Jason Grunkemeyer Position: Assistant Coach Experience: MU-5; Overall-11 Education: Miami ('01)

Updated April 2012

Jason Grunkemeyer has been an assistant coach for 11 seasons, including the last five seasons at his alma mater. In addition to his day-to-day coaching and recruiting duties, Grunkemeyer oversees the scheduling of Miami's opponents.

Grunkemeyer joined the Miami staff in September 2007 after spending six years on the Saint Louis University men's basketball staff. In his first season with the RedHawks--2007-08--Grunkemeyer helped Miami to its fourth-straight postseason appearance. A standout player at Miami and potent long-range threat from the field, Grunkemeyer brings strong playing and coaching credentials to the position.

"Jason Grunkemeyer was a very good player for Miami University. He played on our most-celebrated team, the Sweet 16 team in 1998-99," said Miami head coach Charlie Coles. "He has been a valuable member of our staff the last four years and is a good teacher of the game."

Grunkemeyer joined the Billiken program following his graduation from Miami in May 2001 when he assumed a director of operations role. After a year, Grunkemeyer was promoted to an assistant coach and was an assistant coach for the Billikens for five years.

During his time at Saint Louis, the Billikens made back-to-back National Invitation Tournament appearances, advancing to the second round in both 2003 and 2004. In 2006-07, Saint Louis compiled a 20-13 mark, the program's first 20-win season since 1997-98.

As a player at Miami, Grunkemeyer helped the RedHawks to a regular-season MAC title and the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in 1999 and was a part of three Mid-American Conference Tournament championship games amidst a league-record, five consecutive MAC Tournament title game berths. The 1998-99 squad tied a program record for wins in a season, going 24-8, and won the program's 20th Mid-American Conference title.

A consistent long-range threat for the RedHawks, Grunkemeyer ties for seventh on Miami's career 3-point field goal list (152) and ranks fifth on the 3-point field-goal percentage chart (.418). His .462 3-point field goal percentage in 2000 ties for fourth on Miami's single-season list.

Grunkemeyer also ties for ninth on the RedHawks' career free-throw percentage chart (.802) and ranks seventh on the single-season free-throw percentage list (.843 in 2001).

Grunkemeyer spent one year at Ohio University (1996-97) before transferring to Miami University. He was an Honorable Mention All-MAC selection for the RedHawks in 2001 and also was named to the MAC All-Tournament Team in 2001. A native of Cincinnati, Grunkemeyer was an all-state selection and Greater Catholic League MVP as a senior at Moeller High School.

Grunkemeyer earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Miami in 2001. He and his wife, Angie, have two sons: Joshua (4) and Nathan (2).