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Tannor Kraus

Tannor Kraus joined the NNU men's basketball coaching staff in the summer of 2021 and now enters his third season in the 2023-24 academic year.

Kraus comes to NNU after spending two seasons as a graduate assistant with the Santa Clara men's basketball program. While there, the Broncos went 32-21 overall and had the program's first 20-win season in seven years. During his time at Santa Clara, he obtained a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership.

Prior to Santa Clara, Kraus worked with the University of Missouri men's basketball program as a student assistant for two seasons. The Tigers went 35-30 and had one NCAA Tournament appearance during that time.

Kraus also played basketball at Missouri Baptist University before transferring to Missouri for his final two years of undergrad, where he earned a degree in Park, Recreation, and Sport with an emphasis in Sport Management.

Kraus is from Kansas City, Missouri, where his father and brother are in the Army and mother works for Connection Point Church.Â