Chris Jans
Current position | |
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Title | Head Coach |
Team | New Mexico State |
Conference | WAC |
Record | 100–26 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Fairbank, Iowa | April 12, 1969
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 | 121–38 (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[]
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 (.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
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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–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
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source[2]
References[]
- ^ "New Mexico State hires former BGSU head coach Chris Jans". CoachesDatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Iowa
- Basketball players from Iowa
- Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball coaches
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Elmhurst Bluejays men's basketball coaches
- Grand View Vikings men's basketball coaches
- Idaho Vandals men's basketball coaches
- Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball coaches
- Independence Pirates men's basketball coaches
- Loras Duhawks men's basketball players
- New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball coaches
- Wichita State Shockers men's basketball coaches