Cedarville, MI native won a Boy’s State Basketball Championship as a player in 2007
MARQUETTE, Mich. – After an impressive 22-10 season in which the Northern Michigan women’s basketball team made the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Round of 32, head coach Casey Thousand has announced the promotion of Jordan Sweeney to associate head coach ahead of the 2024-25 season.
This past season, the first for Sweeney at Northern, was one for the record books. The Wildcats qualified for and won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time since 2019. The Wildcats also hosted a game in the GLIAC Tournament and made it all the way to the conference title game. Sweeney also helped guide the Green and Gold to a conference-leading mark in defensive rebounding and fewest turnovers per game.
“Jordan has earned this position through his dedication and experience on the court,” Thousand said. “He understands everything that goes into a successful program behind the scenes. His knowledge of the game and his positive energy are a great fit within our program. Jordan wants our program to be better each day. This is why Jordan is being promoted to this position.”
After spending five years as the UM-Dearborn women’s basketball head coach, he created a new program standard. UM- Dearborn had the best two seasons in program history under the leadership of Sweeney, including a program record 24-7 during the 18-19 season. The program achieved the first national ranking, climbing as high as #18. Rozhane Wells was also recognized as the program’s first ever All-American. Before being named the women’s coach, Sweeney was the men’s JV coach at UM-Dearborn for the 15-16 season.
Preceding his time at UM-Dearborn, Sweeney was an assistant coach for the Ferris State University men’s basketball program from 2013 to 2015. They won the conference tournament championship and advanced to the NCAA national tournament during the 14-15 season.
The native of Cedarville, Michigan, Sweeney was a member of the school’s 2007 state championship team. He also played college basketball at Alpena Community College. Jordan graduated from Central Michigan University in 2013 with a degree in physical education.
