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Josh Keister
Assistant Coach

 

 

 

Although it is his first season at the University of Central Missouri, Josh Keister is no stranger to working with Jennies head coach Dave Slifer. The two had eight successful campaigns at Missouri Western State University from 1996-2004 in the same capacity.

Most recently, Keister served as an assistant coach at Division I Texas Christian University (TCU), where he helped the Lady Frogs to a 23-12 record and a second-place finish in the Mountain West Conference in 2007-08. Their 13-3 conference mark tied for the most league wins in program history. The team qualified for post-season play for the eighth straight season and reached the quarterfinal round of the Women's NIT. Included in the Frogs' WNIT run was a third-round victory over Texas Tech, marking their first-ever over the Lady Raiders.

Keister went to TCU after three years as the head coach at Missouri Western from 2004-07. He took over for Slifer, who came to Central Missouri in the spring of 2004.

Prior to assuming the head coaching duties at Missouri Western, Keister served as the program's top assistant from 1999-2004. In his role, Keister was responsible for the recruitment of student-athletes. Keister joined the Missouri Western athletic department in the summer of 1996, where he served as the graduate assistant coach for both the men's and women's basketball programs.

In his tenure as graduate assistant and assistant coach for the Griffons, Missouri Western advanced to eight straight NCAA Division II Tournaments and averaged over 23 wins per season. During that time, the Griffons won two MIAA regular season championships, two MIAA postseason tournament titles and were ranked No. 1 in the nation twice.

Keister received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Mount Mercy (Iowa) College in 1996, where he was a two-year letterman. He also holds a master's degree in higher education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1999.

In his senior year at Mount Mercy, Keister helped the team achieve its best overall record in school history (29-6) and advance to the round of 16 in the NAIA Tournament. Keister holds all 3-point shooting records at there, including career, single season and single-game records. Prior to attending Mount Mercy, Keister played two seasons at Iowa Lakes Junior College.