Central High School

CHAMPAIGN — The storied Champaign Central boys’ basketball program is in the market for a new head coach.

And the Maroons will need to fill a noteworthy void in their athletics scene as a whole.

LeConte Nix informed his boys’ basketball players on Wednesday afternoon that he’s resigned his role as the Maroons’ coach after two seasons overseeing the program.

He also decided this week to vacate his role as a Central baseball assistant under coach John Staab.

“It was time for me to step down. I’ve put a lot of time in,” Nix, a 1997 Central graduate, told The News-Gazette shortly after informing his players. “It’s time for a change. It’s been a great run for me.

“It was a hard day for me, very hard.”

Nix spent 17 seasons as a Central boys’ basketball assistant before succeeding Jeff Finke as the Maroons’ head coach in mid-2021. Nix was the interim coach during the 2021-22 season and the full-time coach in the 2022-23 season.

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