Jeff Jean-Baptiste was promoted to Head Men's Basketball Coach in June 2018 following his first season as Associate Head Coach. He replaces fellow Brooklyn College alumn, Rich Micallef, after four seasons at the helm of the program.
In his 12 seasons on the Brooklyn College coaching staff, Coach Jean-Baptiste has been responsible for player development, assisting with scouting reports, recruiting and providing pre-season and post-season workout plans.
From 2006-2018, Coach Jean-Baptiste played an integral role in helping Brooklyn post an overall record of 192-137 (.583 winning percentage), to go along with three CUNYAC Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances (2008-2009, 2009-2010, and 2015-16), as well as three ECAC Metro Tournament selections (2007-2008, 2011-2012 & 2014-2015).
Jean-Baptiste made the move from player to coach after spending four seasons on the BC Men’s Basketball team (2002-2006), including three seasons as team captain. Over his four-year career, Jean-Baptiste scored 1,482 career points (currently 5th all-time) and was named a Second Team CUNYAC All-Star in 2005. As a student athlete at BC, Jean Baptiste was a member of the 2003 CUNYAC Goodwill Team that toured the Dominican Republic and played on the Haitian National Team at the 2005 World University Games held in Turkey.
Jeff set the bar for the Jean-Baptiste name at Brooklyn College, as his younger brother Richard followed in his big brother’s footsteps en route to setting the BC record at the time for career points with 1,847 (2007-2010). The Jean-Baptiste brothers combined to score 3,329 points at BC.
Jean-Baptiste earned his BS in Biology from BC and currently teaches science at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Academy in Brooklyn.
