Nima Omidvar joined the Fordham men’s basketball staff as the Director of Basketball Operations in May of 2021.
As the Director of Basketball Operations, Omidvar is responsible for assisting with the organization and supervision of all logistical aspects of the men’s basketball program. These responsibilities include team travel, scheduling, budget control, championship arrangements, on-campus recruiting, and video coordination.
Omidvar arrived at Fordham after serving as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at George Washington University for two years. Prior to his arrival in Foggy Bottom, Omidvar spent the 2018-19 season as an assistant coach at the University of South Alabama.
A native of Damascus, Md., Omidvar has strong ties to the DC area after spending four years on the staff at the University of Maryland, where he also earned his undergraduate degree.
With experience coaching at the high school and college levels, Omidvar has served on staffs at five schools – George Washington, USA, Maryland, North Carolina State and Bowie State, and been a part of seven NCAA Tournament appearances including six at the Division I level. He assisted with the recruitment and development of 14 players who have gone on to play in the NBA, including four first-round draft picks. At South Alabama, Omidvar developed two players who earned places on the All-Sun Belt Conference teams, while helping direct the Jaguars to their best season since 2013.
In his role at Maryland, Omidvar oversaw all on-campus recruiting visits that resulted in two top-10 classes. Among his recruits were future NBA Draft picks Diamond Stone, Kevin Huerter and Justin Jackson, while he also worked with Jake Layman for two seasons.
Off the court, Omidvar displayed his creativity in helping Maryland student-athletes manufacture the #RunningManChallenge, the most googled term in 2016 and resulted in a nationwide publicity tour.
Omidvar’s run in College Park included the program compiling the second-most wins in a three-year period in school history, including a regular-season record 26 victories in 2014-15, and a Sweet 16 finish the following year. In 2016-17, the Terrapins got off to their best start in school history at 20-2.
While at NC State, Omidvar served as the team’s video coordinator from 2011-14. The Wolfpack reached three straight NCAA Tournaments, including an appearance in the Sweet 16 in 2011-12. He helped develop T.J. Warren, who was the ACC Player of the Year and the 14th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, and second round pick Lorenzo Brown.
Omidvar was on the staff at Bowie State for the 2010-11 season, and helped lead the Bulldogs to a 23-6 overall record, a 16-2 mark in the CIAA and a Northern Division crown. Bowie State earned a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament, advanced to the second round and finished the season ranked No. 19. His efforts on the recruiting trail led to his signees winning the program’s second CIAA Tournament title in 2012-13.
Omidvar’s first collegiate coaching experience came in the 2009-10 campaign as a graduate assistant at Charlotte under Bobby Lutz. His duties with the 49ers included monitoring academics, assisting team travel and providing recruiting support.
Prior to entering the college ranks, Omidvar helped form DC Team Takeover, and led them to the U16 and U17 AAU Super Showcase championships in 2009, thanks to the efforts of future NBA draft picks Victor Oladipo, Jerian Grant and Michael Gbinije. Omidvar’s work on the AAU level included founding the DC Metro Showcase and the Peach State Summer Showcase.
At the high school level, Omidvar first worked as the head coach at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, Md. In his two seasons, he won a Potomac Valley Athletic Conference championship and led the Lions to a runner-up finish.
Omidvar moved on to an assistant role at St. John’s College High School in Washington, D.C. during the 2006-07 academic year, where the Cadets posted a 28-9 record thanks to the efforts of Chris Wright, a McDonald’s all-American and Georgetown signee.
He then worked as an assistant for two seasons at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax, Va. The Panthers achieved their first national ranking (No. 20) during his tenure and won the Virginia Independent School state championship. Omidvar coached nine Division I players, including 2013 ACC Player of the Year Erick Green who went on to be selected in the NBA Draft.
Omidvar is a 2008 Maryland graduate with a degree in economics.
