Chris Jans

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Chris Jans
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamNew Mexico State
ConferenceWAC
Record100–26
Biographical details
Born (1969-04-12) April 12, 1969 (age 52)
Fairbank, Iowa
Playing career
1987–1991Loras
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1994Elmhurst (assistant)
1994–1996Grand View (assistant)
1996–1998Kirkwood CC
1998–1999Independence CC
1999–2001Idaho (assistant)
2001–2003Howard JC
2003–2004Chipola
2004–2007Illinois State (assistant)
2007–2014Wichita State (assistant)
2014–2015Bowling Green
2015–2017Wichita State (special assistant)
2017–presentNew Mexico State
Head coaching record
Overall121–38 (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)

Christopher Paul Jans (born April 12, 1969) is the 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.

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.

Head coaching record[]

Junior college[]

Statistics overview
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)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

College[]

Statistics overview
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 NCAA Division I Cancelled
2020–21 New Mexico State 12–8 7–6 3rd
2021–22 New Mexico State 15–2
New Mexico State: 100–26 (.794) 50–9 (.847)
Total: 121–38 (.761)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

source[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "New Mexico State hires former BGSU head coach Chris Jans". CoachesDatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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