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Jerome Haden was named the
assistant men’s basketball coach in the summer of 2006 following five
seasons as an administrative assistant at Wichita State University (Kan.).
In addition to his coaching duties, Haden has responsibilities in
recruiting, administration and coordinating camps.
Northwest was 24-7 in its first
season with Haden on staff and was a co-champion of the MIAA. The Bearcats
featured the league’s Most Valuable
Player in Hunter Henry and its Freshman of the Year Lance Sullivan. Haden
earned a master’s degree in sports administration at Wichita State in 2002.
As a professional, he assisted Wichita State with team travel, the film
exchange program and the academic program. He oversaw the team’s strength
and conditioning program and was editor of the men’s basketball newsletter.
The Shockers, members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), finished 2006
with a 26-9 record, advanced to its fourth NCAA Division I Tournament and
won two playoff games for the first time since 1981. WSU won the MVC
regular-season championship and posted the second most victories in team
history.
Haden was an assistant at Newman
University (Kan.) from 1999-2001 and helped lead the Jets to a 52-15 record.
Newman was 29-6 in the 1999-2000 season, 12-0 in the Midlands Collegiate
Athletic Conference (MCAC) and in the postseason made a run to the Final 16.
The Jets also won the MCAC Tournament and tied an NAIA record with 20
consecutive wins that season.
Haden began his coaching career
with two assistant stints in Kansas. He started at Riley County High School
in 1997-98 and spent the following year at Pomona High School.Haden is a
1998 graduate of Kansas State University
where he earned his bachelor’s degree in secondary education. He is the son
of Dennis and Pennie Haden of Cheney, Kan. |
2007-08
Bearcat Basketball Staff