One of the longest tenured individuals at Christian Brothers University, Athletic Director Joe Nadicksbernd (or Coach Nate as he is more affectionately known) has been a part of the CBU community for most of the last 39 years. A two-sport athlete in basketball and baseball from 1967 to 1971, Nadicksbernd returned to CBU in 1974 to coach the baseball team, a position he held for 25 years, retiring after the 1999 season.

On the baseball field, Nadicksbernd was the MVP for the Bucs his senior year and holds a lifetime .329 batting average, and in 122 career games, had 17 home runs and 122 RBIs. During his four-year career, the Bucs went 89-46. A standout on the basketball court as well, Nadicksbernd scored 1,246 points and pulled down 963 rebounds. He averaged 13 points and 10 rebounds leading CBU to a 55-44 record over four years. He ranks in the top ten in career field goal attempts (7th), rebounds (2nd), rebounds per game (3rd), and ranks in the top ten with individual season marks in rebounds (6th), and rebounds per game (6th & 9th).

Nadicksbernd earned a BS in Marketing from CBU in 1971 and also holds a M.Ed from Memphis which he earned in 1978. He began his baseball coaching career with the Bucs in 1974 and earned his first collegiate win on March 4, 1975 against cross-town rival LeMoyne-Owen. Nadicksbernd would go on to win 586 career games. Win number 500 came on April 15, 1995. In 25 seasons, he averaged over 23 wins per year, with his best coming in 1984 when the Bucs went 34-18. During his tenure, he graduated over 97 percent of his student-athletes and had 15 winning seasons, winning 30 or more games four times.

Nadicksbernd was also the head basketball coach at CBU from 1978 through the 1982 season. He won 40 games during his tenure and was named TCAC Coach of the Year in the Western Division in 1980.

After retiring from his baseball head coaching duties after the 1999 season, he was named the Associate Athletic Director. Nadicksbernd was a key member of the team that led CBU's move from NAIA to NCAA Division II in 1997. He was named the Director of Athletics at CBU in 2003. Since his promotion, Nadicksbernd has overseen the massive improvements to Canale Arena (formerly De Le Salle Gymnasium) that saw the addition of new bleachers, including chairback seating, new glass backboards, new media tables and a state-of-the-art scoreboard. The locker room facilities have also been remodeled, making the face-lift to Canale Arena complete.

A native of Dayton, Ky. and product of Newport Catholic High School, Nadicksbernd was married to the former Carol Phillips of Memphis on December 11, 1970. The couple resides in Collierville and has two sons Russell and Spencer.