Trevor Lydic was named the Union men's basketball assistant coach at the beginning of the 2010-11 season. He was promoted to associate head coach and is now in his seventh season with Union after spending three seasons (2007-2010) as the assistant coach at Pearl River (Miss.) Community College.
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.
Union head coach David Niven says, “Trevor brings passion and enthusiasm to his work here at Union. He is a tireless worker and has really raised the level of our individual workouts. Trevor really enjoys working with players to help them improve their skills on the floor and in their lives off of it. He shares my passion for seeing our players deepen their faith as they continue to grow in their personal relationships with Christ.”
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 were married May 15, 2016. He is the son of Gary and Debi Lydic, who reside in Des Moines, Iowa.
