Business of Sports: Paul Gavin and Mount Mercy University

By: John LohmanJ.R. Ogden|February 10, 2026

|6 min read

The sideline at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex. CREDIT MOUNT MERCY UNIVERSITY

Paul Gavin enjoyed his long career as the men’s basketball coach at Mount Mercy University. “I love coaching and I still miss it a lot,” he said from his home in Marion.

But Mr. Gavin felt a bigger calling, a way to make a “larger impact” at his alma mater. So, late in 2015 — after 23 seasons as men’s basketball coach and 19 as men’s…

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