Jerrod Calhoun
Jerrod Frank Calhoun (born October 17, 1981) is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach for the Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Youngstown State |
| Conference | Horizon |
| Record | 42–60 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 17, 1981 East Liverpool, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Cincinnati (2004) |
| Playing career | |
| 2001–2003 | Cleveland State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2004 | Cincinnati (student asst.) |
| 2004–2007 | Walsh (assistant) |
| 2007–2012 | West Virginia (assistant) |
| 2012–2017 | Fairmont State |
| 2017–present | Youngstown State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 166–98 |
Playing career
A standout basketball player at Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, Ohio, Calhoun attended Cleveland State University and played two seasons under Rollie Massimino.[2] He moved on to Cincinnati and acted as a student assistant under Bob Huggins until his graduation in 2004.
Coaching career
Calhoun's first job post graduation was as an assistant at Walsh University where he was part of the Cavaliers' NAIA national championship squad in 2005. In 2007, Calhoun rejoined Huggins at West Virginia as director of basketball operations, while being elevated to assistant coach for one season.
In 2012, Calhoun was hired as the head coach of Division II Fairmont State University, and in six seasons at the helm, he guided the Falcons to a 124–38 record, which included four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, and culminated in the school's first-ever title game appearance in 2017.[3]
Calhoun was named the 13th coach in Youngstown State history on March 27, 2017, replacing Jerry Slocum.
Member of the YBC.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont State Fighting Falcons (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2012–2013) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Fairmont State | 23–9 | 17–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| Fairmont State Fighting Falcons (Mountain East Conference) (2013–2017) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Fairmont State | 20–10 | 14–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Fairmont State | 22–11 | 16–6 | 4th | NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Fairmont State | 25–5 | 19–3 | 3rd | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Fairmont State | 34–3 | 21–1 | 1st | NCAA Division II Runner-up | ||||
| Fairmont State: | 124–38 (.765) | 87–23 (.791) | |||||||
| Youngstown State (Horizon League) (2017–present) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Youngstown State | 8–24 | 6–12 | T–8th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Youngstown State | 12–20 | 8–10 | T–6th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Youngstown State | 18–15 | 10–8 | T–4th | CIT Cancelled | ||||
| 2020–21 | Youngstown State | 4–1 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Youngstown State: | 42–60 (.412) | 24–30 (.444) | |||||||
| Total: | 166–98 (.629) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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