Jacksonville University Men's Basketball

Jordan Mincy enters his fifth year as head coach of Jacksonville University men's basketball in 2025-26. 2024-25 For the third time under Mincy, the Dolphins

The Jacksonville Dolphins officially announced the hiring of former FGCU standout and Stetson assistant coach Brett Comer during the spring of 2025. Comer joins

Team Assignments: Men's Basketball, Men's/Women's Golf. Master of Science: Auburn University, 2020, Major: Exercise Physiology. Bachelor of Science: Marian University (WI), 2012, Major: Sports Management. Previous coaching experience includes UT-San Antonio – Assistant Sports Performance Coach (2023-2024), UMass-Amherst – Director of Basketball Performance (2020-2021), Auburn University – Basketball Strength & Conditioning Graduate Assistant (2018-2020), Sacramento Kings (NBA) – Performance Coach (2017-2018), Stanford University – Performance Intern (2017), Marquette University – Professional Intern (2016), UW-Milwaukee – Professional Intern (2014-2015). Certified by National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) as Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and The American Heart Association for CPR & AED. Career accolades include NCAA Final Four (2019) and SEC Tournament Champion (2019).

Lavender Briggs is a former standout basketball player known for her impressive achievements at both the collegiate and high school levels. She earned Academic

Mychal Covington is a dedicated basketball coach and former player, hailing from Pontiac, Michigan. He played under Coach Greg Kampe at Oakland University from 1998 to 2002, where he excelled as a point guard. During his senior season, Covington ranked eighth in the nation with an impressive average of 7.1 assists per game, finishing his career fifth all-time at the university with 514 assists. He played a crucial role in leading the Golden Grizzlies to the Mid-Con regular season title during their inaugural year of Division I competition in 1999-2000. Covington brings over a decade of coaching experience, having worked at Pontiac High School, Melvindale Academy for Business and Technology, and Cornerstone Health and Technology High School. He also served as the head coach for the Detroit Stars Basketball Club in the AAU circuit for six years. As a coach, Covington has achieved notable success, including three 20-win seasons, one regular season Horizon League Championship, and one Horizon League Conference Tournament Championship. He made history by guiding Oakland to a first-round NCAA Tournament victory over Kentucky in 2024, marking a significant milestone for the program. Covington’s passion for the game and commitment to developing players make him an asset to the coaching community.

Head coach Jordan Mincy's program has added former Radford assistant coach and Tulsa standout Timothy Peete earlier this summer to the coaching staff as an assistant

Troy Pierce enters his third season as an assistant coach at Jacksonville under Head Coach Jordan Mincy after being hired in 2022. In his first year with the