Chris Jans
American basketball player and coach
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Mississippi State |
Conference | SEC |
Record | 21–13 (.618) |
Biographical details | |
Born |
(
1969-04-12
)
April 12, 1969
(age
54)
Fairbank, Iowa , U.S. |
Playing career | |
1987–1991 | Loras |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1991–1994 | Elmhurst (assistant) |
1994–1996 | Grand View (assistant) |
1996–1998 | Kirkwood CC |
1998–1999 | Independence CC |
1999–2001 | Idaho (assistant) |
2001–2003 | Howard JC |
2003–2004 | Chipola |
2004–2007 | Illinois State (assistant) |
2007–2014 | Wichita State (assistant) |
2014–2015 | Bowling Green |
2015–2017 | Wichita State (special assistant) |
2017–2022 | New Mexico State |
2022–present | Mississippi State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall |
164–57 (.742) (college)
159–45 (.779) (junior college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4x
WAC
regular season (2018–2020, 2022)
3x WAC tournament ( 2018 , 2019 , 2022 ) |
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Awards | |
3× WAC Coach of the Year (2018–2020) | |
Christopher Paul Jans (born April 12, 1969) is the American college basketball head coach for Mississippi State . Jans previously coached at New Mexico State , where he led the Aggies from 2017 to 2022. Jans is a graduate of Loras College , and hails from Fairbank, Iowa .
Prior to New Mexico State, Jans was hired by Bowling Green in March 2014—his first Division I job. He led Bowling Green to its most wins in 13 years. However, on March 21—shortly after losing to Canisius in the 2nd round of the 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament , a drunken Jans was seen engaging in lewd and inappropriate behavior toward women at a bar near campus. A Bowling Green alumnus recorded Jans on his cell phone, and was so outraged by what he saw that he reported the incident to school officials. [1] Following an internal investigation, Bowling Green fired Jans for violating a morals clause in his contract. [2] [3]
Jans led New Mexico State to a 27–7 record in 2021–22, including an NCAA Tournament victory. He finished with a 122–32 mark at New Mexico State, winning four regular-season and three Western Athletic Conference tournament championships. On March 20, 2022, Jans was hired as head coach at Mississippi State . [4]
Head coaching record
Junior college
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
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Kirkwood Eagles ( Iowa Community College Athletic Conference ) (1996–1998) | |||||
1996–97 | Kirkwood | 25–10 | NJCAA Division II National Tournament | ||
1997–98 | Kirkwood | 31–6 | NJCAA Division II National tournament | ||
Kirkwood: | 56–16 (.778) | ||||
Independence Pirates ( Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference ) (1998–1999) | |||||
1998–99 | Independence | 22–10 | 14–4 | ||
Independence: | 22–10 (.688) | 14–4 (.778) | |||
Howard College Hawks ( Western Junior College Athletic Conference ) (2001–2003) | |||||
2001–02 | Howard College | 20–10 | |||
2002–03 | Howard College | 29–4 | |||
Howard College: | 49–14 (.778) | ||||
Chipola Indians ( Panhandle Conference ) (2003–2004) | |||||
2003–04 | Chipola | 32–5 | 11–1 | 1st | NJCAA Division I National tournament |
Chipola: | 32–5 (.865) | 11–1 (.917) | |||
Total: | 159–45 (.779) | ||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
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Bowling Green Falcons ( Mid-American Conference ) (2014–2015) | |||||
2014–15 | Bowling Green | 21–12 | 11–7 | 3rd (East) | CIT Second Round |
Bowling Green: | 21–12 (.636) | 11–7 (.611) | |||
New Mexico State Aggies ( Western Athletic Conference ) (2017–2022) | |||||
2017–18 | New Mexico State | 28–6 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 |
2018–19 | New Mexico State | 30–5 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 |
2019–20 | New Mexico State | 25–6 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Cancelled |
2020–21 | New Mexico State | 12–8 | 7–6 | 3rd | |
2021–22 | New Mexico State | 27–7 | 14–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 |
New Mexico State: | 122–32 (.792) | 64–13 (.831) | |||
Mississippi State Bulldogs ( Southeastern Conference ) (2022–present) | |||||
2022–23 | Mississippi State | 21–13 | 8–10 | T–9th | NCAA Division I First Four |
Mississippi State: | 21–13 (.618) | 8–10 (.444) | |||
Total: | 164–57 (.742) | ||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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source [5]
Personal life
Jans resides in Starkville with his wife Sheri.
References
- ↑ Wagner, John (2015-04-03). "BGSU fires first-year basketball coach Chris Jans" . The Blade .
- ↑ "Men's Basketball Leadership Change Announced" .
- ↑ Thamel, Pete (2 April 2015). "Video shows Bowling Green coach Chris Jans slapping woman's buttocks" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 3 April 2015 .
- ↑ Stephenson, Creg (March 20, 2022). "Mississippi State hires New Mexico State's Chris Jans as basketball coach" . Al.com . Retrieved March 23, 2022 .
- ↑ "Falcon Fodder: Men's Basketball" . Archived from the original on 2014-04-16 . Retrieved 2014-04-15 .
Men's basketball head coaches of the
Southeastern Conference
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