GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNC Greensboro (UNCG) today announced Jerod Haase as the new head coach for the men's basketball program. He is the 12th head coach in UNCG men's basketball history.  
 

"Jerod Haase is a proven leader who brings a clear vision for building a program that is aligned with UNC Greensboro's mission," said Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. "His ability to develop student-athletes on and off the court makes this an exciting moment for UNC Greensboro, and we are confident he will bring renewed energy to our program and community." 
 

Haase comes to Greensboro with over 25 years of coaching experience, including stops at Stanford, University of Alabama at Birmingham, North Carolina and Kansas. Since 2024, Haase has called games as an ESPN analyst.  
 

"Jerod brings a wealth of Division I coaching experience across multiple conferences," stated Brian Mackin, Director of Athletics. "He has demonstrated a meaningful commitment to integrity, academic success and player development. He also understands the importance of cultivating a strong fundraising network and engaging with supporters. We are excited to welcome Jerod and his family to the Spartan community." 
 

His coaching resume runs deep, including being part of two National Championships with the Tar Heels, five Final Four appearances, 12 NCAA Tournament berths, three conference tournament titles and eight regular season championships.  
 

"My family and I are thrilled to join the Greensboro community," said Haase. "In the new era of college athletics, I still believe it is possible to win games, yet not compromise education and relationships. I look forward to developing leaders at UNCG and have teams compete at a very high level. This is an exciting time for me, and I plan to build this program with great enthusiasm." 
 

Haase was appointed Stanford's 18th head coach in 2016, and he is currently fifth all-time in wins with the Cardinal earning 126 victories. The Cardinal competed in the 2018 NIT and was projected in the NCAA Tournament Field in 2020 prior to COVID shutdown.  
 

During the 2021-22 season, Haase guided the Cardinal to its first win over an AP top-five opponent since 2007, edging No. 5/7 USC, 75-69, and its first victory over a top 25 team on the road since 2014, defeating the No. 15/15 Trojans later that season, 64-61. In 2017-18, Haase guided Stanford to a third-place finish in the Pac-12 with 11 conference wins, the program's highest finish and most league victories in 10 seasons.  
 

Several players have flourished under Haase's tutelage. Tyrell Terry and Ziaire Williams are the most recent NBA Draft selections under Haase, while KZ Okpala was selected in 2019. Along with Okpala's First Team All-Conference selection and Josh Sharma's All-Pac-12 nod, Reid Travis was a two-time First Team All-Pac-12 selection in 2018 and a two-time National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District pick. Dorian Pickens was named an All-Conference player for his performance on the court and the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for his efforts in the classroom in 2018. Daejon Davis was named to the five-member Pac-12 All-Freshman Team in 2018. Haase also had two College Sports Communicators Academic All-Americans in his time at Stanford, including Michael Jones and Brandon Angell.  
 

In four seasons with the Blazers, Haase totaled an 80-53 overall record and 42-26 mark in Conference USA (CUSA). During the 2014-15 season, Haase led UAB to a CUSA Tournament Championship and then the NCAA Round of 32 following a defeat over No. 3 seeded Iowa State.  
 

The following year in 2015-16, he steered the Blazers to a 26-7 overall record, winning the CUSA Regular Season Title, marking it the first since 2011, and made a first round appearance in the NIT for the 12th time in school history. He was voted the 2016 Gene Bartow Conference USA Coach of the Year and the NABC All-District Coach.  
 

UAB also finished 16-0 at home in Haase's final season, extending the nation's fifth-longest home winning streak to 25, while ranking among the nation's best in field goal percentage (.478/24th), assists per game (18.4/4th) and blocks per game (4th/6.1). 
 

Prior to UAB, Haase played for Roy Williams at Kansas and spent 13 years on Williams' staff with the Jayhawks and Tar Heels. A 1997 graduate of Kansas with a degree in business administration, Haase got his start as Kansas' director of operations from 1999-2003. During that time, the Jayhawks reached the 2002 Final Four and the national championship game in 2003. 
  
When Williams was named head coach at North Carolina prior to the 2003-04 season, he brought Haase with him as an assistant coach and director of operations, a title Haase held from 2003-09. Haase then served exclusively as an assistant coach during his final three seasons with the Tar Heels. 
 

A native of South Lake Tahoe, California, Haase reached four NCAA Sweet Sixteen rounds, one NCAA Elite Eight and is a three-time Conference Champion with the Big Eight during his collegiate career.  
 

Haase attended California in 1992-93, starting 23 games as a freshman and playing alongside Jason Kidd in the backcourt. Haase then transferred to Kansas, where he helped lead the Jayhawks to three consecutive conference titles and finished his career ranked in the school's top 10 in assists, three-point field goals and steals. Haase started 99 of 101 games at Kansas and scored 1,264 points, averaging 12.5 per game and reaching double figures 74 times. While at Kansas, Haase was a candidate for the Naismith and Wooden Awards. 
  
As a senior in 1996-97, Haase started alongside Jacque Vaughn, Scot Pollard, Paul Pierce and Raef LaFrentz as Kansas finished with a 34-2 record while averaging 12.0 points per game despite playing with a broken wrist. As a sophomore in 1994-95, Haase averaged 15.0 points and was named the Big Eight Conference Newcomer of the Year and also tabbed a Second-Team All-Conference selection. 
  
Haase was a First-Team GTE Academic All-American as a senior, a Second-Team Academic All-American as a junior and a three-time Academic All-Conference pick. The Jayhawks' Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 1997, Haase later earned a master's degree in business at Kansas in 2000. 
 

PERSONAL 
Haase and his wife, the former Mindy Meidinger, have three children: Gavin, Garrett and Gabrielle. 

 

"I am ecstatic that Jerod Haase is back as a head coach at the college level. The people at UNC Greensboro are in for a fantastic ride. The best group, though, is the players he is going to impact. I think Jerod and UNCG is a fantastic pairing, and I can't wait to watch him on the court. Of all the players I have ever coached, I felt that Jerod cared as much about basketball as I did. He loved the game, he loved the competition, he loved getting better and he loved winning. These all came into focus because he loved to prepare. Some young men are going to be fortunate enough to have a great role model for the rest of their lives. He's going to push them, care for them and teach them and I can't wait to watch." - Roy Williams, former North Carolina head coach  

 

"I am so happy for both Coach Haase and the Spartans. I thoroughly enjoyed my 10 seasons at UNCG, and I know Jerod will bring success to the program. He coached me for four seasons in Chapel Hill; we both played for and learned a great deal about life and basketball from Coach Williams and I have enjoyed our relationship as coaching colleagues for nearly 20 years. Jerod is a fiercely competitive person who cares about his players and will work hard to positively impact the Spartan program." - Wes Miller, former North Carolina student-athlete & former UNCG head coach 

 

"I couldn't be happier for Jerod and his family. When you play alongside someone the way we did at Kansas — you get to know the kind of person and competitor they really are. Jerod was the heartbeat of those teams. He was relentless, he was selfless and he made everyone around him better. Those aren't just playing qualities — those are coaching qualities that will transform that locker room and community.UNCG made a great hire." — Jacque Vaughn, former teammate & current Kansas assistant coach 

 

"Coach Jerod Haase is one of the most personable people I've ever had the pleasure of playing for. He truly brings his whole self into his work. He's built off of principles that he himself follows to his core and emulated in his playing days. He demands toughness and selflessness of his players and those qualities show up in the culture of all the teams he's been a part of. And as a true leader of men, he's a coach that believes not just in the product on the court, but also the development of the man outside of it. I owe much of my growth to his leadership during my collegiate career and wish him nothing but success at UNCG." - Spencer Jones, former Stanford student-athlete & current Denver Nuggets player