Jacksonville University Athletics announced the signing of men’s basketball head coach Jordan Mincy to a new long-term contract on Wednesday that would keep him at Jacksonville for a decade.
Mincy led the Dolphins to its most wins since the 1985-86 season in his first year on campus, going undefeated at Swisher Gymnasium and advancing the ASUN Men’s Basketball Championship final.
“I would like to thank Athletic Director Alex Ricker-Gilbert and President Tim Cost for believing in my vision for the program,” Mincy said. “While we were able to accomplish a lot in year one, we are just getting started.”
“It is easy to look at the success on the court in Jordan’s first year, but that only happens because of how he has approached the relationships with our young men, with the faculty, staff and students at the university, and with our local community,” said Senior Vice President/Athletic Director Alex Ricker-Gilbert.
“What Coach Mincy has accomplished here at Jacksonville University in just a year’s time is nothing short of remarkable,” said Jacksonville University President Tim Cost. “He has energized our basketball program and brought new excitement and engagement to our entire campus, and we look forward to partnering with him to build an enduring legacy of excellence within the program going forward.”
The new contract runs through the 2030-31 season.
Mincy was named the new Francis H. “Frank” Barker Men’s Basketball Head Coach on March 25, 2021, becoming the 17th head coach in the storied history of Jacksonville men’s basketball. He immediately made an impact, winning 21 games, securing the first undefeated home season since 1972-73 and advancing to the doorstep of the NCAA Tournament.
The Dolphins opened up the season with a win in Swisher Gymnasium to begin the Mincy era, the first of 15 wins in total at home. JU picked up non-conference home wins over UNCW and North Carolina A&T and road wins at Southern Miss and Charleston Southern before embarking on ASUN Conference play.
JU quickly showed itself as a contender in the conference after being picked in the preseason to finish 10th out of 12 teams in the league. They finished ASUN play with 11 wins, its most wins since the 2010-11 campaign, and finished as the two-seed in the South Division.
JU earned its first postseason victory since 2018 and advanced to its first conference tournament championship game since 2009.
The renewed excitement around the program on-campus and in the community led to a sharp uptick in attendance at Swisher Gymnasium after capacity restrictions the year before, with many former players and coaches in regular attendance, and a general buzz that led to a packed house at Island Wing Company for his weekly radio show and crowds at multiple events he attended throughout the year.
Mincy compiled the second-most wins for a first-year head coach in program history and was one of only five mid-major coaches in the country to reach the 20-win mark in his first season.
He coached the team to a conference-best scoring defense, field goal percentage defense, three-point percentage defense and rebounding margin. The scoring defense was fifth in the nation among Division I teams and the rebounding margin was good for 12th in the country.
Kevion Nolan earned First Team All-ASUN honors, the first Dolphin to make the All-Conference First Team since Kori Babineaux in 2016.
The 35-year-old Memphis, Tennessee native was named to the “40 under 40: Rising Stars in Men’s College Basketball” list by Seth Davis of The Athletic back in November of 2021.
“During his interview, Jordan and I talked about changing the culture within the men’s basketball program and the university. He has done that in just one year,” Ricker-Gilbert added. “The program has been reestablished as a contender and we are thrilled to announce a long-term contract for Coach. This is just the beginning of what we can accomplish.”
“I am thankful for the immense support at Jacksonville University and cannot wait to keep building the program and culture to develop our student-athletes on- and off-the-court,” Mincy concluded.
Jacksonville’s Mincy inks new long-term deal
