Clay Van Hook

Clay Van Hook

Current position
Title	Assistant coach/Recruiting coordinator
Team	Houston
Conference	Big 12
Biographical details
Born	(1985-01-18) January 18, 1985 (age 40) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
2004	Navarro College
2005–2007	Texas
Position(s)	Infielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008	Texas (SA)
2009–2011	McNeese State (H)
2012–2017	Rice (H)
2018–2022	Oklahoma (H)
2023–2024	UT Arlington
2025–present	Houston (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall	51–63 (.447)

Clay Van Hook (born January 18, 1985) is an American baseball coach and former infielder, who is currently an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Houston Cougars. He previously was the head baseball coach of the UT Arlington Mavericks. He played college baseball at Navarro College and Texas from 2004 to 2007.

Coaching career

On July 1, 2022, Van Hook was named the head coach of the UT Arlington Mavericks. ^[1] On August 9th, 2024, he resigned as head coach and accepted an assistant coach position at Houston. ^{[2] [3]}

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
UT Arlington Mavericks (Western Athletic Conference)(2023–2024)
2023	UT Arlington	29–29	16–14	6th
2024	UT Arlington	22–34	16–14	6th
UT Arlington:		51–63 (.447)	32–28 (.533)
Total:		51–63 (.447)
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. Isaac Appelt (July 1, 2022). "UTA athletics announces Clay Van Hook as new baseball head coach". www.theshorthorn.com. The Shorthorn. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
2. Torres, Orlando (August 9, 2024). "UTA head baseball coach resigns, accepts role in Houston". The Shorthorn . Retrieved August 30, 2024.
3. "UH baseball adds Clay Van Hook as recruiting coordinator". Houston Cougars On SI. August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.