Jeff Linder
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 Linder in 2016 with Boise State. | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Texas Tech |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 21, 1977 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1996 | Mesa State |
| 1997–2000 | Western State |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2004 | Emporia State (assistant) |
| 2004–2006 | Midland (assistant) |
| 2006–2008 | Weber State (assistant) |
| 2008–2010 | San Francisco (assistant) |
| 2010–2016 | Boise State (assistant) |
| 2016–2020 | Northern Colorado |
| 2020–2024 | Wyoming |
| 2024–present | Texas Tech (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2000–2001 | Colorado (asst. director of basketball operations) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 143–109 (.567) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA Division I) 4–0 (CIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| CIT (2018) | |
| Awards | |
| Big Sky Coach of the Year (2019) | |
Jeffrey Michael Linder (born June 21, 1977) is an American college basketball coach and current men's assistant basketball coach at Texas Tech. Linder was previously an assistant coach at Emporia State, Midland, Weber State, San Francisco, and Boise State from 2001 to 2016.
From 2016 to 2020, Linder was head coach at Northern Colorado. In the midst of an NCAA investigation and sanctions over rules violations from the previous head coach, Linder led Northern Colorado to three straight winning seasons and the 2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament title. In 2019, the Big Sky Conference named Linder the Coach of the Year in men's basketball. Linder became head coach at Wyoming in 2020 where he coached the team for 4 seasons and posted an overall record of 63-59 before resigning in May 2024, to take an assistant coaching position with Texas Tech.
Born on June 21, 1977, in Denver, Linder grew up in Lafayette, Colorado, and graduated from Centaurus High School in 1995.[1][2] After high school, Linder first attended Mesa State College (now Colorado Mesa University) on a basketball scholarship. In 1997, Linder transferred to Western State College of Colorado (now Western Colorado University), where he played basketball from 1997 to 2000 playing at point guard.[3][1] As a senior in 1999–2000, Linder was an All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honorable mention for averaging 4.9 assists per game, second best in the conference.[3]