Jeremy Harden 2023

Jeremy Harden

Jeremy Harden joined the Washington State coaching staff in August of 2023 after one season at Idaho and the past five seasons as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Wenatchee Valley College (WVC).
 
Harden brings over 10 years of college coaching experience to Washington State. He was the head coach at WVC for five seasons from 2017-2022, where he led the Knights to an impressive 95-35 (.730) overall record and five consecutive winning seasons. Harden's most recent success came in the 2021-22 season, guiding WVC to a Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) East Region title and an NWAC Final Four appearance. Harden was named East Region Coach of the Year while the team held the best regional record (15-1) and was the No. 1 scoring offense (93.1 PPG).  
 
In 2021, Harden won his first NWAC Region title as his team finished 11-2 in region play. Harden’s team was #1 in field goal percentage (53%), #1 in 3-point field goal percentage (50%) and #1 in made 3s per game (13) in conference.
 
In 2019, Harden led the Knights to the highest points per game (84.96) average in over 20 years and guided Wenatchee Valley back to the postseason for the first time in four years. After two seasons at WVC, Harden coached consecutive NWAC scoring champions - Justin Martin (2018) and Malik Parsons (2019) and would go on to coach a third in Isaac Jones (2022).
 
Before WVC, Harden served as an assistant coach for one season at National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Tohono O'odham Community College (TOCC) on a Native American reservation in Sells, AZ.
 
Prior to TOCC, Harden spent three seasons (2013-16) at Boise State University as the director of player development under he6ad coach Leon Rice. Harden helped lead the Broncos to their first Mountain West Conference Championship in 2015 and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
 
Harden made his college coaching debut in 2012, serving one season as an assistant at Eastern Oregon University (EOU). The Mountaineers tallied a 28-5 record and received their first No. 1 ranking in program history. EOU went on to win the Cascade Collegiate Conference championship and earn a berth in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national tournament.
 
Harden, a Tucson, Arizona native, played for two seasons at Pima Community College. He was a two-year starter and led the Aztecs to their first National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region Championship, along with a No. 7 overall finish at the 2010 NJCAA National Championships.
 
He graduated from Eastern Oregon University with a master's degree in business administration in 2016 and received a bachelor's degree in communications at the University of Arizona in 2012.