Jack Armstrong
Jack Armstrong (born January 3, 1963)
Teams coached: Niagara Purple Eagles
Niagara record: 100-154 (.394)
Overall record: 100-154 (.394)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (1993)
Awards:
- MAAC Coach of the Year: 1 (1993)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1989-1998 | Niagara |
| 1988-1989 | Niagara (asst) |
| 1984-1988 | Fordham (grad. asst/asst) |
Jack Armstrong Facts
- John Joseph Armstrong
- Born January 3, 1963
- Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
- Alma Mater: Fordham University (BA, 1985 & MA, 1988)
- The Brooklyn-native started out as a graduate assistant and the full-time assistant coach at Fordham, working under head coaches Tom Penders, Bob Quinn and Nick Macarchuk; he also coached the Rams’ JV team in the beginning
- Left his alma mater in 1988 to become an assistant coach under Andy Walker at Niagara
- Walker resigned just a couple months prior to the 1989-90 season and Armstrong was elevated to head coach at just 26 years old
- Over his nine season tenure with the Eagles, Armstrong went 100-154 overall and went to the NIT once; named MAAC COY in 1993
- In 1999, Armstrong began working as a television sportscaster across the border in Toronto, working Raptors games
- He also works as an in-studio NBA and college basketball analyst for TSN, the main cable sports channel in Canada
Jack Armstrong Coaching Tree
- Rob Lanier (Rice, SMU, Georgia State, Siena)
- Bob MacKinnon Jr. (Texas Legends, Los Angeles D-Fenders, Springfield Armor, Idaho Stampede, Colorado 14ers, Merchant Marine)
- Desmond Oliver (East Tennessee State)
- Mike Rice Jr. (Rutgers, Robert Morris)