Jerod Haase Information

Jerod Haase (April 1, 1974) is currently an assistant basketball coach for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels under head coach Roy Williams. First Haase played college basketball at the University of California from 1992-1993, then he transferred to the University of Kansas to play under Roy Williams from 1994-1997. Jerord was a Naismith and Wooten award canidate 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 also a part of the Big Eight all defensive team as a Junior, along with a part of the World University Games in 1995. ^[1]

Early Life Information

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. ^[2] Jerord grew up in South Lake Tahoe, California where he played high school basketball at local South Tahoe High School. ^[3] South Tahoe High School is a school in Northern California that because of it's location plays under the Neveda State Athletic Association. Under coach Tom Orlich, Haase and the South Tahoe Vikings lost in the Neveda AAA State game his Junior year to Western High by the score of 84-74. ^[4] Western High had an enrollment four times the size of Haase's Soth 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 Neveda state basketball history. ^[5] In his Junior year recruiters started to notice Haase's ability, and he was invited to many college showcase camps. ^[6] 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. ^[7] Stanford was one of the first schools to show interest in Haase when he won the Neveda AAA Player of the Year, but during Hasse's Senior year The University of California expressed major interest in Haase along with current NBA player Jason Kidd. Jerod 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 for a major conference. ^[8]

College Career Information

Jerod went to the University of California-Berkely 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. ^[9] During his Freshman 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 passed away before Jerord played a game against UCLA; he was not present at the time of his father's death. ^[10] Later in his freshman season at Cal, his coach Lou Campanelli was fired and an interim coach 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 transfered from California to The University of Kansas to play under coach Roy Williams. ^[11] 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 Jerod'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. ^[12] Haase averaged 12.0 points per game his Senior year and was named a Wooten and Naismith award finalist despite playing several games with a broken wrist. ^[13] Haase's Kansas career came to an end on Friday March 21, 1997, when Kansas lost to the Arizona Wildcats in the NCAA tournament. ^[14] He started 99 of 101 games with the Jayhawks and his record in three years with the Jayhawks was 89-13. ^[15] 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 game.

Afer College Career Information

After Haase's Senior season he co-wrote a book entitled Floor Burns with author Mark Horvath. The book describes the 1996-1997 season where the Jayhawks were ranked number one for 15 consecutive weeks but lost to Arizona in the NCAA Tournament. Haase takes you on an in depth look at what it really means to play for Kansas, and the book sold over 30,000 copies and was a best seller in Kansas. Haase then had a brief career playing professional basketball in the country of Macedonia. ^[16] 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 gave over 100 basketball camps. ^[17] Jerod then decided to turn his focus to coaching. He 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. Jerod spent four years as an assitant to Roy Williams at Kansas before Roy 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 6th at North Carolina. Haase has many responsibilites in Chapel Hill including coaching the North Carolina Tar Heels junior varsity basketball. ^[18] 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. ^[19] A typical game day for Haase is very hectic. The Jayvee 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 assitant coaching job for the varsity Tar Heels. ^[20] Haase had been coaching the Jayvee team for three years and hopes that his experience with Roy Williams and learning how to coach with the Jayvee 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. ^[21]

Current Life Information

Jerod got married in 1999 to Mindy Meidinger and they had a son, named Gavin, in 2006. Haase currently resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ^[22]

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