Louisiana Tech Men’s Basketball head coach Talvin Hester added to his support staff with addition of Dave Nedbalek as video coordinator.
 
Nedbalek spent the past two seasons as a graduate assistant at Oral Roberts University where he assisted with video, opponent scouting, analytics, player development and contributed to graphic design/creative content.
 
“I am extremely grateful for coach Hester for the opportunity to serve under his leadership at Louisiana Tech,” said Nedbalek.  “Nikki and I cannot wait to get to Ruston and begin planting roots in the community.  We were immediately drawn to coach Hester’s reputation as a man of extremely high character and a track record of winning the right way.  This, paired with the vision and commitment of the athletic department, made LA Tech an incredible opportunity and we are thrilled to now be Bulldogs.”
 
While at ORU, Nedbalek was part of the 2020-21 team that won the Summit League championship and went on to be just the second No. 15 seed to reach the Sweet 16 after wins over Ohio State and Florida. 
 
He also got to work with the Golden Eagles Max Abmas who was a two-time Associated Press All-American who led the country in scoring that season.
 
Prior to his time in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Nedbalek spent five years (2015-20) as an assistant coach at the University of Texas at Tyler where he assisted with recruiting, player development and basketball operations.  The Patriots were back-to-back ASC quarterfinalists in 2016-17 and 2017-18.
 
From 2010-15, he was the head boys’ basketball coach and athletic director at King’s Academy Christian School.  He received his Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management from Western Governors University and his Master’s in Sports Management from ORU.