Jeff Rutter

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| name = Jeff Rutter

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| current_title = Assistant coach

| current_team = Western Michigan

| current_conference = MAC

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|1|28}}

| birth_place = West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1984–1986

| player_team1 = Wisconsin–Waukesha

| player_years2 = 1986–1988

| player_team2 = Winona State

| coach_years1 = 1990–1995

| coach_team1 = North Dakota State (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 1995–1996

| coach_team2 = Stetson (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1996–2003

| coach_team3 = Wisconsin–Parkside

| coach_years4 = 2003–2006

| coach_team4 = Northern Iowa (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 2006–2010

| coach_team5 = Iowa State (assistant)

| coach_years6 = 2010-2013

| coach_team6 = Iowa State (Director of Basketball Operations)

| coach_years7 = 2013–2016

| coach_team7 = Drake (assistant)

| coach_years8 = 2016–2017

| coach_team8 = Drake (interim HC)

| coach_years9 = 2017–2022

| coach_team9 = Miami (OH) (assistant)

| coach_years10 = 2022–present

| coach_team10 = Western Michigan (assistant)

| overall_record = 77-133

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Jeff Rutter (born January 28, 1965) is an American basketball coach. He currently serves as an assistant men's basketball coach at Western Michigan. Rutter also served as the interim head coach at Drake from December 2016 to March 2017.

Coaching history

Rutter has served as an assistant coach at the Division II and Division I levels. He moved with Greg McDermott from Northern Iowa to Iowa State in 2006{{cite web|url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/drake/drake-bulldogs/2016/12/06/giacolettis-resignation-rutter-gets-his-first-shot-di-head-coaching-gig/95052942/|title=With Giacoletti's resignation, Rutter gets his first DI head coaching gig|publisher=desmoinesregister.com}} and stayed on as director of basketball operations at Iowa State after McDermott was replaced by Fred Hoiberg.{{cite web|url=http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/coaches.aspx?rc=2|title=Drake University Athletics - 2013 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff|publisher=godrakebulldogs.com}}

Following the December 2016 resignation of Ray Giacoletti, Rutter took his first Division I head coaching job as the interim head coach of Drake. Since Drake he has served as an assistant and Miami (OH) and Western Michigan{{cite web|url=https://wmubroncos.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jeff-rutter/4506|title=JEFF RUTTER|publisher=Western Michigan University Athletics}}

Head coaching record

{{CBB Yearly Record Start

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

|name=Drake

|startyear=Dec. 2016

|conference=Missouri Valley Conference

|endyear=2017

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2016–17

| name = Drake

| overall = 6–17*

| conference = 5–13*

| confstanding = T–9th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Drake

| overall = 6–17

| confrecord = 5–13

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{{CBB Yearly Record End

|overall= 14–40

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''*Took over as head coach for the rest of the season when Ray Giacoletti resigned on December 6, 2016. Drake's record for the 2016–17 season was 7–24 overall and 5–13 in the MVC.