Tony Jasick

Anthony Michael Jasick (born April 17, 1978) is the interim men's basketball head coach at Stephen F. Austin. He was previously the head coach at Jacksonville and IPFW. He was the third head coach at the NCAA Division I level for the Mastodons.

Tony Jasick

Jasick in 2016 at Clune Arena.
Current position
Title	Interim head coach
Team	Stephen F. Austin
Conference	Southland
Biographical details
Born	(1978-04-17) April 17, 1978 (age 46) Whitehall, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater	Mars Hill Lincoln Memorial
Playing career
1996–1998	Muskegon CC
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2003	North Alabama (volunteer asst.)
2003–2004	Newberry (assistant)
2004–2005	Middle Tennessee (assistant)
2005–2011	IPFW (assistant)
2011–2014	IPFW
2014–2021	Jacksonville
2021–2025	Stephen F. Austin (associate HC)
2025–present	Stephen F. Austin (interim HC)
Head coaching record
Overall	146–170 (.462)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Hugh Durham Award (2014)

Early life and education

Born and raised in Whitehall, Michigan, Jasick graduated from Whitehall High School in 1996. Jasick played point guard at Whitehall.^[1] After high school, Jasick attended Muskegon Community College and also played basketball there before transferring to Mars Hill College, where he graduated with a B.S. in biology education in 2000. Jasick later completed a master's in education in 2002 at Lincoln Memorial University.^[2][1]

Coaching career

Jasick began his coaching career in 2002 at the Division II level as a volunteer assistant at North Alabama. In 2003, Jasick became an assistant at Newberry College before getting his first Division I job as an assistant at Middle Tennessee under Kermit Davis in 2004–05.^[2]

From 2005 to 2011, Jasick was an assistant at IPFW as the school moved from independence to the Summit League in the 2007–08 season.^[3] On April 20, 2011, IPFW promoted Jasick to head coach.^[4] Originally signed to a five-year contract in 2011, Jasick got an extension through the 2017–18 season on October 10, 2013, following a 16-win season in 2012–13, the program's most wins in 20 seasons.^[5] Two months later, IPFW got its first ranking in the Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.^[6] On January 2, 2014, IPFW beat Bowling Green on the road 65–60 for the program's first road win over a MAC opponent.^[7] IPFW finished the season 25–11 and made the second round of the 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.^[8]

On April 9, 2014, Jacksonville University hired Jasick as head coach.^[2] Jacksonville improved from 10 to 22 in Jasick's first season in 2014–15 to 16–16 in 2015–16.^[9] Jasick was fired on March 8, 2021.^[10]

On June 11, 2021, Stephen F. Austin head coach Kyle Keller hired Jasick as associate head coach.^[11] On January 27, 2025, Jasick was named interim head coach of the Lumberjacks for the remainder of the season after Keller was fired.^[12]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
IPFW Mastodons (Summit League) (2011–2014)
2011–12	IPFW	11–19	5–13	8th
2012–13	IPFW	16–17	7–9	5th
2013–14	IPFW	25–11	10–4	T–2nd	CIT Second Round
IPFW:		52–47 (.525)	22–26 (.458)
Jacksonville Dolphins (ASUN Conference) (2014–2021)
2014–15	Jacksonville	10–22	4–10	T–6th
2015–16	Jacksonville	16–16	8–6	T–2nd
2016–17	Jacksonville	17–16	5–9	6th	CIT First Round
2017–18	Jacksonville	15–18	8–6	3rd
2018–19	Jacksonville	12–20	5–11	7th
2019–20	Jacksonville	14–18	7–9	T–6th
2020–21	Jacksonville	11–13	5–9	8th
Jacksonville:		95–123 (.436)	42–60 (.412)
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (Southland Conference) (2025–present)
2024–25	Stephen F. Austin	3–2	3–2
Stephen F. Austin:		1–1 (.500)	1–1 (.500)
Total:		148–171 (.464)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. Mattson, Mike (April 20, 2011). "Whitehall's Tony Jasick named men's head basketball coach at IPFW". Muskegon Chronicle. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
2. "Tony Jasick". Jacksonville University. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
3. "Tony Jasick". IPFW. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
4. "Tony Jasick Named IPFW Head Men's Basketball Coach". IPFW. April 21, 2011.
5. Krausz, Tony (October 10, 2013). "IPFW extends contract for men's basketball coach Tony Jasick". Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
6. Davis, Tom (December 17, 2013). "IPFW basketball earns national recognition". Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
7. Davis, Tom (January 3, 2014). "IPFW controls own destiny in its quest for history". Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
8. "2013-14 IPFW Mastodons Schedule and Results". SRCBB. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
9. "Tony Jasick". SRCBB. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
10. Freeman, Clayton (March 8, 2021). "Jacksonville University fires basketball coach Tony Jasick". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
11. "Lumberjack Basketball Announces Hire of Tony Jasick to Staff for 2021-22 Season" (Press release). Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. June 11, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
12. "Stephen F. Austin Parts Ways with Men's Basketball HC Kyle Keller" (Press release). Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.