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In his first year as an assistant coach for the Huskers, Brett Forman helped lead NU to its most conference wins in a season (8) and its first NCAA tournament berth since 2011. Under Forman, Shunya Maruyama and head coach Peter Kobelt, the Big Red went 15-10, earned All-Big Ten First Team honors with Calvin Muller and set a program record for best final season ITA team ranking (39).
Forman joined the Nebraska men’s tennis coaching staff as an assistant coach ahead of the 2024-25 season. Forman had spent the past four collegiate seasons in coaching positions at Wisconsin, Wichita State and UNC Charlotte.
“We are extremely excited to have Brett join our family,” head coach Peter Kobelt said. “Brett brings an elite skill set with him that is going to help push the program forward. His impact will be felt immediately. He will be a great leader on and off the court as well as in the Lincoln community.”
COACHING EXPERIENCE
In just one year with the Badgers, Forman helped two student-athletes achieve career national rankings in singles. As interim head coach with Wichita State, he recruited and coached Kristof Minarik, who was named the 2022 ITA Central Region Rookie of the Year.
Most recently, Forman has spent the last two seasons at UNC Charlotte. In his time with the 49ers, the team achieved a program career high end-of-season ITA ranking of 46. The Charlotte team also claimed a conference title, winning the AAC tournament, and made the NCAA tournament for the second time in program history.
Prior to his assistant coaching positions, Forman spent two seasons as a volunteer assistant coach, one with his alma mater, and one at Princeton.
COLLEGIATE CAREER
Forman graduated from Michigan State in 2018, where he was a four-time letterwinner and three-time captain on the men’s tennis team. In his time as a Spartan, he tallied over 100 career match wins, and led the team in single victories in his captain seasons. Forman was also selected for Academic-All Big Ten three times, and named Big Ten Athlete of the Week his senior season.
Forman earned a Bachelors in Marketing in 2018, as well as a Masters in Sports Leadership and Coaching in 2020, both at MSU. He is originally from Troy, Mich.
“I’d like to thank Pete and Keith (Zimmer) for the opportunity to join the Husker family,” Forman said. “I’m excited to help make an impact on our student-athletes on and off the court and to continue the quest of winning championships here at Nebraska.”