LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Josh Jamieson, who has worked the last 15 seasons on the University of Oregon men’s basketball staff, has joined UofL head men’s basketball coach Kenny Payne’s staff as an assistant coach.

What You Need To Know

  • Josh Jamieson was named to Kenny Payne's coaching staff as an assistant coach on Wednesday

  • Jamieson served as Executive Director for Oregon men’s basketball last season and was Director of Operations for the previous 14 years with the Ducks

  • Payne was an assistant coach at Oregon during Jamieson’s first two years as Director of Operations with the Ducks

  • Oregon participated in postseason tournaments on 11 occasions in Jamieson’s last 15 years with the program, including reaching seven of the last nine NCAA Tournaments

“I’m so happy and excited that Josh is joining our staff,” said Payne. “His experience in helping run a program and his basketball knowledge will be invaluable to me and our entire staff. Josh’s work ethic and passion for the job and young people will be essential to building a championship culture here at UofL. He truly is of the secret gems of college basketball who now gets to come out of the shadows.”

Jamieson served as Executive Director for Oregon men’s basketball last season and was Director of Operations for the previous 14 years with the Ducks. 

Over his last 15 years at Oregon, the Ducks averaged nearly 23 victories per season and won 20 games each of the last 12 years, including a school record 33 games in the 2016-17 season when Oregon reached the NCAA Final Four for the first time in 78 years. Oregon had just eleven 20-win seasons in its history prior to the current run.

Oregon participated in postseason tournaments on 11 occasions in Jamieson’s last 15 years with the program, including reaching seven of the last nine NCAA Tournaments. The Ducks won four of the last seven Pac-12 regular season titles and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen on five occasions in that stretch. 

Payne was an assistant coach at Oregon during Jamieson’s first two years as Director of Operations with the Ducks.

“I am both extremely excited and deeply honored to be joining Coach Payne’s staff at Louisville,” said Jamieson. “I have been blessed to work with Coach Payne, and I share his unbreakable commitment to developing young men in a way that allows them to reach their true potential. The opportunity to join the Louisville family is very special to me and my family. “

Jamieson’s responsibilities over the last 15 years at Oregon have included scheduling, coordinating the team’s travel, budgeting, academic support and equipment oversight. He also served as the Director of Oregon Basketball Camps, while managing the program’s “Always Us” alumni team entry into the annual The Basketball Tournament. 

Prior to his most recent stint with the Ducks, Jamieson operated for three seasons as a graduate manager with the Ducks from 2000 to 2003 when Oregon made back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances, advanced to the Elite Eight in 2002 and won both regular season and Pac-10 tournament titles.

After his stay in Eugene, Jamieson worked two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Portland, before returning to his hometown as an assistant coach at South Medford High School. Jamieson was the head freshman coach at SMHS from 1996 to 2000. He helped South Medford reach back-to-back state championship games, and the Panthers won the 6A title in 2007.

“I’ve never met anyone who works as hard as Josh does,” said Luke Ridnour, a guard who played 12 seasons in the NBA after being named the 2003 Pac-10 Player of the Year at Oregon. “His passion and love for people and basketball will help make Louisville great. Personally, Josh has helped me along my journey in college and through the NBA and is someone who I lean on in life. Louisville got a great one.”

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