Northern Michigan University

Nathan Phillips enters his first season as an assistant coach with the Wildcats in 2025.

Phillips joins the Wildcats after three seasons as an assistant coach with Millikin University, a DIII university that competes in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). After Phillips joined Millikin in 2022, the Big Blue saw record improvements each season, posting records of 5-7-3 in his inaugural season, 7-6-4 in his second, before making a jump to 14-4-1 and earning the three seed in the CCIW tournament and the right to host a playoff game for the first time in program history. 

Prior to Millikin, Phillips spent three seasons as an assistant as an assistant coach at Southwest Minnesota State University, a DII school that competes in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The 2020 season was cancelled due to COVID, and the Mustangs had a combined record of 15-18-2 in 2019 and the 2021 seasons.

Phillips holds a United Soccer Coaches National Diploma, United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Diploma, United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping Level 1&2 Diplomas, and is CSCS Certified. 

Phillips graduated from the University of Mary in 2019 and earned his master's degree in Physical Education from Southwest Minnesota State.