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Chris Jans (born April 12, 1969) is an American college basketball head coach, most recently for the Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team. Jans is a graduate of Loras College, and hails from Fairbank, Iowa. Jans was hired by Bowling Green in March 2014—his first Division I job. He led Bowling Green to its most wins in 13 years. However, on March 21—shortly after losing to Canisius in the 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, a drunken Jans was seen engaging in lewd and inappropriate behavior toward women at a bar near campus. A Bowling Green alumnus recorded Jans on his cell phone, and was so outraged by what he saw that he reported the incident to school officials. Following an internal investigation, Bowling Green fired Jans for violating a morals clause in his contract.
Head coaching record
NJCAA
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkwood (Iowa Community College Athletic Conference) (1996–1998) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Kirkwood | 25–10 | NJCAA Division II National Tournament | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Kirkwood | 31–6 | NJCAA Division II National Tournament | ||||||
| Kirkwood: | 56–16 (.789) | ||||||||
| Independence () (1998–1999) | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Independence | 22–10 | 14–4 | ||||||
| Independence: | 22–10 (.688) | 14–4 (.778) | |||||||
| Howard College (Western Junior College Athletic Conference) (2001–2003) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | Howard College | 20–10 | |||||||
| 2002–03 | Howard College | 29–4 | |||||||
| Howard College: | 49–14 (.778) | ||||||||
| Chipola (Panhandle Conference) (2003–2004) | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | Chipola | 32–5 | 11–1 | 1st | NJCAA Division I National Tournament | ||||
| Chipola: | 32–5 (.865) | 11–1 (.917) | |||||||
| Total: | 159–45 (.779) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
NCAA DI
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green (Mid-American Conference) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Bowling Green | 21–12 | 11–7 | 3rd (East) | CIT 2nd Round | ||||
| Bowling Green: | 21–12 (.636) | 11–7 (.611) | |||||||
| Total: | 21–12 (.636) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
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