Nick Friedman
@CoachNickyFree
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Wake Forest Men’s Basketball / Former NBA Assistant Coach / Associate HC for the Haitian National Team / Capital City Go Go For Life
Charlotte, NC
Joined April 2014
In remembrance of my brother Chris Costello, I try to approach every day with the mantra of “Care More & Try Harder.” When you realize that life grants you the privilege of doing that every day, your impact becomes greater #GoDeacs🎩
THIS is the energy you need as an Assistant Coach Can never be an energy vampire in that role… there’s no time to do anything but get better Love it (Via @WakeMBB 🎥)
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Remembering Lawrence Joel as we near Veterans Day 🎖️
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Keep Building. Onto Michigan
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First Dub of the Journey in Deac Nation. Blessed
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Go Deacs🎩
With the addition of Quentin Coleman (and prior commitments from Gallagher and Gavin Placide) Wake Forest finds themselves 4th nationally in the 2026 recruiting rankings
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Be thankful for all the people that spoke to the winner in you, before you started winning.
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JUST IN: The Los Angeles Lakers and Nick Smith Jr. have agreed to a two-way contract, league sources told @hoopshype. The 21-year-old guard showed flashes of potential, averaging 9.9 points in 22.8 minutes while starting 27 of 60 games played for the Charlotte Hornets last season
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Wise words from the goat
Rather than push your kids to be better than everyone else, focus on helping them become the best versions of themselves.
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Had to catch up with our guy at the speaker forum 🤝
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The Oklahoma City Thunder will name Daniel Dixon as G League head coach of the OKC Blue, league sources told @hoopshype. Dixon was an assistant coach for the Thunder last season and has been with the organization since 2022. Prior, he worked as a video coordinator for the Hornets
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Wake is getting a longtime and highly respected former Bulls executive with his impact hire as college programs keep mining NBA for GMs.
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Summer #1 in Winston has come to close. Can’t wait for school to start 🎩‼️
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"I wanted to be a source of light for other people, and coaching allows you to do that. You can get wrapped up in the other nature of the business but, at the end of the day, I’m in the business of helping people." - @CoachNickyFree 📰: https://t.co/uC8mWMMBky
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Kobe’s perspective on anxiety & fear is one of the best. “Nothing more than your imagination running its course.” (Via @kobehighlight 🎥)
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Gotta Love it! Go Deacs 🎩
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Great day supporting my brother, Erik Leibovitz, at Commanders Training Camp. Highly competitive, engaging practice #RaiseHail
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Great to get back in the lab with my guy Nick Smith Jr. here in Winston Salem. One of the most diligent workers in the league right now. Keep building, kid #GoDeacs
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