Women's Basketball
Heyn, Nicole

Nicole Heyn
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Nicole Heyn was announced to the Air Force women’s basketball staff on May 19, 2023.
Heyn steps into her first full-time coaching role after serving one year as a graduate assistant coach at Valdosta State, while pursuing a master's of business administration. During Heyn's coaching tenure at VSU, the program enjoyed a 22-7 season which included a program-best 20 conference wins (Gulf South Conference), a pair of wins against top-10-ranked programs and a Division II NCAA Tournament berth. Within the coaching staff at VSU, Heyn served in a developmental capacity as a guards coach, as well as assisting in film review and scouting, along with handling a number of responsibilities on the operations side.
Prior to her coaching at Valdosta, Heyn played as a graduate transfer for VSU in the 2021-22 season, in which she led the starting lineup in three-point percentage (.432), free throw percentage (.784) and defensive rebounds (178). That season, Valdosta State amassed a 26-6 record on the way to the program's first Elite Eight appearance since 1984. Heyn closed her intercollegiate career being named an NCAA South Region All-Tournament and Gulf South First-Team All-Conference selection.
Heyn's collegiate playing career began at the College of Southern Idaho, where she played for the Golden Eagles 2017-19, going 42-21 in that stretch, before transferring to Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas. During her stint with the Dustdevils, Heyn started in all 32 games, leading TAMIU in field goals made, three-point production, rebounding and steals in both seasons. At the end of her senior season, Heyn accrued a number of academic and performance-based superlatives, including being named the 2021 Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
Heyn capped her playing career on the 2022 roster for Indeportes Antioquia, a professional organization based in Medellin, Colombia. In Heyn's one season in Medellin, Indeportes Antioquia won the 2022 Super Liga Championship.
Heyn steps into her first full-time coaching role after serving one year as a graduate assistant coach at Valdosta State, while pursuing a master's of business administration. During Heyn's coaching tenure at VSU, the program enjoyed a 22-7 season which included a program-best 20 conference wins (Gulf South Conference), a pair of wins against top-10-ranked programs and a Division II NCAA Tournament berth. Within the coaching staff at VSU, Heyn served in a developmental capacity as a guards coach, as well as assisting in film review and scouting, along with handling a number of responsibilities on the operations side.
Prior to her coaching at Valdosta, Heyn played as a graduate transfer for VSU in the 2021-22 season, in which she led the starting lineup in three-point percentage (.432), free throw percentage (.784) and defensive rebounds (178). That season, Valdosta State amassed a 26-6 record on the way to the program's first Elite Eight appearance since 1984. Heyn closed her intercollegiate career being named an NCAA South Region All-Tournament and Gulf South First-Team All-Conference selection.
Heyn's collegiate playing career began at the College of Southern Idaho, where she played for the Golden Eagles 2017-19, going 42-21 in that stretch, before transferring to Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas. During her stint with the Dustdevils, Heyn started in all 32 games, leading TAMIU in field goals made, three-point production, rebounding and steals in both seasons. At the end of her senior season, Heyn accrued a number of academic and performance-based superlatives, including being named the 2021 Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
Heyn capped her playing career on the 2022 roster for Indeportes Antioquia, a professional organization based in Medellin, Colombia. In Heyn's one season in Medellin, Indeportes Antioquia won the 2022 Super Liga Championship.