New Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun Arrives In Cincinnati

Jerrod Calhoun has landed in Cincinnati!

The Enquirer's Scott Springer and Bearcat Bunch on X got footage of the new UC men's basketball coach arriving at Lunken Airport on the east side of town Tuesday night.

Calhoun is coming over from Utah State after really getting rolling as a head coach at Youngstown State. He graduated from Cincinnati in 2004 and knows what this program is all about, from its history to the need for a revival in a barren decade.

He previously spent seven seasons at Youngstown State before the past two with Utah State, compiling a 118-106 record in Ohio, and claimed the first-ever regular season conference championship in YSU program history in 2022-23.

At Utah State, Calhoun held a 55-15 record during his two years at the helm. The 10-seed Aggies suffered a 72-47 loss to 7-seed UCLA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last season and fell in the second round to Arizona this season.

“It is a tremendous honor to have the opportunity to lead the Bearcats’ program – one that I know intimately as an alum and hold in the highest regard,” Calhoun said in a press release. “I am deeply grateful to John Cunningham and President Neville Pinto for their trust and confidence in me to elevate this program and guide our student-athletes as we pursue championships. Our goal is to build a program that consistently makes Bearcats fans proud, both on and off the court. Sarah, our children and I are excited to get to work at a place that means so much to our family.”