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Jay Eck

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Jay Eck
Biographical details
Born (1950-12-24) 24 December 1950 (age 74)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Playing career
1970–1973Xavier
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1979Aquinas HS (WI)
1979–1983Bradley (assistant)
1983–1985Pittsburgh (assistant)
1985–1987Wisconsin-Stevens Point
1987–1991Toledo
1995–1999Loyola (Illinois) (assistant)
2004–2011Towson (assistant)

Jay Eck (born 24 December 1950) is an American college basketball coach, last as an assistant coach at Towson University.[1] He has previously served as head coach at the University of Toledo.[2] Eck coached high school basketball at Aquinas High School in Wisconsin before making the jump to the NCAA Division I ranks to be an assistant coach at Bradley in 1979. Eck's son, Jason Eck, is the head football coach at New Mexico.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Correnti, Marc (12 February 2007). "Eck follows daughter's footsteps". The Daily Eastern News. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  2. ^ Associated Press (13 March 1991). "Toledo's coach resigns". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  3. ^ Reider, Sean; Journal, Albuquerque; read, N. M. ·15 min (16 February 2025). "'A 25-year overnight success': Inside Jason Eck's rise from unheralded assistant to New Mexico's head coach". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 14 May 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)