University of North Texas Athletics
Jeff Luster Joins Men's Basketball Staff
9/14/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
An original member of Neil Dougherty's staff at TCU, Luster spent six seasons with the Horned Frogs, including three years as the director of basketball operations and three as an assistant coach.
"I think Jeff is going to be a great addition to our staff," Jones said. "He has a ton of experience working with the staffs at TCU, Colorado and Air Force, and we are thrilled to have him apart of the Mean Green family."
Overall, Luster has spent 18 years in college basketball as a player, coach and operations director. Prior to his stay at TCU, he served at Colorado as the director of basketball operations for the 2001-02 season, and was also an assistant at Air Force in 1999-00.
He served as the associate head coach at his alma mater, Tabor College (Kan.), where Luster helped lead the Bluejays to the 2001 NAIA Sweet 16 in his lone season.
"I really appreciate coach Jones giving me the opportunity to be a part of his staff and his success here at North Texas," Luster said. "I just hope to add to the success of this program and keep it moving in the right direction."
A standout player in his own right, Luster was a Second-Team All-Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference guard. He graduated from Tabor in 1996 with his bachelor's in physical education while spending the 1995-96 campaign as a student assistant coach.
Luster also spent a season each at Central College (Kan.), McPherson College (Kan.) and Lamar Community College (Kan.) as an assistant coach in between his two stays at Tabor.
Born June 2, 1971, in Colorado Springs, Colo., Luster graduated from Littleton High School in 1990. He and his wife, Shay, have three children: Taylor, Payton and Cooper.
