Jerod Albert Haase (born April 1, 1974) is an American
college basketball coach. He was the head coach for
Stanford Cardinal men's team of the
Pac-12 Conference
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from 2016 to 2024. Haase played college basketball at the
University of California, Berkeley
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from 1992 to 1993, and then transferred to the
University of Kansas to play under
Roy Williams from 1994 to 1997. Haase was a
Naismith and
Wooden Award candidate while at Kansas. At Kansas, he only missed two games out of 101 and averaged 12.5 points per game, scoring 1,246 points over the span of his career. He was a member of the
Big Eight all defensive team as a
junior, and played at the
World University Games in 1995.
He then spent 13 years as an assistant under Williams at both Kansas and
North Carolina
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before starting his own head coaching career.
Early life
Born and raised in
South Lake Tahoe, California, Haase is one of five siblings, all of whom have played an intercollegiate sport.
Haase played high school basketball with long time NBA executive
Chris Grant, former general manager of the
Cleveland Cavaliers
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, at
South Tahoe High School.
Haase and his South Tahoe High School team faced off against their larger rival Western High for the state title in consecutive years, with South Tahoe winning in Haase's
senior year in one of the most notable contests in state basketball history.
In Haase's
junior year recruiters started to notice his ability, and he was invited to many college showcase camps.
Haase attended the
Stanford High Potential Camp where he spent time with Stanford guard Kenny Ammon honing his skills and was named the camp MVP.
Stanford was one of the first schools to show interest in Haase when he won the Nevada AAA Player of the Year, but during Haase's senior year the
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...
expressed major interest in Haase along with former NBA player and current
NBA coach
Jason Kidd
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. Haase signed a letter of intent to play for California before his senior season of high school because of the proximity to his home, and he wanted to play in a major conference.
College career
California
Haase attended the
University of California, Berkeley
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to play during the 1993 season. Haase moved into the starting lineup and averaged 12 points and three assists through the first ten games for the
California Golden Bears.
During his
freshman season at Cal, after a game against
USC USC may refer to:
Education
United States
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, Haase got a phone call from his mother saying that she took his father, to the hospital because of an infection near his ankle. Gary Haase went into shock while in the hospital and died right before Haase played a game against
UCLA
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.
Later in his freshman season at Cal, his coach
Lou Campanelli was fired and interim (and later permanent) coach
Todd Bozeman was brought in. Haase was benched and the Bears finished the regular season winning 9 of their last 10 games to reach the
NCAA tournament. Haase scored thirteen points in California's upset of powerhouse
Duke
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in the second round. After the season ended with a loss in the Sweet 16 to the
University of Kansas, Haase then transferred from California to Kansas.
Kansas
Haase arrived at Kansas and contributed immediately. During his sophomore season he was named the
Big Eight newcomer of the year and a second team all-conference selection. He also led the Jayhawks in scoring with 15.0 points per game. In Haase's junior year he scored his career best 30 points against the
Temple Owls. He was also named to the Big Eight all defensive team that year. The Jayhawks went 34–2 in the 1996–97 season, Haase's final year. He was named a co-captain and was in the starting lineup with
Jacque Vaughn,
Scot Pollard,
Raef LaFrentz and
Paul Pierce.
Haase averaged 12.0 points per game his senior year and was named a Wooden and Naismith award finalist despite playing several games with a broken wrist. Haase's Kansas career came to an end on March 21, 1997, when Kansas lost to the
Arizona Wildcats in the
NCAA tournament.
He started 99 of 101 games with the Jayhawks and his record in three years with the Jayhawks was 89–13.
The Jayhawks also won three consecutive conference titles with Haase. The Jayhawks were ranked anywhere from fifth to first in the rankings during Haase's three years, and were named one of the favorites to win the 1996–97 national championship.
After college career
After Haase's senior season he co-wrote a book entitled ''Floor Burns'' with author Mark Horvath. The book describes the 1996–1997 season when the Jayhawks were ranked number one for 15 consecutive weeks but lost to Arizona in the
NCAA tournament. Haase then had a brief career playing professional
basketball
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in
Macedonia.
When his short career in Macedonia ended he decided to self-publish his book ''Floor Burns'' and revisit towns around Kansas giving instructional basketball camps. Haase visited around 40 towns and conducted over 100 basketball camps.
He then decided to turn his focus to coaching.
Coaching career
Kansas
Haase broke into coaching with his former coach
Roy Williams at his former school, Kansas. Haase along with his roommate at Kansas,
C.B. McGrath, split time working on the sidelines with Coach Williams or working behind the scenes. Haase spent four years as an assistant to Roy Williams at Kansas before Williams decided to leave
Lawrence, Kansas
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for
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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and take the North Carolina coaching job.
North Carolina
Haase followed Williams to
North Carolina
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where he coached under Roy Williams for eight years. Haase had many responsibilities in Chapel Hill including coaching the
North Carolina Tar Heels junior varsity basketball team.
The Junior Varsity team plays a 14-game schedule against local competition as well as outside programs wanting to give their kids a chance to play in the
Dean Smith Center. Haase had to pick 14 students out of a 70-student try-out camp to complete the junior varsity squad.
Haase coached the JV team for three years to help prepare him for a head coaching job. Haase won 255 out of 317 games in nine seasons as an assistant coach for Roy Williams, with both Kansas and North Carolina.
UAB
On March 26, 2012, Haase was named head coach at the
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Haase managed to get UAB back to the big dance in his third year in Birmingham. The Blazers, a 14 seed, upset third-seeded Iowa State in the
2015 NCAA tournament before losing to UCLA in the round of 32.
His final season saw the Blazers win a conference title, but a loss in the conference tournament relegated them to the
NIT.
Stanford
On March 25, 2016, Haase was named head coach at
Stanford University
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, replacing
Johnny Dawkins. In
the 2017–18 season, Haase's second as head coach, he led Stanford to 11 conference wins, the most by the Cardinal since 2008.
Haase was fired on March 14, 2024, after eight seasons, zero NCAA tournament appearances, and a 126–127 record.
Personal life
Haase married Mindy Meidinger in 1999. In 2006 they had a son, Gavin; in 2009 another son, Garrett; and in 2012 a daughter, Gabrielle.
Head coaching record
References
External links
Stanford profile
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1974 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from California
Basketball players from California
California Golden Bears men's basketball players
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball coaches
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball coaches
People from South Lake Tahoe, California
Sportspeople from Greater Sacramento
Stanford Cardinal men's basketball coaches
UAB Blazers men's basketball coaches
FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade
20th-century American sportsmen