Durmon Jennings is entering his third season as associate head coach of the Eastern New Mexico women’s basketball program and has played a vital role in the recent success of the program.
Spearheading player development and recruiting, Jennings has brought in top level talent to sustain the Hounds as one of the top programs in the Lone Star Conference.
Jennings helped lead the Hounds to a 19-11 record during the 2018-19 season, securing a spot in the NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship Tournament for just the second time in program history. The Greyhounds went 14-6 in Lone Star Conference play to finish tied for third in the league while also setting the best home record in program history with a 12-1 mark inside Greyhound Arena.
Jennings joined the women’s basketball program prior to the start of the 2017-18 campaign and was able to guide the Greyhounds to a 16-12 record and a 12-8 mark in the LSC, finishing in a tie for fourth in league play.
Jennings previously served as the graduate assistant coach of the ENMU men’s basketball program during the 2015-16 season and the fall semester of the 2016-17 season before becoming the volunteer assistant coach in January 2017.
Before coming to Eastern, Jennings served as a boys’ varsity and junior varsity coach at Durango High School in Las Vegas, Nevada for two seasons. Jennings also served as a 17 and under coach for the Elite Youth Basketball League in the summer of 2015 and as a 15 and under coach for the Under Armor Association during the summer of 2014.
In 2013, Jennings served as an intern for the NBA Summer League as well as served as an intern for the Athletic Administration at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) for one year.
Before moving to Las Vegas, Jennings was a native of Indianapolis, where he coached high school girls’ basketball as well as track and field at Warren Central High School from 2011 to 2013.
Jennings got his start in coaching at Manual High School in Indianapolis, where he coached the varsity girls’ basketball team during the 2010-11 season.
Jennings earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management at the University of Indianapolis in 2013, after he transferred from Geneva College where he played on the men’s basketball team during the 2007-08 season. Jennings earned his Master’s Degree in Sports Administration from Eastern New Mexico University in 2016.
Jennings resides in Portales and is engaged to his fiancee Hiwot Mekuria who currently lives in Arlington, Texas.