Tony Jasick Explained

Tony Jasick
Current Title:Associate head coach
Current Team:Stephen F. Austin
Current Conference:Southland
Birth Date:17 April 1978
Birth Place:Whitehall, Michigan, U.S.
Alma Mater:Mars Hill
Lincoln Memorial
Player Years1:1996–1998
Player Team1:Muskegon CC
Coach Years1:2002–2003
Coach Team1:North Alabama (volunteer asst.)
Coach Years2:2003–2004
Coach Team2:Newberry (assistant)
Coach Years3:2004–2005
Coach Team3:Middle Tennessee (assistant)
Coach Years4:2005–2011
Coach Team4:IPFW (assistant)
Coach Years5:2011–2014
Coach Team5:IPFW
Coach Years6:2014–2021
Coach Team6:Jacksonville
Coach Years7:2021–present
Coach Team7:Stephen F. Austin (associate HC)
Overall Record:146–170
Awards:Hugh Durham Award (2014)

Anthony Michael Jasick (born April 17, 1978) is the former men's basketball head coach at Jacksonville. He was previously the head coach at IPFW. He was the third head coach at the NCAA Division I level for the Mastodons.

Early life and education

Born and raised in Whitehall, Michigan, Jasick graduated from Whitehall High School in 1996. Jasick played point guard at Whitehall.[1] After high school, Jasick attended Muskegon Community College and also played basketball there before transferring to Mars Hill College, where he graduated with a B.S. in biology education in 2000. Jasick later completed a master's in education in 2002 at Lincoln Memorial University.[2] [1]

Coaching career

Jasick began his coaching career in 2002 at the Division II level as a volunteer assistant at North Alabama. In 2003, Jasick became an assistant at Newberry College before getting his first Division I job as an assistant at Middle Tennessee under Kermit Davis in 2004–05.[2]

From 2005 to 2011, Jasick was an assistant at IPFW as the school moved from independence to the Summit League in the 2007–08 season.[3] On April 20, 2011, IPFW promoted Jasick to head coach.[4] Originally signed to a five-year contract in 2011, Jasick got an extension through the 2017–18 season on October 10, 2013 following a 16-win season in 2012–13, the program's most wins in 20 seasons.[5] Two months later, IPFW got its first ranking in the Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.[6] On January 2, 2014, IPFW beat Bowling Green on the road 65–60 for the program's first road win over a MAC opponent.[7] IPFW finished the season 25–11 and made the second round of the 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.[8]

On April 9, 2014, Jacksonville University hired Jasick as head coach.[2] Jacksonville improved from 10–22 in Jasick's first season in 2014–15 to 16–16 in 2015–16.[9] Jasick was fired on March 8, 2021.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Whitehall's Tony Jasick named men's head basketball coach at IPFW. Muskegon Chronicle. April 20, 2011. Mattson, Mike. December 29, 2016.
  2. Web site: Tony Jasick. Jacksonville University. December 29, 2016.
  3. Web site: Tony Jasick. IPFW. December 29, 2016.
  4. Web site: Tony Jasick Named IPFW Head Men's Basketball Coach. IPFW. April 21, 2011.
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20131013032316/http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20131010/BLOGS18/131019956. October 13, 2013. IPFW extends contract for men's basketball coach Tony Jasick. Krausz, Tony. Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. October 10, 2013. December 29, 2016.
  6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20140109034803/http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20131217%2FSPORTS%2F131219629%2F1002. January 9, 2014. IPFW basketball earns national recognition. Davis, Tom. Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. December 17, 2013. December 29, 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: Davis, Tom. IPFW controls own destiny in its quest for history. Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. January 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140109034816/http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20140103%2FSPORTS%2F140109930%2F1013. January 9, 2014. December 29, 2016. dead.
  8. Web site: 2013-14 IPFW Mastodons Schedule and Results . SRCBB. December 29, 2016.
  9. Web site: Tony Jasick. SRCBB. December 29, 2016.
  10. News: Jacksonville University fires basketball coach Tony Jasick. Florida Times-Union. Clayton. Freeman. March 8, 2021. March 8, 2021.