Men's Basketball
Vanderloo, Jeff
Jeff Vanderloo
- Title:
- Director of Basketball Operations
- Email:
- JeffVanderloo@creighton.edu
- Phone:
- (402) 280-1795
Jeff Vanderloo is entering his 14th year as director of basketball operations.
He helps handle Creighton travel and logistics among his many duties. He also helps organize Creighton’s summer camps. Creighton is 302-144 since his arrival with 11 postseason trips, which includes three Sweet 16 and one Elite Eight trip.
Before coming to Creighton, Vanderloo spent the previous 19 seasons as the head coach at Sioux City (Iowa) East High School, where he led the Black Raiders to 295 wins and eight state tournament appearances, and helped develop 36 players who went on to play in college.
He is the winningest boys high school basketball coach in Sioux City history and was inducted into the IHSAA Hall of Fame as a coach in the spring of 2015.
Vanderloo brought 24 years of coaching experience to the Creighton program. After graduating from Morningside in 1985, he served as an assistant coach at Sioux City East for four seasons (1986-91). He went 16-6 in his lone year as a head coach at Sergeant
Bluff-Luton (Iowa), before returning to East as head coach.
He led East to a 2002 state title, with former Northern Iowa standout guard Ben Jacobson leading the way. In 2011, he was named one of eight finalists for the National High School Athletic Coaches Association national basketball coach of the year.
Vanderloo is a 10-time District Coach of the Year and was named IBCA State Coach of the Year in 2002. His teams won seven conference titles and won 15 regional championships. He also served on the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association board for a dozen years, including a term as president in 1998.
Basketball is in the blood for the Vanderloo family. His late father, Rich, was a former East boys basketball coach and athletic director. His brother John was head coach at Sioux City North, and another brother, Ras, replaced him as head coach at East. In addition, his brother Jim is an assistant superintendent in the Sioux City school system.
Vanderloo and his wife, Kori, have been married for 25 years. The couple has two daughters, Jordan and Jaci.
Jordan played soccer at Creighton and married CJ Knust last summer. She is a 5th grade teacher in the Millard School District. Jaci played softball at Saint Louis University and current works in St. Louis, Mo.
The Jeff Vanderloo File
Personal
• Wife - Kori
• Children - Jordan and Jaci
Career Coaching Experience
• Creighton - Director of Basketball Operations, 2011-Present
• Sioux City East HS - Head Coach, 1992-2011
• Sergeant Bluff-Luton HS - Head Coach, 1991-92
• Sioux City East HS - Assistant Coach, 1986-91
Collegiate Playing Experience
• Morningside - Baseball, 1981-82
College Education
• Morningside - Education, 1985
He helps handle Creighton travel and logistics among his many duties. He also helps organize Creighton’s summer camps. Creighton is 302-144 since his arrival with 11 postseason trips, which includes three Sweet 16 and one Elite Eight trip.
Before coming to Creighton, Vanderloo spent the previous 19 seasons as the head coach at Sioux City (Iowa) East High School, where he led the Black Raiders to 295 wins and eight state tournament appearances, and helped develop 36 players who went on to play in college.
He is the winningest boys high school basketball coach in Sioux City history and was inducted into the IHSAA Hall of Fame as a coach in the spring of 2015.
Vanderloo brought 24 years of coaching experience to the Creighton program. After graduating from Morningside in 1985, he served as an assistant coach at Sioux City East for four seasons (1986-91). He went 16-6 in his lone year as a head coach at Sergeant
Bluff-Luton (Iowa), before returning to East as head coach.
He led East to a 2002 state title, with former Northern Iowa standout guard Ben Jacobson leading the way. In 2011, he was named one of eight finalists for the National High School Athletic Coaches Association national basketball coach of the year.
Vanderloo is a 10-time District Coach of the Year and was named IBCA State Coach of the Year in 2002. His teams won seven conference titles and won 15 regional championships. He also served on the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association board for a dozen years, including a term as president in 1998.
Basketball is in the blood for the Vanderloo family. His late father, Rich, was a former East boys basketball coach and athletic director. His brother John was head coach at Sioux City North, and another brother, Ras, replaced him as head coach at East. In addition, his brother Jim is an assistant superintendent in the Sioux City school system.
Vanderloo and his wife, Kori, have been married for 25 years. The couple has two daughters, Jordan and Jaci.
Jordan played soccer at Creighton and married CJ Knust last summer. She is a 5th grade teacher in the Millard School District. Jaci played softball at Saint Louis University and current works in St. Louis, Mo.
The Jeff Vanderloo File
Personal
• Wife - Kori
• Children - Jordan and Jaci
Career Coaching Experience
• Creighton - Director of Basketball Operations, 2011-Present
• Sioux City East HS - Head Coach, 1992-2011
• Sergeant Bluff-Luton HS - Head Coach, 1991-92
• Sioux City East HS - Assistant Coach, 1986-91
Collegiate Playing Experience
• Morningside - Baseball, 1981-82
College Education
• Morningside - Education, 1985
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