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Mike Jewett

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Entering his second season at Creighton, Mike Jewett moved into the recruiting coordinator role during the summer of 2025. He is also primarily responsible for working with the Bluejay posts and assisting with team defensive game plans as well as implementation.

Before coming to Omaha, Jewett served as an assistant coach/interim head coach for South Dakota during the 2023-24 season. He also spent nine seasons on the bench at South Dakota State, including eight as the associate head coach, compiling a 223-71 record during his time in Brookings.

“Mike has a ton of relevant experience, has really good relationships with coaches in the areas we recruit,” said head coach Jim Flanery. “He’s a hard worker who knows the game and can push players to their potential. While seamlessly joining our culture, he’ll also give different perspectives that will challenge the staff and the players.”

Jewett has coached seven NCAA Tournament teams, highlighted by the 2019 South Dakota State squad that reached the NCAA Sweet 16. There were five seasons of more than 25 wins, five Summit League Tournament titles, four Summit League regular season crowns and the Jackrabbits qualified for the postseason every year he was on the bench.

With SDSU, Jewett’s responsibilities included serving as recruiting coordinator, director of scouting and team defense, scheduling games, and working with the post position. He also assisted with practice and game planning, film breakdown, camps and clinics.

In addition to his stint at SDSU, Jewett has seven years of head coaching experience with four seasons at Southwest Minnesota State and three years at Franklin College (Ind.). He owns a career record of 110-85 as a head coach.

A native of Flandreau, South Dakota, Jewett has coached at the collegiate level throughout the Midwest for more than 25 years. He got his start in collegiate athletics at his alma mater, Augustana, in 1997. He helped the Vikings reach the 1999 and 2001 NCAA Division II Tournaments. He also served as an assistant at St. Cloud State, guiding the Huskies to the NCAA DII Elite Eight in 2005 and the NCAA DII Final Four in 2006.

He previously served as the girls’ basketball head coach at Brandon Valley High School (1994-97) and was an English teacher at Marshall High School (Minn.) for two years.

Jewett is a University of South Dakota alumnus, receiving his master’s degree in physical education with an emphasis in athletic administration in 1999. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Augustana in 1997. Jewett and his wife, Michelle, have three children: Michaela, Kaden and Kate.