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BEAUMONT, Texas – The architect of the greatest single-season turnaround in NCAA history, a Division II National Champion and National Coach of the Year, Jordan Fee has been named as Lamar University head men's basketball coach announced LU Vice President and Director of Athletics Jeff O'Malley Saturday afternoon. Fee becomes the 13th head coach in program history. "I am extremely excited to be announcing Jordan as our next head basketball coach," said O'Malley. "Jordan has been described as a 'driving force' and I think once our fans get a chance to meet him they will understand why. Jordan is a dynamic individual whose résumé speaks for itself. He is looking forward to being a Cardinal and we're excited to be handing him the reins." Fee comes to the Golden Triangle from Boca Raton, Fla., where he spent the past two seasons as an assistant, including this past year where he was promoted to associate head coach, helping lead the Owls to 36 wins and a 2025 postseason berth. Fee's meteoric rise to the NCAA Division I ranks comes as a shock to no one after building a résumé boasting of some of the most prolific offensive numbers in NCAA history. After spending eight seasons at Nova Southeastern University – seven as assistant and the final year as associate head coach – Fee was named head coach at Gannon University. What followed was a turnaround that grabbed national headlines. Taking over a program that posted a 3-32 (.086) overall record the year before his arrival, Fee literally flipped the script recording a 32-3 (.914) mark while Gannon also made a 17-win improvement in conference play. The Golden Knights would go on to lead NCAA Division II in scoring (100.4 points per game), win the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) regular-season and tournament title, win the NCAA DII Atlantic Region title and advance to the 2024 Division II Elite Eight and record the greatest single-season turnaround in NCAA history, regardless of division or gender. For his efforts, Fee was named both PSAC West Coach of the Year and NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year. Fee took over as GU's head coach following a year where he helped guide Nova Southeastern to a perfect 36-0 record and an NCAA Division II National Championship. "Lamar University has a proud history of excellence on the basketball court, and we are committed to bringing that championship‑level success back to Beaumont," said LU President Dr. Jaime Taylor. "This search generated tremendous national interest, and I am confident that we have identified the right leader for Lamar University. Jordan brings an energy, a vision, and a proven record that align perfectly with who we are and where we intend to go. He is one of the true rising stars in the coaching profession, and I am excited to see our program grow and thrive under his leadership." Fee has left a paper trail of success that is hard to ignore in the world of collegiate basketball. During his time as either head coach or assistant, Fee has helped coach a National Champion, posted a 178-77 (.698) overall record, three NCAA Division II Elite Eight appearances, four NCAA Division II tournament appearances, three South Region Championships, three conference regular season and tournament titles and recruited and developed consecutive DII National Players of the Year. "I would first like to thank University President, Dr. Jaime Taylor, and Vice President and Director of Athletics, Jeff O'Malley, for placing their trust in me. It is an honor to be named head men's basketball coach at Lamar University," said Fee. "This program has a proud history, I'm excited about the bright future ahead." LU will hold a press conference to introduce Fee at a later date. Details will be released to the public when they are finalized.

Lamar University has hired FAU assistant Jordan Fee, source told @TheFieldOf68. This is yet another terrific hire of one of the best assistants in the country. Rising star. Fee was previously assistant at Nova Southeastern under Jim Crutchfield and then was the head coach at Gannon - where he went 32-3 and went to the D-2 Elite Eight.

BEAUMONT, Texas – Lamar University head men's basketball coach Alvin Brooks will not be retained for the 2026-27 season announced Vice President and Director of the Athletics Jeff O'Malley Tuesday afternoon. The announcement comes following a 2025-26 season that saw Lamar post a 12-19 (.387) overall record and miss the Southland Conference Championship tournament with a 7-15 (.318) league record. "I would like to personally thank Coach Brooks and his staff for their hard work and dedication to our men's basketball program," said O'Malley. "Alvin is a decorated member of the Cardinal Hall of Honor and we wish him, and his family, all the best moving forward." Brooks had served as Lamar's head coach for the previous five seasons. A national search for the Cardinals' next head coach has begun.

Brandon Chappell is in his first season as an assistant coach at Arizona after joining the staff in May 2025. He spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Texas. In three seasons at Texas, Chappell (“shuh-PELL”) and the Longhorns advanced to the NCAA Tournament all three seasons, advancing to the Elite Eight in 2023, and averaged 23 wins per season. The Longhorns also won the 2023 Big 12 Tournament championship and finished the year ranked No. 5 in the final Associated Press poll. Prior to Texas, Chappell was an assistant coach at UNLV for the 2021-22 season, helping three Rebels earn All-Mountain West postseason accolades. From 2017-21, the native of Beaumont, Texas, spent four seasons on Tic Price’s staff at Lamar University. At his alma mater, the Cardinals won 20 games in 2019 and David Muoka was named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2021. Chappell spent one season (2016-17) as an assistant coach at Arkansas-Fort Smith on the Division II level, winning the regular season and conference tournament championship. Prior to that, he served as a graduate assistant for two seasons at Northern Arizona University for then-NAU head coach and current Arizona associate head coach Jack Murphy, where the Lumberjacks tied the program record for wins in 2015. He began his coaching career at Armstrong State, an NCAA Division II school in Savannah, Ga., for the 2013-14 season.

Hamilton and White do have another year. I have heard that they are coming back for one more year. Knight was hurt when the season started and tried to play through the injury. I’m sure his injury affected his play in the few games he played. I believe he will be back, too.

Knight is injured and out for the year. I believe Gambrel is recovering from an injury suffered in High School.