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Christopher Paul Jans (born April 12, 1969) is the American
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head coach for
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. Jans previously coached at
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, where he led the Aggies from 2017 to 2022. Jans is a graduate of
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, and hails from
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. Prior to New Mexico State, Jans was hired by Bowling Green in March 2014—his first Division I job. He led Bowling Green to its most wins in 13 years. However, on March 21—shortly after losing to
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in the 2nd round of the
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, a drunken Jans was seen engaging in lewd and inappropriate behavior toward women at a bar near campus. A Bowling Green alumnus recorded Jans on his cell phone, and was so outraged by what he saw that he reported the incident to school officials. Following an internal investigation, Bowling Green fired Jans for violating a morals clause in his contract. Jans led New Mexico State to a 27–7 record in 2021–22, including an NCAA Tournament victory. He finished with a 122–32 mark at New Mexico State, winning four regular-season and three
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tournament championships. On March 20, 2022, Jans was hired as head coach at
Mississippi State Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univers ...
.


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Personal life

Jans resides in Starkville with his wife Sheri.


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