Jerrod Calhoun
{{Short description|American basketball coach (born 1981)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Jerrod Calhoun
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| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Utah State
| current_conference = Mountain West
| current_record = {{winpct|26|8|record=y}}
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|10|17}}
| birth_place = East Liverpool, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = Cincinnati (2004)
| player_years1 = 2001–2003
| player_team1 = Cleveland State
| player_positions = Guard
| coach_years1 = 2003–2004
| coach_team1 = Cincinnati (student asst.)
| coach_years2 = 2004–2007
| coach_team2 = Walsh (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 2007–2012
| coach_team3 = West Virginia (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 2012–2017
| coach_team4 = Fairmont State
| coach_years5 = 2017–2024
| coach_team5 = Youngstown State
| coach_years6 = 2024–present
| coach_team6 = Utah State
| overall_record = {{winpct|268|151|record=y}}
| tournament_record = 0–1 (NCAA Division I)
7–4 (NCAA Division II)
0–1 (NIT)
1–1 (TBC)
| championships = MEC regular season (2017)
Horizon League regular season (2023)
| awards = Horizon League Coach of the Year (2023)
| coaching_records =
}}
Jerrod Frank Calhoun (born October 17, 1981) is an American basketball coach and former guard who is the head coach of the Utah State Aggies men's basketball team.{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2024/03/30/utah-state-mens-basketball-jerrod-calhoun-hired-diane-sabau/ |title= It’s official. Jerrod Calhoun is USU’s new men’s basketball coach |date=March 30, 2024|publisher=}} He previously served as the head coach at Youngstown State University from 2017 to 2024 and Fairmont State University from 2012 to 2017. He played college basketball at Cleveland State from 2001 to 2003.
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?section=13040|title=Jerrod Calhoun - WVU Athletics|publisher=}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.fightingfalcons.com/coaches.aspx?rc=2|title=Fairmont State University Fighting Falcons Athletics - 2014-15 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff|publisher=}}
Calhoun was named the 13th coach in Youngstown State history on March 27, 2017, replacing Jerry Slocum.{{cite news |title=Youngstown State names Calhoun its new coach |url=https://www.ncnewsonline.com/sports/local_sports/youngstown-state-names-calhoun-its-new-coach/article_cb30e158-ad8b-59c9-a0e5-42201a7f6f51.html |access-date=December 25, 2021 |work=New Castle News |agency=Associated Press |date=March 28, 2017}}
On March 30, 2024, Calhoun was named the 22nd head coach of the Utah State men’s basketball team, replacing former coach Danny Sprinkle.
Head coaching record
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Fairmont State Fighting Falcons
| conference = West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2012
| endyear = 2013
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2012–13
| name = Fairmont State
| overall = 23–9
| conference = 17–5
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Division II Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Fairmont State Fighting Falcons
| conference = Mountain East Conference
| startyear = 2013
| endyear = 2017
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2013–14
| name = Fairmont State
| overall = 20–10
| conference = 14–8
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2014–15
| name = Fairmont State
| overall = 22–11
| conference = 16–6
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NCAA Division II Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2015–16
| name = Fairmont State
| overall = 25–5
| conference = 19–3
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Division II First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2016–17
| name = Fairmont State
| overall = 34–3
| conference = 21–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division II Runner-up
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Fairmont State
| overall = 124–38 ({{winpct|124|38}})
| confrecord = 87–23 ({{winpct|87|23}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Youngstown State Penguins
| conference = Horizon League
| startyear = 2017
| endyear = 2024
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2017–18
| name = Youngstown State
| overall = 8–24
| conference = 6–12
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018–19
| name = Youngstown State
| overall = 12–20
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–20
| name = Youngstown State
| overall = 18–15
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason = No postseason held
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020–21
| name = Youngstown State
| overall = 15–12
| conference = 9–11
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021–22
| name = Youngstown State
| overall = 19–15
| conference = 12–9
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason = TBC Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2022–23
| name = Youngstown State
| overall = 24–10
| conference = 15–5
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NIT First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023–24
| name = Youngstown State
| overall = 22–10
| conference = 14–6
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Youngstown State
| overall = {{winpct|118|106|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|74|61|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Utah State Aggies
| conference = Mountain West Conference
| startyear = 2024
| endyear =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2024–25
| name = Utah State
| overall = 26–8
| conference = 15–5
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 64
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Utah State
| overall = {{winpct|26|8|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|15|5|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{winpct|268|151|record=y}}
}}
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