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Men's Basketball
Eilert, Josh
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.
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.
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.
He was recognized by Silver Waves Media and named to its Top-50 Notable Division I Support Staff list in 2021.
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.
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.
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.
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.
He is married to his wife, Brandi, and have two sons, Brendan and Tristan, and a daughter, Emri.
Eilert's Coaching Career
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.
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.
He was recognized by Silver Waves Media and named to its Top-50 Notable Division I Support Staff list in 2021.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 - | University of Utah | Interim Head Coach |
| 2024-25 | University of Utah | Assistant Coach |
| 2023-24 | West Virginia | Interim Head Coach |
| 2022-23 | 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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