Jordan Fee is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach for Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Florida Atlantic |
| Conference | The American |
| Playing career | |
| 2008–2010 | Detroit Mercy |
| 2010–2012 | West Liberty |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2012–2013 | West Liberty (student assistant) |
| 2013–2014 | Clarion (graduate assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | Detroit Mercy (graduate assistant) |
| 2015–2022 | Nova Southeastern (assistant) |
| 2022–2023 | Nova Southeastern (associate HC) |
| 2023–2024 | Gannon |
| 2024–present | Florida Atlantic (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 32–3 (.914) |
| Tournaments | 3–1 (NCAA Division II) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Early life and playing career
editFee grew up in Grove City, Pennsylvania and attended Grove City Senior High School, where his father was the head basketball coach.[1] He received an appointment United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School, where he was the captain of the basketball team. After completing his prep year, Fee enrolled at University of Detroit Mercy and joined the Titans' basketball team as a walk-on.[2] After his sophomore year, he transferred to West Liberty University and played for the Hilltoppers.[3]
Coaching career
editFee began his coaching career as a student assistant for West Liberty in 2012. He was hired as a graduate assistant at Clarion the following season. Fee returned to Detroit Mercy as part of the Titans' coaching staff in 2014 as a graduate assistant.[4]
Fee was hired as an assistant coach at Nova Southeastern on June 2, 2015, by then-head coach Gary Tuell.[5] He was later retained by his former coach at West Liberty, Jim Crutchfield, following Tuell's retirement after the 2015–16 season. Fee was promoted to associate head coach going into the 2022–23 season.[6] The Sharks went a 36–0 and won the 2023 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament.[7]
Fee was hired as the head coach of the Gannon University Golden Knights.[4] He turned the Golden Knights team that had went 3–23 in the previous season to a 32–3 record as the team won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West division and the PSAC tournament. Gannon advanced to the Elite Eight of the 2024 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament.[8] Fee was named the PSAC West coach of the Year and received the Clarence Gaines Award as the best head coach in NCAA Division II.[9]
Fee left Gannon after one season to take an assistant position on John Jakus's inaugural coaching staff at Florida Atlantic.[10]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Gannon (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (2023–2024) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Gannon | 32–3 | 20–2 | 1st (West) | NCAA Division II Elite Eight | ||||
| Gannon: | 32–3 (.914) | 20–2 (.909) | |||||||
| Total: | 32–3 (.914) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ Corbin, Corey J. (April 4, 2023). "Fee, Sharks win Division II men's basketball championship". Allied News. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Krispinsky, Chad (April 12, 2023). "Former area standout named college basketball head coach". WKBN.com. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Fee has orchestrated a big time turnaround at Gannon University". The Herald. March 13, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Coming off an NCAA D-II title, Jordan Fee takes over as Gannon men's basketball head coach". Erie Times-News. April 12, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Fee Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Nova Southeastern Athletic Department. June 2, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Jordan Fee Promoted to Men's Basketball Associate Head Coach" (Press release). Nova Southeastern Athletic Department. July 8, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Reigning national champion NSU men's hoops will have to manage without key person". Miami Herald. October 17, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Shreve, Bob (April 4, 2024). "Fee receives Clarence "Big House" Gaines Award as NCAA Division II's top men's basketball coach" (Press release). Gannon University Athletic Department. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "GANNON'S JORDAN FEE RECIPIENT OF 2024 CLARANCE GAINES AWARD" (Press release). Clarence Gaines Award. April 4, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Division I dream realized: Former Gannon coach Jordan Fee hired by Florida Atlantic". Erie Times-News. April 18, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.