John Aiken is an

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who was last the head men's basketball coach at

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Coaching career

Aiken began his coaching career in his native Maine assisting at Greater Portland Christian School and

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, the latter under former Boston University men's basketball coach Bob Brown, the father of

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. He'd get his start in the collegiate ranks as an assistant coach at the

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before becoming an assistant coach at Belhaven. After serving in the assistant role for four seasons, Aiken was elevated to head coach where he guided the Blazers to a 30–33 record in two seasons. Moving into the Division I ranks, Aiken joined

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's staff at

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, and followed it up with an assistant coaching stint at Nicholls State. He'd reunite with Schroyer at McNeese State as an assistant coach, and on March 11, 2021, Aiken would be elevated to head coach after Schroyer took on the position of athletic director full time. He was fired on March 8, 2023.

Head coaching record

NAIA

NCAA DI

References

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