 most improved team in NCAA Division II in the 2019-20 season as SWU went 20-11.  During the historic 19-20 season, Southern Wesleyan advanced to the Conference Carolinas post season (hosting the first round in Historic Tysinger Gymnasium) and eventually went on to win the university's first ever Conference Carolinas Championship Tournament.  Their title earned them a bid into the NCAA tournament as the #7 seed, becoming the first in school history to receive the honor. 
 
The 2019-20 overall and conference record was the most wins the grogram had gotten since entering D2.  This was also the highest finish in Conference Carolinas for Southern Wesleyan since moving into the conference.  Under Pasqua's guidance, five athletes have received All-Conference recognition.  After the championship tournament in 2020, Ross, Dunlap and Solomon Smith were all named to the All-Tournament team and Ross was named the Tournament MVP and in 2021 Demarcus Addie received NABC Division II All-District Second Team honors.

Prior to coaching at SWU, Pasqua served as the Head Coach at Tusculum College during the 2016-17 season. During the 16-17 campaign the Pioneers, set a school record for most three pointers made and attempted in a season, while finishing third all time during a season for most blocked shots.  Pasqua was also able to coach De'Shaunte Smith to the All-Freshman team in the South Atlantic Conference.  The previous nine years before making the move to Tusculum, Pasqua served on the coaching staff at King University as an assistant coach under legendary head coach George Pitts.

Pasqua was a four-year starter on the hardwood at King from 2004-2008 and played his final two seasons for Coach Pitts.  In those two seasons with Pitts, his teams compiled a 49-19 record. Pasqua was a member of two Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament championship teams and the 2007-2008 AAC regular season championship team. He earned All AAC first team accolades, was named to the AAC All-Defensive Team and the AAC All-Academic Team.  He accumulated 1,300 points and 500 assists during his Tornado career.

The Alcoa, Tennessee native graduated from King in 2008 with a Bachelor’s degree in sport management and earned his teacher certification from Lincoln Memorial University in 2010.

He and his wife Spenser are the proud parents of their son Hudson and daughter Riley.