Jerrod Calhoun

Jerrod Calhoun
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Utah State
Conference	Mountain West
Record	4–0 (1.000)
Biographical details
Born	October 17, 1981 (age 43); East Liverpool, Ohio, U.S.
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
2017–2024	Youngstown State
2024–present	Utah State
Head coaching record
Overall	242–144 (.627)
Tournaments	7–4 (NCAA Division II); 0–1 (NIT); 1–1 (TBC)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	MEC regular season (2017); Horizon League regular season (2023)
Awards
	Horizon League Coach of the Year (2023)

Last updated November 21, 2024

Jerrod Frank Calhoun (born October 17, 1981) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the Utah State Aggies men's basketball team.^[1]

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.^[4]

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

Statistics overview
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 Penguins (Horizon League)(2017–2024)
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	No postseason held
2020–21	Youngstown State	15–12	9–11	6th
2021–22	Youngstown State	19–15	12–9	7th	TBC Second Round
2022–23	Youngstown State	24–10	15–5	1st	NIT First Round
2023–24	Youngstown State	22–10	14–6	2nd
Youngstown State:		118–106 (.527)	74–61 (.548)
Total:		242–144 (.627)
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

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References

↑ "It's official. Jerrod Calhoun is USU's new men's basketball coach". 30 March 2024.
↑ "Jerrod Calhoun - WVU Athletics".
↑ "Fairmont State University Fighting Falcons Athletics - 2014-15 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff".
↑ "Youngstown State names Calhoun its new coach". New Castle News . Associated Press. March 28, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2021.

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[1] "It's official. Jerrod Calhoun is USU's new men's basketball coach". 30 March 2024.

[2] "Jerrod Calhoun - WVU Athletics".

[3] "Fairmont State University Fighting Falcons Athletics - 2014-15 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff".

[4] "Youngstown State names Calhoun its new coach". New Castle News . Associated Press. March 28, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2021.

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