Mincy Returns To Kent State As Assistant Coach
7/2/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Former Golden Flash played in a school record 135 games from 2005-09
KENT, Ohio – He has played in more games than anyone in Kent State history and now Jordan Mincy ('09) will join his alma-mater on the sideline. Men's basketball Head Coach Geno Ford officially announced today (July 1) the hiring of Mincy as an assistant coach.
"Jordan is a fantastic hire for us," said Ford, the 2010 NABC District 14 Coach of the Year. "As a player he was a born leader with a tireless work ethic and he carries that same passion to the coaching ranks."
A four-year letter winner from 2005-09, Mincy returns to the KSU program after spending this past season as a graduate assistant on Darrin Horn's South Carolina staff.
"This is a tremendous opportunity and I want to thank Coach Ford and the entire Kent State Administration for the chance to carry the proud winning tradition of the program forward," said Mincy.
Upon his graduation in 2009, the Memphis, Tenn. product's 135 games played were the more than anyone in Mid-American Conference history. A true floor general in every sense of the word, he led the team to 93 wins and two NCAA appearances in his four-year career in which he finished seventh on the school's all-time assists list with 347. As a senior he was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year by MAC Report Online.
A renowned defender throughout his time with the Golden Flashes, Mincy poured in 9.9 points per game over the final 15 games of his career. The stretch helped lead KSU to an eight-game win streak and included a career high 27-point outing vs Ohio on Feb. 17 when he shot 5-5 from beyond the arc to equal a school record for three-point field goal percentage.
One of three siblings in his family to play college basketball, Mincy led Ridgeway High School Tennessee Class AAA state championship in 2005. He earned his bachelor degree in business marketing from Kent State in May 2009 and recently completed his masters degree in the art of teaching in business at South Carolina.
Mincy replaces assistant coach Armon Gates, another former Golden Flash, who left for a similar position at TCU.
