[1] Sadler received his undergraduate degree from the University of Arkansas, where he was a student manager under legendary coach Eddie Sutton.
Sadler failed to find much success in Lincoln, and aside from a victory over then-11th-ranked Indiana, the team again often fell to the bottom of the standings following Nebraska's move to the Big Ten Conference in 2011.
During the 2013-14 season in Ames, Sadler was part of a staff that won 28 games and reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
In his five years at the helm, Southern Miss overcame NCAA sanctions related to the previous staff to lead his team to 20 wins and a postseason appearance in 2018-19.
[12] On November 17, 2022, it was announced that Sadler had joined the Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball program as a special advisor to head coach Porter Moser.