Chris Jans

Chris Jans
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	New Mexico State
Conference	WAC
Record	28–6
Biographical details
Born	April 12, 1969 (age 55); Fairbank, Iowa
Playing career
1987–1991	Loras
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1994	Elmhurst (assistant)
1994–1996	Grand View (assistant)
1996–1998	Kirkwood CC
1998–1999	Independence CC
1999–2001	Idaho (assistant)
2001–2003	Howard JC
2003–2004	Chipola
2004–2007	Illinois State (assistant)
2007–2014	Wichita State (assistant)
2014–2015	Bowling Green
2015–2017	Wichita State (special assistant)
2017–present	New Mexico State
Head coaching record
Overall	49–18 (college); 159–45 (junior college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	WAC regular season (2018); WAC Tournament (2018)
Awards
	WAC Coach of the Year (2018)

Christopher Paul Jans (born April 12, 1969) is an American college basketball head coach for New Mexico State. He was hired on April 17, 2017 replacing Paul Weir^[1]. Jans is a graduate of Loras College, and hails from Fairbank, Iowa.

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 Canisius in the 2nd round of the 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, 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.^[2] Following an internal investigation, Bowling Green fired Jans for violating a morals clause in his contract.^[3]^[4]

Head coaching record

Junior college

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Kirkwood Eagles (Iowa Community College Athletic Conference) (1996–1998)
1996–97	Kirkwood	25–10			NJCAA Division II National Tournament
1997–98	Kirkwood	31–6			NJCAA Division II National Tournament
Kirkwood:		56–16 (.789)
Independence Pirates (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) (1998–1999)
1998–99	Independence	22–10	14–4
Independence:		22–10 (.688)	14–4 (.778)
Howard College Hawks (Western Junior College Athletic Conference) (2001–2003)
2001–02	Howard College	20–10
2002–03	Howard College	29–4
Howard College:		49–14 (.778)
Chipola Indians (Panhandle Conference) (2003–2004)
2003–04	Chipola	32–5	11–1	1st	NJCAA Division I National Tournament
Chipola:		32–5 (.865)	11–1 (.917)
Total:		159–45 (.779)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

College

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Bowling Green Falcons (Mid-American Conference) (2014–2015)
2014–15	Bowling Green	21–12	11–7	3rd (East)	CIT Second Round
Bowling Green:		21–12 (.636)	11–7 (.611)
New Mexico State Aggies (Western Athletic Conference) (2017–present)
2017–18	New Mexico State	28–6	12–2	1st	NCAA Division I First Round
New Mexico State:		28–6 (.824)	12–2 (.857)
Total:		49–18 (.731)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

source^[5]

References

^ "New Mexico State hires former BGSU head coach Chris Jans". CoachesDatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
^ Wagner, John (2015-04-03). "BGSU fires first-year basketball coach Chris Jans". The Blade.
^ http://www.bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/4/2/MBB_0402150226.aspx
^ Thamel, Pete (2 April 2015). "Video shows Bowling Green coach Chris Jans slapping woman's buttocks". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "New Mexico State hires former BGSU head coach Chris Jans". CoachesDatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.

[2] Wagner, John (2015-04-03). "BGSU fires first-year basketball coach Chris Jans". The Blade.

[3] ttp://www.bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/4/2/MBB_0402150226.aspx

[4] Thamel, Pete (2 April 2015). "Video shows Bowling Green coach Chris Jans slapping woman's buttocks". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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