Jayson Gee

Jayson Gee (born December 13, 1965)

Current position: Associate head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (Head coach: Justin Gray)
Current conference: Sun Belt Conference
Teams coached: Charleston (WV) Golden Eagles, Longwood Lancers
Charleston (WV) record: 159-55 (.743)
Longwood record: 42-120 (.259)
Overall record^: 201-175 (.535)

Career Accomplishments:

  • NCAA National Championships:  0
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  0
  • WVIAC (Div II) Regular Season Champion: (2000, 2001)
  • WVIAC (Div II) Tournament Champion: (1999, 2001)
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:  4  (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

2024-present Coastal Carolina (assoc. HC)
2021-2024 Western Carolina (assoc. HC)
2019-2021 Cincinnati (asst)
2018-2019 Winthrop (assoc. HC)
2013-2018 Longwood
2006-2013 Cleveland State (assoc. HC)
2004-2006 St. Bonaventure (assoc. HC)
2003-2004 St. Bonaventure (asst)
1996-2003 Charleston (WV)
1995-1996 Ohio (assoc. HC)
1993-1995 Ohio (asst)
1989-1993 Youngstown State (asst)

Jayson Gee Facts

  • Jayson Todd Gee
  • Born December 13, 1965
  • Hometown: Springfield, Ohio
  • Alma Mater: University of Charleston (BS, 1988) / Ohio University (MS, 2001)
  • Graduated from Springfield South HS (OH) and then played for head coach Todd Landrum at Charleston (WV), where he was a two-time captain and was later inducted into the Charleston Athletics HOF (class of 2003)
  • Started out his coaching career at Youngstown State, spending four years as an assistant under John Stroia
  • Followed that with a three-year stint on Larry Hunter‘s staff at Ohio, including one year as associate head coach
  • Returned to his alma mater in 1996 to be the head coach; led the Golden Eagles for seven seasons and went 159-55 overall
    • Won two WVIAC titles and reached the D-II NCAA Tournament in four-straight seasons (1999-2002)
  • Moved back up the D-I ranks in 2003, becoming an assistant under Anthony Solomon at St. Bonaventure; elevated to associate head coach in 2004
  • Spent seven years as Gary Waters‘ associate head coach at Cleveland State, a tenure that included three NITs and one NCAA Tournament (2009)
  • Hired in 2013 to be the head coach at Longwood, a position he held for five seasons
    • Was unable to find success with the program, finishing with an overall record of 42-120; was fired in March 2018 following a 7-26 campaign
  • Spent one year working at Winthrop under Pat Kelsey  and then two at Cincinnati under John Brannen, with whom he worked at St. Bonaventure
  • Joined the staff of new Western Carolina head coach Justin Gray in 2021 as his associate head coach, and followed him to Coastal Carolina in 2024 as associate head coach and chief of staff

Jayson Gee Coaching Tree

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^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels