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Alan Huss
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach
TeamCreighton
ConferenceBig East
Biographical details
Born (1979-01-15) January 15, 1979 (age 46)
Decatur, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1997–2001Creighton
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004–2006Eisenhower HS (assistant)
2006–2007Decatur Christian HS
2007–2010Culver Military
2010–2014La Lumiere School
2014–2017New Mexico (assistant)
2017–2023Creighton (assistant)
2023–2025High Point
2025–presentCreighton (associate HC)
Head coaching record
Overall56–15 (.789)
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA Division I)
2–1 (CBI)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Big South tournament (2025)
2 Big South regular season (2024, 2025)
Awards
2× Big South Coach of the Year (2024, 2025)

Alan Huss (born January 15, 1979) is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team.[1] He previously served as head coach at High Point from 2023 to 2025.

Playing career

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Huss played for North Kansas City High School where he averaged 26 points and 12 rebounds per game his senior year.[2]

Huss then played college basketball at Creighton under Dana Altman from 1997 to 2001 where he was teammates with Kyle Korver and part of three NCAA tournament teams. He played in 94 games over the four years averaging 3.2 points per game.[3][4]

Coaching career

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High school and assistant coaching

Huss entered coaching at the high school ranks in 2004, working his way up to becoming the head coach at Culver Military Academy in 2007 before moving on to La Lumiere School. At La Lumiere, Huss would compile a 102–19 record in four seasons.[4] His first job in the college ranks would come via New Mexico, under Craig Neal from 2014 to 2017 before returning to his alma mater to join Greg McDermott's staff at Creighton.[5]

High Point

On March 27, 2023, Huss was named the 14th head coach in High Point history, replacing G.G. Smith.[1][6] He had success his first year with the Panthers, winning the Joe B. Hall mid-season coaching award, which honors the top first-time head coach in Division I college basketball.[7] High Point concluded the regular season as the Big South regular season champions,[8] and Huss was named the Big South Coach of the Year.[9] By the end of the season, High Point finished with a 27–9 record, the most single-season wins since the 1978–79 team, and was the runner-up in the 2024 College Basketball Invitational.[10]

In his second year as head coach, Huss again led High Point to being the Big South regular season champions.[11] As a result, Huss was named a finalist for the Hugh Durham Award,[12] and became the first coach to win the Big South Coach of the Year award for two consecutive years.[13] Huss also received a contract extension from High Point.[14] In the 2025 Big South Tournament, Huss led High Point to winning the championship and reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.[15][16]

Return to Creighton

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After the 2024–25 season, Huss was named the associate head coach back at Creighton.[17] Huss' position stipulates that he will become the next head coach at Creighton when current coach Greg McDermott retires.[18]

Head coaching record

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NCAA Division I

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
High Point Panthers (Big South) (2023–2025)
2023–24 High Point 27–9 13–3 1st CBI Runner–up
2024–25 High Point 29–6 14–2 1st NCAA Division I Round of 64
High Point: 56–15 (.789) 27–5 (.844)
Total: 56–15 (.789)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ a b "High Point Names Alan Huss Men's Basketball Head Coach". High Point University Athletics.
  2. ^ "Alan Huss 2000-01". Creighton Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Alan Huss College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ a b "Alan Huss - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". Creighton University Athletics.
  5. ^ "Ex-NM aide Alan Huss joining staff at alma mater Creighton". USA TODAY.
  6. ^ Reporter, JOHN DELL Staff. "High Point University names Creighton assistant Alan Huss as its next men's basketball coach". Winston-Salem Journal.
  7. ^ "High Point's Alan Huss is the recipient of the 2023-24 Joe B. Hall mid-season coaching honors". jobhall.com. January 3, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "High Point Clinches Share of Men's Basketball Regular-Season Championship". Big South Sports. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "Five Panthers Named to Big South All-Conference Teams; Coach Alan Huss Named Coach of the Year". High Point Panthers. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "Seattle U closes out High Point to capture first CBI title". ESPN. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. ^ Snipes, Kadie (February 27, 2025). "Panthers Crowned Back-to-Back Big South Regular Season Champions". High Point Panthers. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  12. ^ Snipes, Kadie (March 5, 2025). "Huss Named Finalist for Hugh Durham Award". High Point Panthers. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  13. ^ "Big South Announces 2024–25 Men's Basketball Annual Award Winners". Big South Sports. March 4, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  14. ^ "HPU's Huss, Banbury receive contract extensions". The High Point Enterprise. March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  15. ^ Peters, Jim (March 12, 2025). "Building Winners: Former La Lumiere coach Huss has High Point in NCAA Tournament". La Porte County Herald–Dispatch. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  16. ^ Root, Lindsay; Schnell, Jim (March 9, 2025). "High Point, Lipscomb, Drake, Omaha secure NCAA Tournament auto bids with conference title wins". The Athletic. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  17. ^ Nemitz, Tom (April 10, 2025). "Former Bluejay Player and Assistant Alan Huss Set to Return to Creighton as Head Coach in Waiting". White & Blue Review. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  18. ^ Williams, Madison (April 10, 2025). "Creighton Names High Point Coach Alan Huss As Greg McDermott's Successor". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
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