Nicholas Yost (April 1, 1915 – December 1980) was an American basketball player who played in the United States' National Basketball League for two seasons. He played for the Hammond Ciesar All-Americans between 1938 and 1940.Yost grew up in Chicago, attended DePaul Academy for high school, then lettered in basketball at DePaul University between 1934 and 1937 before turning professional.