Jesse Price returns to the men’s basketball coaching staff in 2024-25 after spending a year as a Graduate Assistant with the men’s basketball program at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). In Price’s lone year with the Division I Rams, the team boasted a 24-14 record while also making an appearance in the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship game and earning a trip the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) last March.
Price spent the 2022-23 and 2022-21 seasons as a student-assistant coach with the Hawks’ program while crafting an apprenticeship under head men’s basketball coach Rob deGrandpre and his staff. The Hawks finished 3rd in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) regular season standings during the 2022-23 campaign with Price playing a significant role in game day preparations.
The head coach of the Buffalo Titans AAU team during the spring of 2023, Price has also led the Iona College boys summer program from 2019-2022 back home in his native Brisbane, Australia. He has worked numerous summer basketball camps including those at VCU and Hilbert College.
Price will serve the Hawks in all facets of the men’s basketball program – with specific attention to scouting and game day preparation, as well as the global recruiting of future players. An energetic basketball enthusiast, Price has a strong background in player development as well as film editing and analytics.
“I couldn’t be happier to have Jesse Price rejoining our staff”, stated deGrandpre upon Price’s appointment. “JP is a relationship builder who our players will flock to for continued growth as competitors and young men. Coach Price sees the college game well and takes great pride in preparing those around him for success. His previous Division I experience will enhance our program immensely”.
A long-range shooter during his playing days at Hilbert (2019-2021), Price previously starred with the varsity program at nationally recognized Andrews Osborne Academy in Willoughby, Ohio as a high school senior.
Price earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Hilbert College in 2023 and completed his master’s degree in Sports Leadership in December 2024 from Virginal Commonwealth University.
