Jalen Avery

Stony Brook University Athletics

Stony Brook Seawolves

Title

Assistant Coach
Email

jalen.avery@stonybrook.edu

Jalen Avery joined the Stony Brook staff as an assistant coach in September of 2021. The former Kent State guard arrived on the Island after a one-year stint at East Tennessee State University as a graduate assistant.

"I'm excited and appreciative of the opportunity to join Coach Ford's staff," Avery said. "I look forward to helping our student-athletes develop on and off the court, while continuing the winning culture here at Stony Brook."

Avery currently serves as a player development coach responsible for the development of Stony Brook’s guards and wings. Under his guidance, Tykei Greene (2021-22), Anthony Roberts (2021-22) and Tyler Stephenson-Moore (2022-23) have all picked up all-conference nods since Avery’s arrival.

"He is a high-character guy who had a terrific career as a player at Kent State," head coach Geno Ford said. "I believe he is going to be a real asset to our program through his teaching of the game and his ability to be a mentor to our players, especially our guards, where he will have a heavy involvement on a daily basis."

Additionally, Avery was appointed as the program’s offensive coordinator and is responsible for designing and implementing offensive schemes. He also assists in planning and implementation of daily practice plans, identifies and evaluates potential recruits, compiles scouting reports and serves as a liaison between student-athletes and the Academic Advising staff.

Prior to his time on the Island, Avery spent a season at East Tennessee State. Beginning his collegiate coaching career at ETSU as a graduate assistant, Avery created individualized skill development workouts for student-athletes, collaborated with assistant coaches in developing scouting reports on opponents, constructed and organized practice and game plans and performed administrative duties such as the organization of community service events and overseeing the team’s budget.

A four-year standout athlete at Kent State, Avery played in 127 games and made 89 starts with the Golden Flashes. A two-year team captain, Avery averaged 7.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, shooting 37.6% from the field and 35.1% from three-point range. Avery led the nation in assist/turnover ratio in 2018 (5.04) and 2019 (5.05) and those marks rank second and third all-time in NCAA history, respectively. Overall, Avery had 72 games in his career where he did not register a turnover. He helped lead Kent State to a pair of postseason tournament berths, including the 2017 NCAA Tournament after the Golden Flashes won the MAC Championship.