Men's Basketball
Josh Eilert
- Title:
- Men's Basketball Interim Head Coach
- Phone:
- 385-547-4454
Josh Eilert begins his first season with the Runnin’ Utes in 2024-25 and was named the interim head coach of the Utah men's basketball program on Feb. 24, 2025.Â
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Eilert comes to Salt Lake City after spending the last 17 seasons at West Virginia (2007-24) in various capacities, most recently serving as the interim head coach for the 2023-24 season. During his time in Morgantown, the Mountaineers earned 11 NCAA Tournament berths – including a Final Four appearance in 2010 and five NCAA Sweet 16s.
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In his time at WVU, Eilert has done a little bit of everything from working with the wings and post players, on and off-campus recruiting, scouting, film prep, scheduling, day-to-day internal operations, travel, camps, film exchange, fundraising and countless other special projects.
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He was recognized by Silver Waves Media and named to its Top-50 Notable Division I Support Staff list in 2021.
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The Kansas native officially moved into an assistant coach position for the 2022-23 season before being appointed the interim head coach for the 2023-24 season after the departure of long-time head coach Bob Huggins.
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Prior to joining the Mountaineer staff, Eilert was a graduate assistant at his alma mater (Kansas State) from 2005-07. He spent his first season as a GA under his head coach Jim Wooldridge before serving under Huggins for the 2006-07 season.
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Eilert played two seasons at K-State from 2002-04 after transferring in from Cloud County CC where he was a two-year letter winner and one-year starter. While in Manhattan, Eilert was a stalwart in the classroom earning Academic All-Big-12 as a senior with four-straight Big-12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selections and was honored with the Keith Amerson Academic Award. In addition, the former forward also earned KJCAA Academic All-America honors his sophomore year at Cloud County CC.
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A native of Osborne, Kan., Eilert earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing (2004) before obtaining his master’s degree in college student personnel/intercollegiate athletics Kansas State in 2007.
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He is married to his wife, Brandi, and have two sons, Brendan and Tristan, and a daughter, Emri.
Eilert's Coaching Career
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Eilert comes to Salt Lake City after spending the last 17 seasons at West Virginia (2007-24) in various capacities, most recently serving as the interim head coach for the 2023-24 season. During his time in Morgantown, the Mountaineers earned 11 NCAA Tournament berths – including a Final Four appearance in 2010 and five NCAA Sweet 16s.
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In his time at WVU, Eilert has done a little bit of everything from working with the wings and post players, on and off-campus recruiting, scouting, film prep, scheduling, day-to-day internal operations, travel, camps, film exchange, fundraising and countless other special projects.
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He was recognized by Silver Waves Media and named to its Top-50 Notable Division I Support Staff list in 2021.
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The Kansas native officially moved into an assistant coach position for the 2022-23 season before being appointed the interim head coach for the 2023-24 season after the departure of long-time head coach Bob Huggins.
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Prior to joining the Mountaineer staff, Eilert was a graduate assistant at his alma mater (Kansas State) from 2005-07. He spent his first season as a GA under his head coach Jim Wooldridge before serving under Huggins for the 2006-07 season.
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Eilert played two seasons at K-State from 2002-04 after transferring in from Cloud County CC where he was a two-year letter winner and one-year starter. While in Manhattan, Eilert was a stalwart in the classroom earning Academic All-Big-12 as a senior with four-straight Big-12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selections and was honored with the Keith Amerson Academic Award. In addition, the former forward also earned KJCAA Academic All-America honors his sophomore year at Cloud County CC.
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A native of Osborne, Kan., Eilert earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing (2004) before obtaining his master’s degree in college student personnel/intercollegiate athletics Kansas State in 2007.
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He is married to his wife, Brandi, and have two sons, Brendan and Tristan, and a daughter, Emri.
Eilert's Coaching Career
| Years | School | Position |
| Feb. 24, 2025 -Â | University of Utah | Interim Head Coach |
| 2024-25   | University of Utah    | Assistant Coach |
| 2023-24 | West Virginia | Interim Head Coach |
| 2022-23Â Â | West Virginia | Assistant Coach |
| 2018-22 | West Virginia    | Assistant AD for Basketball Operations |
| 2017-18 | West Virginia | Interim Assistant Coach |
| 2013-17 | West Virginia | Coordinator of Basketball Operations |
| 2007-13 | West Virginia | Video Coordinator |
| 2005-07 | Kansas State  | Graduate Assistant |
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