Jaye Nayreau joined the women's basketball staff at Tennessee State University in September 2020.
Nayreau comes to Tennessee State after a stint at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Fla.
Prior to joining the staff at FAMU, Nayreau served as the assistant coach of the Trinity Valley Community College women’s basketball program.
While at Trinity Valley, Nayreau’s responsibilities included all aspects of recruiting, on-floor coaching, player and skill development, opposition scouting and film breakdown, team academic guidance, assisting in community service outreach, and Lady Cardinals basketball camps.
Before his stop at Trinity Valley, Nayreau spent two seasons coaching high school boys’ basketball at Osbourn Park in Manassas, Va. His duties included being the head coach for the junior varsity and freshman boys’ teams while also assisting the varsity program in the day-to-day operations.
Nayreau has more than 10 years of collegiate coaching experience. He was an assistant coach at Texas Southern University from 2013-2015. During that time, he served as the recruiting coordinator and supervised the organization and execution of all student-athlete recruitment. His other duties included player development, opponent scouting, academic counseling, team travel and meals, and NCAA compliance liaison. The impact of his efforts led to back-to-back postseason appearances in the WNIT, along with a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) championship.
Preceding his days at Texas Southern and Osbourn Park HS, Nayreau established himself as a recruiter and player/skills developer. He made professional stops at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette (2010-2012), University of Southern Mississippi (2009-2010), and Stephen F. Austin (2007-2009).
Nayreau began his coaching career as an assistant at Dodge City Community College (2005-2007). He transitioned into this role shortly after a year as the Graduate Assistant manager for the women’s basketball team at Saint Louis University (2004-2005).
A native of Houston, Texas, Nayreau earned a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from Sam Houston state in 2002.
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