Jared Jauch
Jared Jauch

Bio

Jared Jauch was promoted to head coach of the Forester men’s basketball team in April of 2025 after serving five years as an assistant in the program, most recently as the associate head coach. 
 
Jauch’s impact on the program over the past five seasons has been far-reaching. He has been instrumental in all aspects of the team’s operations, with a notable emphasis on defense the last two seasons. Under his two-year leadership, the Foresters climbed from 81st to 17th in the Massey Ratings for adjusted defensive efficiency.
 
Additional highlights of Jauch’s tenure include:
• Spearheading recruiting efforts, bringing in nine Indiana Top-50 recruits.
• Overseeing analytics and opponent scouting.
• Helping the team secure 110 victories, including 19 against Top 25 opponents.
• Guiding the Foresters to four straight NAIA National Tournament appearances, including the program’s first national tournament win since the 2005-06 season.
• Mentoring two players who now rank in the top five on HU’s all-time scoring list, each surpassing 2,000 career points.
• Coaching players who on four occasions earned NAIA All-American praises and 18 All-Conference accolades which included Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Freshman of the Year designations.

Before coming to Huntington, Jauch played collegiately at Covenant College where he was a four-year member of the basketball program. A team captain in his final two seasons, he helped lead Covenant to two USA South regular season titles, including a program-best 16 league wins in 2018–19. He also gained early coaching experience as a student assistant during his junior year after a season-ending injury.
 
In addition to his leadership on the court, Jauch excelled in the classroom, earning USA South All-Academic Team honors three times. He holds a BS in Sports Administration from Covenant and a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Huntington.