MINERAL AREA COLLEGE

Men's Basketball Coaching Profile

  Assistant Coach - Chad Kish

   High School:  Fox (Arnold, MO)

   College:   Southeast Missouri State University (1996)    BS - Sport Management

                   Southeast Missouri State University (1998)    BS - Physical Education

                   Ball State University (2003)                           MA - Physical Education

Chad Kish is in his fourth season as an Assistant Coach at Mineral Area College.  The Cardinals have had an impressive run since he joined the staff with a 72-25 mark.  The Cards finished the 2006-07 with a 23-10 record and played in their second staright Region XVI Championship game.  Mineral Area 28-5 in 2005-06, including: NJCAA Region XVI Championship, undefeated Region XVI regular-season, undefeated MCCAC Conference Championship, ranked #13 in the NJCAA final poll, while tying a school record for wins in a season.  The Cardinals also captured the 2005 MCCAC Championship, and in Kish’s two seasons at MAC, he helped to produce two All-Americans, 9 All-Region selections, 12 All-Conference players, and an Academic All-American.

Before coming to Mineral Area College, Kish spent two seasons as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley. Kish assisted legendary head coach Larry Graham and the Norsemen complete back-to-back 20 plus win seasons.  Florissant Valley achieved a 43-19 mark during his tenure and earned the #12 slot in the final NJCAA National poll in the 2004 season.  Kish was also honored as a member of the NJCAA National All-Star Game coaching staff in 2005, helping lead Team USA to a 110-108 victory during the NCAA Final Four festivities in St. Louis, Missouri. 

Kish, originally from Arnold (Fox High School), graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a Bachelor's in Physical Education.  He began his coaching career as a Student Assistant at Southeast Missouri, and spent two years working with Ron Shumate (two-time NCAA-II National Coach of the Year).  He spent three successful seasons at Scott City High School, where the Rams were 79-12 and captured three District Championships and three Conference Championships over that span. He spent a season as the Head Basketball (14-11) and Baseball Coach at Naylor High School before starting a basketball recruiting service (HoopStars Midwest). 

Kish resides in Bonne Terre, and is the only son of Charles and Sharon Kish, of Imperial.  Kish started and successfully ran a basketball recruiting service for several years between his high school and college coaching stints.  Chad has a twelve year-old chocolate lab that he enjoys spending time with.  His hobbies include: reading, surfing the net, softball (played in the 2005 & 2007 NSA World Series), basketball, exercising, walking his dog, and watching sports.  He also serves as the web-master for his personal coaching web-site www.coachkish.com.

Coaching Career:

2004-07     Mineral Area College                 Assistant Coach

2002-04     Florissant Valley CC                  Assistant Coach

2001-02     East Central College                   Head Coach

1998-99     Naylor High School                    Head Coach

1995-97     Scott City High School               Assistant Coach (3 Missouri 2A District Championships)

1993-95     Southeast Missouri State Univ.    Student Assistant