Jeff Linder

Jeffrey Michael Linder (born June 21, 1977)[1] is an American college basketball coach and current head coach for the Wyoming Cowboys basketball team.[2]

Jeff Linder
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamWyoming
ConferenceMountain West
Record10–8 (.556)
Biographical details
Born (1977-06-21) June 21, 1977
Lafayette, Colorado
Alma materWestern State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2001Colorado (assistant)
2001–2004Emporia State (assistant)
2004–2006Midland (assistant)
2006–2008Weber State (assistant)
2008–2010San Francisco (assistant)
2010–2016Boise State (assistant)
2016–2020Northern Colorado
2020–presentWyoming
Head coaching record
Overall90–58 (.608)
Tournaments4–0 (CIT)
2–1 (Big Sky)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
CIT (2018)
Awards
Big Sky Coach of the Year (2019)

Coaching career

Linder's coaching career began under Ricardo Patton at Colorado in 2001. He then made stops as an assistant at Emporia State and Midland College under Grant McCasland before returning to the Division I coaching ranks.[3][4]

After assistant coaching jobs at Weber State, San Francisco, and Boise State, Linder was named the 19th head coach in Northern Colorado history on May 1, 2016. He was named the Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year for the 2018–19 season.[5] On March 17, 2020, Linder was named the 22nd head coach in Wyoming history.[2]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Northern Colorado Bears (Big Sky Conference) (2016–2020)
2016–17 Northern Colorado 11–187–118th
2017–18 Northern Colorado 26–1211–75thCIT Champion
2018–19 Northern Colorado 21–1115–52nd
2019–20 Northern Colorado 22–915–52nd
Northern Colorado: 80–50 (.615)48–28 (.632)
Wyoming Cowboys (Mountain West Conference) (2020–present)
2020–21 Wyoming 10–84–7
Wyoming: 10–8 (.556)4–7 (.364)
Total:90–58 (.608)

      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

References
  1. 2009-10 USF Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of San Francisco. 2009. p. 51. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  2. Seeman, Nick (17 March 2020). "Jeff Linder Named Head Coach of Cowboy Basketball Program". GoWyo.com. University of Wyoming. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. "broncosports.com Jeff Linder Bio - Boise State". Boise State Athletics. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017.
  4. "Jeff Linder".
  5. "Northern Colorado's Jeff Linder Named #BIGSKYMBB Coach of the Year" (Press release). Big Sky Conference. March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
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