STEPHENVILLE, Texas— Tarleton State Men's Basketball head coach Eric Haut has announced the first addition to his staff, assistant coach, Jean Prioleau.

Prioleau has spent his last 24 seasons in the college coaching ranks. He has made eight different stops spending time as an assistant coach, associate head coach and four years as a head coach. During his career he holds a 356-290 record as an assistant or associate coach and is 20-93 as a head coach. He has made five NCAA Tournament appearances, five NIT appearances and has had 13 players go on to play in the NBA.

"I am very excited to have coach Prioleau join our family here at Tarleton State," said coach Haut. "I have known coach Pri for 18 years since our time at TCU together and I know he is a high-level coach with tremendous experience that will help elevate our program to new heights. He has been a great recruiter in the state of Texas and I am very excited to have him be a part of our staff and what he'll bring to both our program and the community. I am extremely happy to have him, his wife, Janelle, and their son, Elijah, join what we are building here at Tarleton State."

Prioleau and Haut were on the same staff at TCU. The duo spent two seasons together with the Horned Frogs. Most recently, Prioleau was with Stephen F. Austin for two seasons.

"I've known Haut for over 20 years, and in that time, he's consistently proven himself to be a tireless worker and a dedicated student of the game," said Prioleau. "He brings the complete package to coaching—combining deep knowledge with an exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships. Not only is he an outstanding coach, but he's an even better person. With Tarleton State's brand-new facilities, I'm excited to be a part of the program's strong commitment to winning."

He started his collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach under Bob Hill at his alma mater, Fordham, ahead of the 1999-2000 season. Bob Hill is the only first year head coach Prioleau has worked under. In their first and only season together, they were 14-15.

After Fordham, he headed to Wichita State to join Mark Turgeon at Wichita State. He joined Turgeon for his first season with the Shockers in 2000-01. The Shockers boasted three winning seasons during his time in Wichita including a pair of 20-win campaigns.

In 2005-06 he spent one year with Tom Crean at Marquette. He helped lead the Golden Eagles to a 20-11 season and an NCAA Tournament appearance. The roster included three future NBA players including second round pick Steve Novak. Marquette was 3-0 against AP nationally-ranked teams at home including a 15-point win over No. 2 UConn. The squad received the seventh seed in the NCAA tournament and fell to Alabama.

Prioleau spent his next two seasons at Iowa State under head coach Greg McDermott. The Cyclones were 29-35 in his two seasons and lost in the first round of the conference tournament each year. During his time, he worked with four future NBA players. Among the four was 2010 NBA fourth overall pick, Wes Johnson, from Corsicana, Texas, who spent his freshman year with the team in Prioleau's first season. The following year, future first rounder Craig Brackins also joined the Cyclones.

He then spent the 2008-09 and 09-10 seasons in Forth Worth with TCU under head coach Jim Christian. While with the Horned Frogs, they carried a 27-36 record in Christian's first two years with the team. Following TCU, he made the longest stop of his coaching career, seven seasons at Colorado.

During his time with Colorado, he spent the first four seasons as an assistant coach, before head coach Tad Boyle elevated him to associate head coach ahead of the 2014-15 season. The Buffaloes tallied six winning seasons and notched at least 20 wins five times. In each of the seven years, Colorado made a postseason appearance including four NCAA Tournament appearances. The Buffaloes won their first-round matchup in 2011-12 after going 4-0 and winning the PAC 12 Championship. That run sparked three-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Colorado. In his first year with the program, the team made a run to the NIT Final Four in Madison Square Garden. Throughout his seven seasons, Colorado was 11-5 in the conference tournament and 5-7 in other postseason play. During his tenure he assisted with the growth and recruiting of six future NBA players including a trio of first round picks. 

After the 2016-17 season, Prioleau was hired as the next head coach of San Jose State. He spent four seasons at the helm of the Spartan program touting a 20-93 record. Prioleau led the team to seven wins in the 2019-20 season, the most during his tenure in a single season.

After San Jose State, he spent a pair of seasons as the assistant to the head coach at Stephen F. Austin under Kyle Keller. The Lumberjacks went 18-15 in his first season with the team and finished with a win in the WAC Tournament. In his second and final season, the Jacks went 14-17.

Coach Haut will announce the rest of his staff at a later date.