Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Associate Coach
- Email:
- durmon.jennings@unt.edu
- Phone:
- 940-565-3103
- Alma Mater:
- University of Indianapolis, 2013
Durmon Jennings is in his fifth season with the Mean Green, after being retained on staff by head coach Jason Burton when he took over before the 2023-24 season. He was promoted to associate coach in April 2024 after holding an assistant coach position for his first four seasons in Denton.
Jennings works with posts and scout team on a regular basis. Since arriving at North Texas in 2020, the Mean Green have won 10+ conference games in four of his five seasons on staff, including a program record 15 during the 2024-25 campaign.
The 2023-24 Mean Green led the conference in scoring and team field goal percentage in large part due to the play of the front court. North Texas had two of the top three field goal percentage leaders in the AAC in Tommisha Lampkin, who ranked No. 7 nationally, and DesiRay Kernal.
Jennings has been a key figure in Lampkin’s growth into a first team all-conference performer and one of the best players in program history. With Jennings' coaching, Lampkin improved her numbers each season and became the school record holder in rebounds, double doubles and games played, while also ranking in the top three in career points, field goal percentage and blocks. In total, he has guided three post players to all-conference honors while at North Texas, including Lampkin who was a First Team All-AAC selection in 2024 and 2025, DesiRay Kernal who was also on the first team in 2024, and Madison Townley in 2022.
Jennings came to Denton following two seasons as the women’s basketball associate head coach at Eastern New Mexico. Spearheaded by his player development and recruiting, Jennings helped guide the Greyhounds to the second most wins in program history with an overall record of 22-9. ENMU advanced to the NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship Tournament for the third time ever and also posted a victory over No. 1 ranked and defending national champions Lubbock Christian during the regular season.
The Hounds compiled a 19-11 record during the 2018-19 season to secure a spot in the South Central Regional. ENMU went 14-6 in Lone Star Conference play to finish tied for third in the league while also setting the best home record in program history with a 12-1 mark inside Greyhound Arena.
Jennings joined ENMU’s women’s basketball program prior to the start of the 2017-18 campaign as the team compiled a record of 16-12 and a 12-8 mark in the LSC to finish in a tie for fourth in conference play.
Jennings previously served as the graduate assistant coach of the ENMU men’s basketball program during the 2015-16 season and the fall semester of the 2016-17 season before becoming the volunteer assistant coach in January 2017.
Before coming to Eastern, Jennings served as a boys varsity and junior varsity coach at Durango High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, for two seasons. Jennings also served as a 17U coach for the Elite Youth Basketball League in the summer of 2015 and as a 15U coach for the Under Armour Association during the summer of 2014.
In 2013, Jennings served as an intern for the NBA Summer League as well as served as an intern for the Athletic Administration at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) for one year. Before moving to Las Vegas, the Indianapolis native coached back home as a high school girls basketball and track and field coach at Warren Central High School from 2011 to 2013. Jennings got his start in coaching at Manual High School in Indianapolis where he coached the varsity girls’ basketball team during the 2010-11 season.
Jennings earned his bachelor’s degree in Sports Management at the University of Indianapolis in 2013 after he transferred from Geneva College where he played on the men’s basketball team during the 2007-08 season. Jennings earned his master’s degree in Sports Administration from Eastern New Mexico University in 2016.
COACHING HISTORY
2024-Present: UNT, Associate Coach
2020-2024: UNT, Assistant Coach
2017-20: Eastern New Mexico, Associate Head Coach
2015-17: Eastern New Mexico, Men's Basketball Graduate Assistant Coach
2011-13: Warren Central High School, Girls Basketball Head Coach
2010-11: Manual High School, Girls Basketball Head Coach
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
2007-08: Geneva College
