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Men's Basketball
Ukaegbu, Jermaine
Jermaine Ukaegbu
- Title:
- Director of Player Personnel/Assistant Coach
- Email:
- jermaine@gocards.com
Jermaine Ukaegbu enters his second season on staff at the University of Louisville under Pat Kelsey in 2025-26.
Ukaegbu has been with Kelsey for many years going back to his days playing for the coach at Winthrop. He also spent three seasons as director of player development at the College of Charleston under Kelsey. Ukaegbu currently works with assistant Brian Kloman on the defensive strategy of the Cardinals, in addition to player development, scouting and recruiting.
In Ukaegbu's first year in Louisville, the Cardinals produced a 27-8 record finishing second in the ACC with an 18-2 league record. UofL also finished runner-up in the league at the ACC Tournament, making the program's first-ever appearance in an ACC Championship game. The Cards earned an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament as an eight-seed, returning to the Big Dance for the first time since 2019. Chucky Hepburn earned All-ACC First Team honors while also being named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and an AP Honorable Mention All-American. Terrence Edwards Jr. picked up Third Team All-ACC honors. The Cardinals were one of the most improved teams in the country both in total wins from the previous season and in NET ranking from the end of 2023-24 to the end of 2024-25.
CofC went 75-27 overall (.735) in Ukaegbu's three seasons as the Director of Player Development, claiming back-to-back Coastal Athletic Association regular season and tournament championships in 2023 and 2024.
Before Charleston, Ukaegbu served as a graduate assistant on Kelsey’s staff at Winthrop.
That followed a two-year playing career for the Eagles, in which he appeared in 59 games with 10 starts and served as a team captain in each season.
Ukaegbu joined the Eagles from Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa, where he averaged 3.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game while shooting 62 percent from the floor and helped the Warriors to a berth in the NJCAA National Championships. He began his playing career at Sacred Heart where he appeared in 20 games with three starts.
Ukaegbu is involved with “Nations of Coaches.” He presented his testimony and the impact that he brought to Winthrop basketball as a former player and graduate assistant.
The Silver Springs, Md., native earned his master’s in sports and fitness administration from Winthrop University in May 2021.
Ukaegbu has been with Kelsey for many years going back to his days playing for the coach at Winthrop. He also spent three seasons as director of player development at the College of Charleston under Kelsey. Ukaegbu currently works with assistant Brian Kloman on the defensive strategy of the Cardinals, in addition to player development, scouting and recruiting.
In Ukaegbu's first year in Louisville, the Cardinals produced a 27-8 record finishing second in the ACC with an 18-2 league record. UofL also finished runner-up in the league at the ACC Tournament, making the program's first-ever appearance in an ACC Championship game. The Cards earned an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament as an eight-seed, returning to the Big Dance for the first time since 2019. Chucky Hepburn earned All-ACC First Team honors while also being named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and an AP Honorable Mention All-American. Terrence Edwards Jr. picked up Third Team All-ACC honors. The Cardinals were one of the most improved teams in the country both in total wins from the previous season and in NET ranking from the end of 2023-24 to the end of 2024-25.
CofC went 75-27 overall (.735) in Ukaegbu's three seasons as the Director of Player Development, claiming back-to-back Coastal Athletic Association regular season and tournament championships in 2023 and 2024.
Before Charleston, Ukaegbu served as a graduate assistant on Kelsey’s staff at Winthrop.
That followed a two-year playing career for the Eagles, in which he appeared in 59 games with 10 starts and served as a team captain in each season.
Ukaegbu joined the Eagles from Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa, where he averaged 3.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game while shooting 62 percent from the floor and helped the Warriors to a berth in the NJCAA National Championships. He began his playing career at Sacred Heart where he appeared in 20 games with three starts.
Ukaegbu is involved with “Nations of Coaches.” He presented his testimony and the impact that he brought to Winthrop basketball as a former player and graduate assistant.
The Silver Springs, Md., native earned his master’s in sports and fitness administration from Winthrop University in May 2021.
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