Bio

Jack Easley was a standout player for the Missouri Valley College men's basketball program from 1974-76. He lettered both years as a Viking, but he made his mark on the game after graduating from Missouri Valley.

Easley has spent the past 39 years coaching on all levels of basketball. He started his career at Slater (Mo.) High School, where he led the boys program from 1977-79. From there, Easley went to State Fair (Mo.) Community College in Sedalia, Mo., where he coached from 1979-83. Easley turned his work at State Fair into his first NCAA Division I opportunity, going to Stillwater, Okla., to be a part of the Oklahoma State University coaching staff. For nearly 20 years, Easley helped coach the program to an overall record of 350-244, with seven NCAA Division I National Tournament berths, two WNIT appearances, three Big Eight Conference championship and seven seasons of 20 or more wins.

After his success as an assistant at Oklahoma State, and following one season at Providence (R.I.) College, Easley was brought in as an assistant coach for the women's basketball program in Iowa State University. From 2003-12, Easley coached Iowa State to a record of 198-98, appearing in seven NCAA Tournaments, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2009 and a Sweet 16 appearance in 2010. Easley led the program to a pair of WNIT berths, advancing to the semifinal round in 2004. During his time at Iowa State, he coached twelve student-athletes that scored 1,000 or more points in their careers, seventeen all-conference honorees and five all-Americans. Easley spent

Easley returned to Oklahoma State as an assistant in 2012, and continues as an assistant with the program as director of player development. Since returning to Stillwater, he has helped the program develop four all-Americans, compile an overall record of 93-42 and reach the NCAA tournament four times with one Sweet 16 appearance.

Easley credits Richard Haskell, a 1997 Missouri Valley Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, as the person who introduced him to Missouri Valley. He added that Quenton King gave him the opportunity to play, Reed Kepner told him things about himself he needed to know, and Ken Gibler was a model teacher and coach.