# Jay Ladner

Jay Ladner (born December 8, 1965) is an American basketball coach. He is the head men's basketball coach of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team.

## Playing career

Ladner played college basketball at Southern Miss where he was part of the Golden Eagles' 1987 NIT Championship team.

## Coaching career

In 1992, Ladner began coaching in the high school ranks, first at St. Stanislaus HS, where he guided the team to 10 state tournament appearances from 1992–2011 before moving on to his high school alma mater Oak Grove HS. His overall high school coaching record was 511–189 Ladner would move into the junior college ranks as the head coach at Jones County Junior College where in 2014 he led the Bobcats to the NJCAA Division I National Championship, becoming the lowest seed to ever win the national championship.
In 2014, Ladner was named the head coach at Southeastern Louisiana where he guided the team to a 76–88 record and a Southland Conference regular season title and the program's first NIT appearance in 2018. On April 18, 2019 Ladner was named the head men's basketball coach at his alma mater, Southern Miss, replacing Doc Sadler.
On February 6, 2024, Ladner suffered a heart attack and need defibrillators to restore his heart rhythm. He did not Coach for the remainder of the regular season and returned for the Sun Belt tourney.

## Head coaching record
### NJCAA

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Postseason |
| Jones County JC (MACJC) (2012–2014) ||||||
| 2012–13 | Jones County JC | 17–8 | N/A | |
| 2013–14 | Jones County JC | 28–5 | N/A | NJCAA Division I Champion |
| Jones County JC: | Jones County JC: | 45–13 (.776) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 45–13 (.776) | | |
| 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 ||||||

### NCAA DI

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Southeastern Louisiana Lions (Southland Conference) (2014–2019) ||||||
| 2014–15 | Southeastern Louisiana | 9–23 | 6–12 | T–10th | |
| 2015–16 | Southeastern Louisiana | 12–21 | 9–9 | 6th | |
| 2016–17 | Southeastern Louisiana | 16–16 | 9–9 | 7th | |
| 2017–18 | Southeastern Louisiana | 22–12 | 15–3 | T–1st | NIT First Round |
| 2018–19 | Southeastern Louisiana | 17–16 | 12–6 | T–3rd | |
| Southeastern Louisiana: | Southeastern Louisiana: | 76–88 (.463) | 51–39 (.567) | | |
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles (Conference USA) (2019–2022) ||||||
| 2019–20 | Southern Miss | 9–22 | 5–13 | 13th | |
| 2020–21 | Southern Miss | 8–17 | 4–13 | 7th (West) | |
| 2021–22 | Southern Miss | 7–26 | 1–17 | 7th (West) | |
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles (Sun Belt Conference) (2022–present) ||||||
| 2022–23 | Southern Miss | 25–8 | 14–4 | 1st | NIT First Round |
| 2023–24 | Southern Miss | 16–16 | 9–9 | 6th | |
| 2024–25 | Southern Miss | 11–22 | 5–13 | 12th | |
| Southern Miss: | Southern Miss: | 76–111 (.406) | 38–69 (.355) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 152–199 (.433) | | | |
| 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 ||||||