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Biography
Jeff Rutter (born January 28, 1965) is an American basketball coach. He currently serves as an assistant men's basketball coach at Miami University (Ohio). Rutter also served as the interim head coach at Drake 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 from Northern Iowa to Iowa State in 2006 and stayed on as director of basketball operations at Iowa State after McDermott was replaced by Fred Hoiberg.
Following the December 2016 resignation of Ray Giacoletti, Rutter took his first Division I head coaching job as the interim head coach of Drake.
Head coaching record
| 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: | 6–17 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
*Took over as head coach for the rest of the season when 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.