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Jeff Reinert is in his third year on the Oregon State University men's basketball coaching staff, after eight highly successful seasons as the head coach at Utah Valley State College in Orem.
Reinert and fellow assistant Kevin Mouton serve as the lead assistants for head coach Jay John.
While at UVSC, Reinert led the program to a mark of 179-77, for a winning percentage of 70 percent. He left the program as the school's all-time winningest coach, and the only coach to lead the program to the national tournament. During the 2001-2002 season UVSC beat a pair of No. 2 ranked teams, Barton County and Dixie State. Dixie State's loss was its last of the season as it proceeded to capture the NJCAA National Championship.
Reinert's teams won at least 20 games six times and never posted a losing record. The 1996 Wolverines captured the Scenic West Athletic Conference Title, and he was selected the Region 18 Coach of the Year. During his tenure at UVSC, Reinert sent over 40 players to four-year colleges.
Reinert came to UVSC from Brigham Young University, where he served as an assistant coach for three years (1992-1994). The Cougars had three-straight 20-plus win seasons for an overall record of 72-26 while Reinert was a member of the staff. In those three seasons, BYU won two Western Athletic Conference titles, earned two NCAA Tournament berths, and made one NIT appearance.
Reinert's other coaching positions have included the University of Nebraska (1990-91), Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa (1988-89), and Bremer State High School in Ipswich, Australia (1985-86).
The Bellingham, Wash., native began his college career at the University of New Mexico where he lettered in 1981 and '82, before transferring to Gonzaga University and lettering in 1984 and '85. Reinert was voted to the West Coast Athletic Conference Academic team as a senior. As a junior, he was a teammate of NBA All-Star John Stockton.
Reinert is a 1985 graduate of Gonzaga with a degree in physical education. He earned a Master's Degree in education administration from Drake University in 1988 and has also completed work towards his Doctorate. An advocate of higher education, Reinert is also the founder of the Todd Curran Memorial Scholarship Fund in his home state of Washington. This fund awards two $5,000 scholarships to graduating seniors every year. Reinert has awarded over 20 scholarships since he started the fund.
Jeff and his wife Trish, a former college basketball player at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, have a five-year-old daughter, Gretchen.
