Jerod Haase
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Jerod Haase is currently an assistant basketball coach for the University of North Carolina
Tar Heels under head coach Roy Williams
. Haase played college basketball at the University of California
from 1992–1993, then transferred to the University of Kansas
to play under Roy Williams from 1994-1997. Jerod 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, along with a part of the World University Games in 1995.
where he played high school basketball at local South Tahoe High School
. Under coach Tom Orlich, Haase and the South Tahoe Vikings lost in the Nevada AAA State game his Junior year to Western High by the score of 84-74. Western High had an enrollment four times the size of Haase's South Tahoe high school and they met again a year later in Haase's Senior
year, again for the state title. South Tahoe won and the game went down in Nevada state basketball history. In his Junior
year recruiters started to notice Haase's 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 expressed major interest in Haase along with current NBA player Jason Kidd
. 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.
season at Cal, after a game against USC
, Haase got a phone call from his mother saying that she took Gary, Jerord's dad, to the hospital because of an infection near his ankle. Gary Haase went into shock while in the hospital and died before Jerord played a game against UCLA; he was not present at the time of his father's death. 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 limped into the NCAA Tournament
. Haase scored thirteen points in California's upset of powerhouse Duke
in the second round, and after the season ended Haase transferred from California to Kansas University.
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 1996-1997 season, Haase's final year. He was named a co-captain and was on 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 Friday 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 Jerod Haase. The Jayhawks were ranked from number 5 to number one during Haase's three years, and the Jayhawks were one of the favorites to win the 1996-1997 National Championship.
. Haase then had a brief career playing professional basketball
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. Haase then decided to turn his focus to coaching.
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
for Chapel Hill, North Carolina
and take the North Carolina coaching job. Haase followed Williams to North Carolina where he will enter his tenth year coaching for Roy Williams, and his sixth at North Carolina. Haase has many responsibilities in Chapel Hill including coaching the North Carolina Tar Heels junior varsity basketball
. 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 has to pick 14 students out of a 70-student try-out camp to complete the junior varsity squad. A typical game day for Haase is very hectic. The JV squad that Haase coaches suits up and plays three hours before the varsity. Haase then has 45 minutes after his game ends to talk to his team, then go get ready for his assistant coaching job for the varsity Tar Heels. Haase had been coaching the JV team for three years and hopes that his experience with Roy Williams and learning how to coach with the JV team helps him get a head coaching job in the future. Haase has won 255 out of 317 games in nine seasons as an assistant coach for Roy Williams, with both Kansas and North Carolina.
University of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
Tar Heels under head coach Roy Williams
Roy Williams (coach)
Roy Williams is head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of North Carolina. After averaging nearly an 80% win percentage in 15 seasons at the University of Kansas, he became the eighteenth head coach at North Carolina when he replaced Matt Doherty in 2003...
. Haase played college basketball at the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
from 1992–1993, then transferred to the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
to play under Roy Williams from 1994-1997. Jerod was a Naismith
Naismith
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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, along with a part of the World University Games in 1995.
Early life
Jerod was born on April 1, 1974 to parents Carol and Gary Haase. He is one of five siblings, all of whom have played an intercollegiate sport. Jerod grew up in South Lake Tahoe, CaliforniaSouth Lake Tahoe, California
South Lake Tahoe is the most populous city in El Dorado County, California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The population was 21,403 at the 2010 census, down from 23,609 at the 2000 census...
where he played high school basketball at local South Tahoe High School
South Tahoe High School
South Tahoe High School is a public secondary school in South Lake Tahoe, California that is part of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District. The school mascot is the Viking, and the school's colors are blue and gold....
. Under coach Tom Orlich, Haase and the South Tahoe Vikings lost in the Nevada AAA State game his Junior year to Western High by the score of 84-74. Western High had an enrollment four times the size of Haase's South Tahoe high school and they met again a year later in Haase's Senior
Senior (education)
Senior is a term used in the United States to describe a student in the 4th year of study .-High school:...
year, again for the state title. South Tahoe won and the game went down in Nevada state basketball history. In his Junior
Junior (education)
"Junior" is a term used in the United States to describe a student in their 3rd year of study . A Junior is considered an upperclassman...
year recruiters started to notice Haase's 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 expressed major interest in Haase along with current NBA player Jason Kidd
Jason Kidd
Jason Frederick Kidd is an American professional basketball point guard who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. Raised in Oakland, California, Kidd played college basketball at the University of California, Berkeley and was drafted second overall by the Dallas...
. Haase signed a letter of intent to play for California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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
Haase went to the University of California at Berkeley 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 FreshmanFreshman
A freshman or fresher is a first-year student in secondary school, high school, or college. The term first year can also be used as a noun, to describe the students themselves A freshman (US) or fresher (UK, India) (or sometimes fish, freshie, fresher; slang plural frosh or freshmeat) is a...
season at Cal, after a game against USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, Haase got a phone call from his mother saying that she took Gary, Jerord's dad, to the hospital because of an infection near his ankle. Gary Haase went into shock while in the hospital and died before Jerord played a game against UCLA; he was not present at the time of his father's death. Later in his freshman season at Cal, his coach Lou Campanelli
Lou Campanelli
Lou Campanelli is an American basketball coach. He served as head coach at University of California, Berkeley from 1986 to 1993.Campanelli played a significant role in Pac-10 men's basketball, having served as head basketball coach at California for eight years from 1985-93. He compiled a record of...
was fired and interim (and later permanent) coach Todd Bozeman
Todd Bozeman
Todd Bozeman is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Morgan State University.-Berkeley:...
was brought in. Haase was benched and the Bears limped into the NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
. Haase scored thirteen points in California's upset of powerhouse Duke
Duke
A duke or duchess is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy...
in the second round, and after the season ended Haase transferred from California to Kansas University.
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
Temple Owls
Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a very long-running athletic program. The school's sports teams are called the Owls, originating from the university's early days as a night school. The current athletic director is Bill Bradshaw....
. He was also named to the Big Eight all defensive team that year. The Jayhawks went 34-2 in the 1996-1997 season, Haase's final year. He was named a co-captain and was on the starting lineup with Jacque Vaughn
Jacque Vaughn
Jacque Vaughn is an American former professional basketball player. He last played for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA and is currently serving as an assistant coach for the team.-High school career:...
, Scot Pollard
Scot Pollard
Scot L. Pollard is a retired American professional basketball player. In an eleven-year NBA career, he played for five teams, spending the bulk of his career with the Sacramento Kings and the Indiana Pacers...
, Raef LaFrentz
Raef LaFrentz
Raef Andrew LaFrentz is a retired American professional basketball power forward and center who played in the NBA from 1998 to 2009. Born and raised in Iowa, LaFrentz attended the University of Kansas and was drafted in 1998 by the Denver Nuggets...
, and Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce
Paul Anthony Pierce , nicknamed The Truth, is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. He earned First Team All-America honors in his junior year at Kansas, and has been a starter every season since being selected by the Celtics with the 10th overall pick in the...
. 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 Friday March 21, 1997, when Kansas lost to the Arizona Wildcats
Arizona Wildcats
-Athletic program:The University of Arizona participates in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Pacific-12 Conference Arizona participates in the conference's South Division, along with Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC, and Utah...
in the NCAA tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
. 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 Jerod Haase. The Jayhawks were ranked from number 5 to number one during Haase's three years, and the Jayhawks were one of the favorites to win the 1996-1997 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 Tournament1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1997, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Indianapolis, Indiana...
. Haase then had a brief career playing professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
in Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. 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. Haase then decided to turn his focus to coaching.
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
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...
for Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
and take the North Carolina coaching job. Haase followed Williams to North Carolina where he will enter his tenth year coaching for Roy Williams, and his sixth at North Carolina. Haase has many responsibilities in Chapel Hill including coaching the North Carolina Tar Heels junior varsity basketball
North Carolina Tar Heels junior varsity basketball
The Junior Varsity Basketball Team at the University of North Carolina is a two year program that gives non scholarship students the opportunity to continue their basketball careers at the collegiate level. Tryouts for the J.V. team occur every year prior to the beginning of basketball season in...
. 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
Dean Smith Center
The Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, usually called simply the Smith Center and popularly referred to as the Dean Dome is a multi-purpose arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The arena is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels men's basketball team, and temporary...
. Haase has to pick 14 students out of a 70-student try-out camp to complete the junior varsity squad. A typical game day for Haase is very hectic. The JV squad that Haase coaches suits up and plays three hours before the varsity. Haase then has 45 minutes after his game ends to talk to his team, then go get ready for his assistant coaching job for the varsity Tar Heels. Haase had been coaching the JV team for three years and hopes that his experience with Roy Williams and learning how to coach with the JV team helps him get a head coaching job in the future. Haase has won 255 out of 317 games in nine seasons as an assistant coach for Roy Williams, with both Kansas and North Carolina.