Jay Eck

Last updated

Jay Eck
Biographical details
Born (1950-12-24) 24 December 1950 (age 74)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Playing career
1970–1973 Xavier
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1979 Aquinas HS (WI)
1979–1983 Bradley (assistant)
1983–1985 Pittsburgh (assistant)
1985–1987 Wisconsin-Stevens Point
1987–1991 Toledo
1995–1999 Loyola (Illinois) (assistant)
2004–2011 Towson (assistant)

Jay Eck (born 24 December 1950) is an American college basketball coach, last as an assistant coach at Towson University. [1] He has previously served as head coach at the University of Toledo. [2] Eck coached high school basketball at Aquinas High School in Wisconsin before making the jump to the NCAA Division I ranks to be an assistant coach at Bradley in 1979. Eck's son, Jason Eck, is the head football coach at New Mexico. [3]

References

  1. Correnti, Marc (12 February 2007). "Eck follows daughter's footsteps". The Daily Eastern News. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  2. Associated Press (13 March 1991). "Toledo's coach resigns". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  3. Reider, Sean; Journal, Albuquerque; read, N. M. ·15 min (16 February 2025). "'A 25-year overnight success': Inside Jason Eck's rise from unheralded assistant to New Mexico's head coach". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 14 May 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)