Former Lyon College baseball player and Assistant Men's Basketball Coach Matt Creamer was named World Exposure Report NJCAA Division I Assistant Coach of the Year on Thursday.
 
Creamer was a left-handed pitcher for the Scots' baseball team during the 2007 and 2008 seasons before graduating from Lyon in 2009 with a degree in Political Science. Creamer remained at Lyon following his graduation and served as an assistant coach for the men's basketball team for five seasons.
 
Creamer has spent the last five seasons as an assistant women's basketball coach at Chipola College in Marianna, Fla. Chipola's record is 102-35 since being named assistant coach. They are currently playing in the 2021 NJCAA Elite 8. Chipola has been up to No. 1 in the country this year and won the 2021 FCSAA State Championship.
 
Since being at Chipola, Creamer has recruited 26 players, all of which have gone on to the Division I level.