Jeremiah Samarrippas
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 2010–2012 | SMU |
| 2012–2014 | Tennessee Tech |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2014–2016 | Lincoln Memorial (graduate assistant) |
| 2016–2021 | Lincoln Memorial (assistant) |
| 2021–2025 | Lincoln Memorial |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 105–25 (.808) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Jeremiah Samarrippas is an American college basketball coach who was most recently the head coach of the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters.
Early life and playing career
[edit]Samarrippas grew up in Bartow, Florida and attended Bartow High School.[1] He began his college basketball career at SMU and became the Mustangs' starting point guard early in his freshman season. Despite having been a team captain as a sophomore, Samarrippas was cut by new head coach Larry Brown shortly after he was hired.[2] He transferred to Tennessee Tech to continue his college career.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]Samarrippas began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Lincoln Memorial in 2014, turning down an offer to play professional basketball overseas.[4] He was hired as a full time assistant by head coach Josh Schertz in 2016. Samarrippas was hired as the Railsplitters' head coach on April 6, 2021 after Schertz took the head coaching position at Indiana State.[5] Samarrippas' contract was not renewed after the 2024–25 despite having a 105-25 record and winning the South Atlantic Conference regular season title in all four of his seasons as head coach.[6]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Lincoln Memorial (South Atlantic Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Lincoln Memorial | 26–5 | 21–3 | 1st | NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2022–23 | Lincoln Memorial | 30–5 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II Elite Eight | ||||
| 2023–24 | Lincoln Memorial | 24–9 | 16–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2024–25 | Lincoln Memorial | 25–6 | 21–3 | 1st | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| Lincoln Memorial: | 105–25 (.808) | 74–12 (.860) | |||||||
| Total: | 105–25 (.808) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "Bartow's Seniors Have Changed the Culture of Boys Basketball". The Ledger. March 2, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ Hanford, Ian (April 27, 2012). "Larry Brown Wrong to Cut SMU's Starting Point Guard". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ^ "Bartow Standout Jeremiah Samarrippas Gets New School, New Start". The Ledger. July 9, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ^ "Samarripas finds success on the bench". The Ledger. May 10, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ Russo, Rick (April 6, 2021). "LMU names new men's head basketball coach". WVLT.tv. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ "D2 DIRT: Samarrippas not renewed at Lincoln Memorial". HoopDirt.com. March 17, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.