Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- Jean.Prioleau@sfasu.edu
Jean Priolea- Assistant Head Coach
Jean Prioleau is entering his second season as an assistant coach with the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. Prioleau grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey and played college basketball at Fordham, where he was a two-time All-Patriot honoree and currently resides in the Athletics Hall of Fame. Prioleau helped Fordham qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in over 20 years. From 1992 to 1999, Prioleau played professional basketball for the Continental Basketball Association in the U.S. and various European leagues.
From 2000 to 2005, Prioleau was an assistant coach at Wichita State under Mark Turgeon. The new coaching staff inherited a program that had just one winning season in the entire 1990s. Wichita State qualified for the National Invitation Tournament three straight seasons from 2003 to 2005; Prioleau helped build some of the best recruiting classes in program history.
In the 2005–06 season, Prioleau was an assistant coach at Marquette under Tom Crean. Marquette went 20–11 and qualified for the NCAA tournament.
From 2006 to 2008, Prioleau was an assistant coach at Iowa State under Greg McDermott. Iowa State went 15–16 in 2006–07 and 14–18 in the 2007–08 season.
From 2008 to 2010, Prioleau was an assistant coach at TCU under Jim Christian. TCU went 14–17 and 13–19 in Prioleau's two seasons on staff.
On May 12, 2010, new head coach Tad Boyle hired Prioleau as an assistant coach on his staff at Colorado. Coming off four straight losing seasons, Colorado improved to 24–11 and an NIT appearance. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2013 and would remain on staff through the 2016–17 season; Colorado had winning records and postseason appearances every season including four NCAA Tournament appearances (2012–14 and 2016).
On August 4, 2017, Prioleau was hired as head coach at San Jose State. The bulk of his success came in the 2019–20 season. It began with an upset of defending Colonial Athletic Association regular season champion Hofstra in an away game. San Jose State had a 2–3 start in Mountain West play after wins over New Mexico and defending Mountain West regular season champion Nevada in the first two weeks of January.
The Prioleau File
Colleges: Fordham (1992)
High School: Teaneck High School, NJ
Family: Janelle (wife), Elijah (son)
Coaching Experience
2023-Present: SFA | Associate Head Coach
2017-21: San Jose State | Head Coach
2013-17: Colorado | Associate Head Coach
2010-13: Colorado | Assistant Coach
2008-10: TCU | Assistant Coach
2006-08: Iowa State | Assistant Coach
2005-06: Marquette | Assistant Coach
2000-05: Wichita State | Assistant Coach
1999-2000: Fordham | Assistant Coach
