# Jeff Rutter

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American basketball coach (born 1965)

Jeff Rutter Current position Title Assistant coach Team Western Michigan Conference MAC Biographical details Born (1965-01-28) January 28, 1965 (age 61) West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S. Playing career 1984–1986 Wisconsin–Waukesha 1986–1988 Winona State Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1990–1995 North Dakota State (assistant) 1995–1996 Stetson (assistant) 1996–2003 Wisconsin–Parkside 2003–2006 Northern Iowa (assistant) 2006–2010 Iowa State (assistant) 2010-2013 Iowa State (Director of Basketball Operations) 2013–2016 Drake (assistant) 2016–2017 Drake (interim HC) 2017–2022 Miami (OH) (assistant) 2022–present Western Michigan (assistant) Head coaching record Overall 77-133

**Jeff Rutter** (born January 28, 1965) is an American [basketball](/source/Basketball) coach. He currently serves as an assistant men's [basketball](/source/Basketball) coach at [Western Michigan](/source/Western_Michigan_Broncos_men's_basketball). Rutter also served as the interim head coach at [Drake](/source/Drake_Bulldogs_men's_basketball) from December 2016 to March 2017.

## Coaching history

Rutter has served as an assistant coach at the Division II and Division I levels. He moved with [Greg McDermott](/source/Greg_McDermott) from Northern Iowa to Iowa State in 2006[1] and stayed on as director of basketball operations at Iowa State after McDermott was replaced by [Fred Hoiberg](/source/Fred_Hoiberg).[2]

Following the December 2016 resignation of [Ray Giacoletti](/source/Ray_Giacoletti), Rutter took his first Division I head coaching job as the interim head coach of Drake. Since Drake he has served as an assistant and [Miami (OH)](/source/Miami_RedHawks_men's_basketball) and [Western Michigan](/source/Western_Michigan_Broncos_men's_basketball)[3]

## Head coaching record

Record table Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Drake (Missouri Valley Conference) (Dec. 2016–2017) 2016–17 Drake 6–17* 5–13* T–9th Drake: 6–17 5–13 Total: 14–40 National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

**Took over as head coach for the rest of the season when [Ray Giacoletti](/source/Ray_Giacoletti) resigned on December 6, 2016. Drake's record for the 2016–17 season was 7–24 overall and 5–13 in the MVC.*

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["With Giacoletti's resignation, Rutter gets his first DI head coaching gig"](http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/drake/drake-bulldogs/2016/12/06/giacolettis-resignation-rutter-gets-his-first-shot-di-head-coaching-gig/95052942/). desmoinesregister.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Drake University Athletics - 2013 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff"](http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/coaches.aspx?rc=2). godrakebulldogs.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["JEFF RUTTER"](https://wmubroncos.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jeff-rutter/4506). Western Michigan University Athletics.

## External links

- [Drake University profile](http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/coaches.aspx?rc=2)

v t e Drake Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches Charles Pell (1906–1909) John L. Griffith (1909–1910) A. R. Hackett (1910–1912) John L. Griffith (1912–1914) Ray Whisman (1914–1916) Ralph Glaze (1916–1917) S. W. Hobbs (1917–1918) M. B. Banks (1918–1921) Ossie Solem (1921–1925) Bill Boelter (1925–1932) Evan O. Williams (1932–1943) Bill Easton (1943–1944) Vee Green (1944–1946) Forddy Anderson (1946–1948) Jack McClelland (1948–1956) John Benington (1956–1958) Maury John (1958–1971) Howard Stacey (1971–1974) Bob Ortegel (1974–1981) Gary Garner (1981–1988) Tom Abatemarco (1988–1990) Eddie Fields # (1990) Rudy Washington (1990–1996) Kurt Kanaskie (1996–2003) Tom Davis (2003–2007) Keno Davis (2007–2008) Mark Phelps (2008–2013) Ray Giacoletti (2013–2016) Jeff Rutter # (2016–2017) Niko Medved (2017–2018) Darian DeVries (2018–2024) Ben McCollum (2024–2025) Eric Henderson (2025– ) # denotes interim head coach

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