Men's Basketball

Mark Mohl

Head Coach

Mohl had served as an assistant coach last season under Bryan Martin, who resigned recently to take an assistant coaching position at the University of North Dakota. Mohl, an Osage resident, previously served as head coach for the Osage High School boys basketball team, compiling a 109-70 mark in eight seasons and earning District Coach of the Year honors in 2005-06. He had also served as an assistant for the Green Devils’ state championship team in 1994-95.

During his playing days, Mohl starred for Lost Nation High School, averaging 32.8 points per game one season to lead the state of Iowa in scoring. He eventually tallied 1,815 points at the school during his high school career, 59th among the career points leaders in Iowa boys basketball. In college, Mohl played at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, earning All-Region honors before transferring to Morningside College in Sioux City. There, he scored 1,244 points to rank 10th among career scorers at the school.

Mohl and wife, Shelly, have been longtime residents of Osage. They have two children. An elementary school teacher, Mohl has also coached baseball at Osage, winning his 300th game on May 31.

 
Jeremey Ainley
Assistant Coach
Jeremey Ainley returns to NIACC for his sixth year as a Trojan Basketball coach, after being a student assistant five years ago for the University of Wyoming. The 2001-02 Cowboy Men’s Basketball team won the Mountain West Conference Championship and advanced to the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament. Jeremey, originally from Lake Mills, was a basketball manager while earning his A. A. degree from NIACC. Coach Ainley recently received his bachelor’s degree from Buena Vista University and is currently working at Clear Lake Boats in Clear Lake.  Jeremey is married to Brooke and they have one daughter Jayden.

Martez Creighton  

Assistant Coach

 

Martez Creighton enters his first year on the NIACC coaching staff after playing four years at Upper Iowa University where he earned his Bachelors Degree. Martez played high school basketball at West High School in Waterloo, IA where he earned All- Conference and All Metro honors his senior year. Martez's responsibilities include strength and conditioning, recruiting and skill development. 

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