Jay Ladner (born December 8, 1965) is an American

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coach. He is the head men's basketball coach of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team.

Playing career

Ladner played college basketball at Southern Miss where he was part of the Golden Eagles' 1987 NIT Championship team.

Coaching career

In 1992, Ladner began coaching in the high school ranks, first at St. Stanislaus HS, where he guided the team to 10 state tournament appearances from 1992–2011 before moving on to his high school alma mater Oak Grove HS. His overall high school coaching record was 511–189 Ladner would move into the junior college ranks as the head coach at

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where in 2014 he led the Bobcats to the NJCAA Division I National Championship, becoming the lowest seed to ever win the national championship. In 2014, Ladner was named the head coach at Southeastern Louisiana where he guided the team to a 76–88 record and a

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regular season title and the program's first NIT appearance in

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. On April 18, 2019 Ladner was named the head men's basketball coach at his alma mater, Southern Miss, replacing

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. On February 6, 2024, Ladner suffered a heart attack and need defibrillators to restore his heart rhythm. He did not Coach for the remainder of the regular season and returned for the Sun Belt tourney.https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/sports/college/southern-miss/2024/03/15/southern-miss-basketball-jay-ladner-heart-attack-ventricular-fibrillation-chest-pain/72991735007/, title= Southern Miss basketball coach Jay Ladner details what happened day of his heart attack

Head coaching record

NJCAA

NCAA DI

References

External links

Southeastern Louisiana profile

Southern Miss Golden Eagles coaching profile
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