Jake Headrick joined the MSU staff on April 6, 2018 and begins his third year with coach Dana Ford and the Bears in 2020-21.
He spent the previous six seasons as an assistant coach at Samford University after joining the staff there in 2012.
Headrick is native of Hamilton, Ala., and a 2005 graduate of the University of Montevallo, where he earned his degree in kinesiology after a successful playing career.
A tireless recruiter, he spent three years from 2009-12 as the head coach at Chipola College in Marianna, Fla. He compiled an overall record of 67-22 during his stint at Chipola and also tallied a 20-16 mark in Panhandle Conference play. He joined the Chipola basketball staff for a second time in 2008-09 after serving as an operations assistant and video coordinator at Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss., during the 2007-08 campaign.
While at Ole Miss, Headrick helped the Rebels, a preseason last-place pick in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference, to the semifinal round of the National Invitation Tournament and 24 wins -- the second most in school history. He also handled administrative duties and assisted with both academics and on-campus recruiting at the SEC program.
During his first stint as an assistant coach at Chipola in 2006-07, Headrick helped lead the Indians to a NJCAA national runner-up finish and the most wins in school history (33). He also coached the NJCAA National Player of the Year JaMarcus Ellis, as well as a total of six players who went on to sign Division I scholarships.
Before arriving at Chipola, Headrick served as an assistant coach at Montevallo for a season, where he helped the Falcons reach the NCAA Division II Elite Eight and set a school record for victories with 29. He also coached the Gulf South Conference Player of the Year James Hall and two All-Americans.
As a two-year letterman for the Falcons, Headrick helped the Montevallo basketball team to a 49-16 ledger during his tenure with back-to-back GSC championships and NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen trips both seasons.
He is a product of Hamilton (Ala.) High School where he was a three-time all-county selection and averaged 21 points per game his senior season to help his club to its first 20-win season in seven years.
Headrick and his wife, Tommye, have a son, Eli, and a daughter, Hannah who was born in May 2019.
