Tannor Kraus returns to Gardner-Webb's staff for his second season in 2024-2025. He joined Gardner-Webb last summer after a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Northwest Nazarene University.
Kraus joins Gardner-Webb following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Northwest Nazarene University where he helped lead the Nighthawks to the 2023 GNAC Championship and advance to the Division II NCAA Tournament. Additionally, Kraus helped coach the Nighthawks to the No. 1-ranked defense in the GNAC during the 2021-2022 season and the top defense in the west region during the 2022-2023 season.
Overall, Kraus has been a part of five winning seasons and part of two NCAA Tournament teams, including his time in Division I as a graduate assistant at Santa Clara University (2019-2021) and a student manger the University of Missouri (2017-2019).
Kraus earned a master's degree in educational leadership at Santa Clara in 2021 and a bachelor's degree in park, recreation, and sport management at Missouri in 2019.
