Josh Eilert
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | West Virginia |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 2, 1983 Osborne, Kansas |
| Alma mater | Kansas State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005–2007 | Kansas State (GA) |
| 2007–2013 | West Virginia (Video Coordinator) |
| 2013–2022 | West Virginia (DBO) |
| 2022 | West Virginia (Assistant Athletics Director for Basketball Operations) |
| 2022–2023 | West Virginia (assistant) |
| 2023–present | West Virginia (Interim Head Coach) |
Josh Eilert (born December 2, 1983) is an American college basketball coach and is currently the interim head coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Playing career
Eilert started his playing career at Cloud County Community College where he earned academic All-America honors as a sophomore, where he also averaged six points and five rebounds. Eilert would then walk on to Kansas State.[1] In his time with Kansas State, Eilert played in eight games, where he totalled two points, four rebounds, and a block.[2]
Coaching career
Eilert started his coaching career at Kansas State where he was a graduate assistant for three years. After that Eilert would head to West Virginia as the team's Video Coordinator where he would serve for seven years. He would the be promoted to Director of Basketball Operations, a position he would hold for ten years. After that Eilert would be promoted to Assistant Athletics Director for Basketball Operations for one year.[3] Eilert would then get his first assistant coaching job as he would again be promoted by West Virginia, this time to be an assistant coach.[4][5] Then on June 24 2023, Eilert would be promoted to be Mountaineers interim head coach after former coach Bob Huggins resigned.[6][7][8][9]
References
- ^ "Josh Eilert". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Josh Eilert". Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "JOSH EILERT". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Eilert Named West Virginia University Assistant Men's Basketball Coach". HoopDirt. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Eilert Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at WVU". Connect Bridgeport Sports. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Thamel, Pete. "West Virginia names assistant Josh Eilert interim head coach". ESPN. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Henderson, Cydney. "West Virginia names Josh Eilert interim men's basketball coach after Bob Huggins resigns". USA Today. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "REPORT: Josh Eilert to be Named Interim Head Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Norlander, Matt. "West Virginia names assistant Josh Eilert interim head coach for 2023-24 after Bob Huggins' resignation". CBS Sports. Retrieved 25 June 2023.