Jordan Kerner has joined the IU Southeast men’s basketball coaching staff for the 2020-21 season, head coach Wiley Brown announced today.
“I’m incredibly excited and honored to be a part of such an amazing program with a tradition of winning,” Kerner said. “We have filled our championship banner with amazing achievements, and there is room for many more. I cannot wait to help motivate, encourage, and challenge our guys to be the best men and players they can be. Go Grenadiers!”
“Jordan has a great work ethic and is a great communicator,” head coach Wiley Brown said. “He will be a great addition to our staff. I know he will do a great job scouting and helping our players improve everyday.”
Kerner enters his third season as an assistant coach at the collegiate level. All three years have been spent in the River States Conference helping lead programs at Cincinnati Christian (CCU) and Asbury University (AU). Prior to entering the college scene, Kerner served as a COO of an AAU program in Fort Wayne, Indiana where he was also a high school coach for five years. He oversaw the mental and performance development of over 100 athletes from grades 3-11. In his first graduating class, Kerner helped seven of eleven players make it to a college roster from D3-NAIA.While at CCU, Coach Kerner helped lead the Eagles to their first national tournament appearance in three years (NCCAA Tournament). A major area of focus for him was on the perimeter players and their scoring ability. Compared to the 2017 season, CCU increased its three-point FG percentage by four percent and free-thorw percentage by six percent. Concerning the perimeter players improvements, Coach Kerner helped increase their three-point field goal percentage by four points, and free-throw percentage by 10 points. As a team, they saw a four-game win improvement over the previous season and earned a NCCAA Tournament birth. During the 2019 season with the Asbury Eagles, Kerner oversaw the mental and behavioral development of the key players for the varsity program. A major area of emphasis was mental toughness, handling crucial situations successfully, and overall leadership development. At IU Southeast, Kerner will focus on scouting, recruiting, game preparation and management, as well as player performance. Jordan has a degree from Indiana University in Communication, and resides in New Albany with his goldendoodle, Bambi.
