Chris Jans
Christopher Paul Jans (born April 12, 1969) is an American college basketball head coach for New Mexico State. He was hired on April 17, 2017 replacing Paul Weir.[1] Jans is a graduate of Loras College, and hails from Fairbank, Iowa.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | New Mexico State |
| Conference | WAC |
| Record | 82–17 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 12, 1969 Fairbank, Iowa |
| 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–present | New Mexico State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 103–29 (college) 159–45 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3x WAC regular season (2018–2020) 2x WAC Tournament (2018, 2019) | |
| Awards | |
| 3× WAC Coach of the Year (2018–2020) | |
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.[2] Following an internal investigation, Bowling Green fired Jans for violating a morals clause in his contract.[3][4]
Head coaching record
Junior college
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (.789) | ||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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–present) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | New Mexico State | 28–6 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2018–19 | New Mexico State | 30–5 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2019–20 | New Mexico State | 25–6 | 16–0 | 1st | |||||
| New Mexico State: | 82–17 (.828) | 42–3 (.933) | |||||||
| Total: | 103–29 (.780) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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source[5]
References
- "New Mexico State hires former BGSU head coach Chris Jans". CoachesDatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- Wagner, John (2015-04-03). "BGSU fires first-year basketball coach Chris Jans". The Blade.
- http://www.bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/4/2/MBB_0402150226.aspx
- Thamel, Pete (2 April 2015). "Video shows Bowling Green coach Chris Jans slapping woman's buttocks". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)