JACKSONVILLE—Jax State Men's Basketball Coach Ray Harper hired Jeremie Hart as an assistant coach. He brings 15 years of high-level playing and coaching experience to the Gamecocks which includes a pair of NCAA tournament appearances, and has helped 10 former players reach the NBA.

Hart previously was the recruiting coordinator at SMU, helping the team make an NIT appearance in 2025 and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2026, which was the first for the program in nine years. Hart helped acquire and develop a recruiting class that was ranked fourth nationally which was the best in program history and featured four-star prospects in Jermaine O'Neal Jr., Jaden Toombs, Billy White III, and Nigel Walls.

The Dallas native also helped Boopie Miller earn Second-Team All-ACC honors and former Gamecock Jaron Pierre landed on the honorable mention team after recruiting both of them to SMU. The Mustangs earned their first AP Top 25 ranking in nine seasons. Miller was the fourth-leading scorer in the ACC at 19.1 points per game, and his 6.4 assists per game was second in the ACC and 17th nationally. Pierre averaged 17.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game, shooting 46.2% from the field and 75.8% at the free throw line.  

Hart also worked at New Mexico State as the Director of Player Development at New Mexico State, mentoring Femi Odukale who earned All-Conference USA honors. His first Division I coaching job was as a graduate assistant at Kansas State in 2022, going 26-10 and advancing to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. Hart was key in the development of Markquis Nowell and Keyontae Johnson which both earned AP All-America and First-Team All-Big XII honors, becoming the first players to be named AP All-Americans in the same season at K-State. Nowell was named the Bob Cousy Award winner which goes to the nation's top point guard and signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors. Johnson was the 50^th overall pick in the NBA Draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The duo helped set program records for assists at 611 and were second in single-season points at 2,742.

"Coach Hart was instrumental in my return to pre-incident condition," said Johnson. "Through Hard work and countless hours spent in the gym, I was blessed to achieve a lot of preseason goals. His work ethic and go-getter mentality challenged me tremendously and gave me the tools to elevate my game to the next level." 

Jerome Tang was named the Naismith Coach of the Year during Hart's time in Manhattan. He described Hart as "addicted to basketball." 

"Jeremie is an incredible young coach who is very passionate about the game of basketball and player development," said Tang. "He worked daily with Keyontae, Markquis, and Nae'Qwan Tomlin helping them sharpen their game throughout the season."
Tomlin also benefit from Hart's mentorship, earning a two-way contract, and is now on a standard NBA contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Prior to accepting a job with K-State, Hart served two seasons as a student assistant coach for Head Coach Clif Carroll at Division III Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas, where he finished his bachelor's degree in general studies in May 2022.
 
During his time at Mary Hardin-Baylor, the Crusaders posted a combined 44-7 overall record, including a 28-3 mark and a trip to the NCAA Division III Elite Eight in 2021-22. It marked the school's third-ever trip to the national quarterfinals and the first NCAA Tournament since 2013.

Prior to Mary Hardin-Baylor, Hart focused on individual player development in the DFW area. His clients included NBA players Daniss Jenkins, Dorian Finney-Smith, Jalen Wilson, Tre Johnson, R.J. Hampton, and others.

As a player, Hart traveled the professional circuit for 10 years for teams on four different continents (Africa, Asia, North America and South America), including a two-year stint playing for Frayles De Guasave in CIBACOPA, the top league in Mexico.
 
His collegiate career concluded at McMurry in Abilene, Texas, in 2009-10 where he averaged 20.6 points and 9.0 rebounds to lead the War Hawks to a 17-9 record and a trip to the American Southwest Conference Tournament. He was named the ASC West Division Newcomer of the Year and was a member of the All-South Region and First Team All-ASC teams. His 536 points in 2009-10 still rank 20th on the school's single season scoring list.
 
Hart started his college playing career at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas, in 2007-08, averaging 12.0 points and 3.0 assists as the Highlanders went 18-8 and made an appearance in the 2008 Region V Tournament.

Hart and his wife, Latrice have six children: Angle, Kamiya, Kershauna, Jaden, Johnny, and Demorie.