04/23/2012 Jayson Gee Selected to Participate in Villa 7 ProgramProgram For Elite Assistant Coaches Held on Nike Campus in Oregon 03/12/2012 Vikings Travel to Stanford for NIT First Round GameWill Be First-Ever Meeting Between Schools 02/29/2012 Vikings to Play Detroit in Horizon League SemifinalsTip Will Be at 6:00 p.m. EST 02/24/2012 Vikings Host Wright State in Regular Season FinaleCSU Still Alive for No. 2 Seed in League Tournament 02/22/2012 Vikings Begin Final Weekend of Regular Season Against DetroitCSU Tied for Third Place in League With Titans at 10-6 A coaching veteran with 24 seasons on the bench at just about every level of collegiate basketball, Jayson Gee is entering his sixth season as associate head coach of the Viking basketball program. Gee plays a significant role in virtually every aspect of the CSU program. On the court, he works with the Vikings post players while also assisting Coach Waters in developing game strategy. Off the court, he serves as the recruiting coordinator, is responsible for putting together the schedule and monitors the academic progress of the players. The importance of Gee's role in the success of the Vikings garnered national recognition during the 2008-09 season when CollegebBasketballInsider.com rated him as the No. 5 mid-major assistant coach in the country. Gee, 45, joined the Vikings after three seasons at St. Bonaventure (2003-06), the last two as associate head coach. He began his collegiate coaching career at Youngstown State in 1989, becoming one of the youngest Division I assistant coaches in the country. After four seasons in Youngstown, Gee moved to Ohio University as associate head coach. During his three seasons in Athens (1993-96), the Bobcats won the 1994 Mid-American Conference regular season and tournament crowns and the 1994 Preseason NIT title. He played an instrumental role in the development of Gary Trent, who played nine seasons in the NBA. Gee returned to his alma mater in 1996 as the head coach and guided the Golden Eagles to a 160-55 record over the next seven seasons, posting six 20-win campaigns and receiving four NCAA berths. In 1998-99, he led Charleston to a 26-6 record, earning the school its first-ever NCAA bid. The following year, he was named the league coach of the year and a finalist for national coach of the year accolades after the Golden Eagles posted a 28-4 record. In the spring of 2008, Gee was one of 18 individuals selected to take part in the ACE Program (Achieving Coaching Excellence), traveling to Indianapolis to take part in the four-day seminar that is sponsored by the NCAA's Black Coaches and Administrators Council. The ACE Program, founded in 1994, is committed to preparing minority collegiate basketball coaches for success as future head basketball coaches. An inductee in two of his alma mater halls of fame, he was honored by both Springfield South High in 2000 and by the University of Charleston in 2008. A native of Springfield, Ohio, Gee played four seasons at the University of Charleston, helping the team to a 92-30 record, including a 30-5 mark as a sophomore. Voted team captain as both a junior and senior, he finished his career ranked third in program history in both rebounding (844) and games played (122). Gee, who earned a bachelor's degree in social science education from Charleston in 1988, received a master's in sport science and administration from Ohio University in 2003. Gee and his wife, Lynette, have a pair of sons, Brandon (18) and Bryan (16), daughter, Briana (6) and Godson Terrance Fountain (23). |
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Vikings Head to Stanford For NIT ![]()
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CSU Falls to Detroit, 63-58 ![]()
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Harmon, Brown and Grady Earn All-League Honors ![]()
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Vikings Clinch No. 2 Seed With 77-55 Win Over... ![]()
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Vikings Host Wright State in Regular Season Finale |
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