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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Tarleton State |
| Conference | UAC |
| Record | 0–0 (–) |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2004 | Kent State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2005 | Western Kentucky (GA) |
| 2006–2008 | Kent State (assistant) |
| 2008–2011 | TCU (assistant) |
| 2011–2016 | Kent State (assistant) |
| 2016–2019 | Kent State (associate HC) |
| 2019–2022 | Northern Kentucky (assistant) |
| 2022–2024 | Northern Kentucky (associate HC) |
| 2024–2026 | Utah State (associate HC) |
| 2026–present | Tarleton State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2005–2006 | Kent State (DBO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–0 (–) |
Eric Haut is an American basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team.
Career
[edit]Haut played college basketball as a guard at Kent State, where he was a member of the Golden Flashes' 2002 Elite Eight run.[1] He began his coaching career in 2004, serving as a graduate assistant at Western Kentucky for a season. Haut then was named the director of basketball operations at Kent State in 2005 and later served as an assistant coach from 2006 to 2008. He then coached for three seasons as an assistant at TCU, before returning to Kent State in 2011. Prior to the 2016 season, Haut was promoted to associate head coach.[2] After eight seasons at his alma mater, he was hired as an assistant at Northern Kentucky.[3] On May 14, 2024, Haut was named the associate head coach at Utah State.[4]
On March 12, 2026, Haut was named the next head coach at Tarleton State, replacing Billy Gillispie.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State (United Athletic Conference) (2026–present) | |||||||||
| 2026–27 | Tarleton State | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Tarleton State: | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 0–0 (–) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ↑ Alexander, Elton (March 16, 2013). "Mid-American Conference Sweet 16 memories: Kent State's Eric Haut". cleveland. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ↑ report, Staff and wire. "Kent State promotes Eric Haut to men's basketball team's associate head coach". Record-Courier. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ↑ Owen, Don (June 3, 2019). "NKU men's basketball adds former Kent State standout Eric Haut as assistant coach". NKyTribune. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ↑ Harrison, Shawn (May 14, 2024). "USU men's basketball: Haut named associate head coach". The Herald Journal. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Tarleton State names Eric Haut next men's basketball coach, replacing Billy Gillispie". Dallas News. March 12, 2026. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- Living people
- American men's basketball coaches
- Basketball coaches from Michigan
- Basketball players from Lansing, Michigan
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball coaches
- Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball players
- Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball coaches
- Tarleton State Texans men's basketball coaches
- TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball coaches
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball coaches