Jarrod Lazarus joined the USF men's basketball program in June 2017 as the team's Director of Operations.
Lazarus comes to USF from Middle Tennessee State, where he was the Director of Operations for four years (2013-17). Lazarus arrives in Tampa following one of the most successful seasons in Blue Raiders history. In 2016-17, MT posted a school-record 31 victories, including a program-high 17 wins in Conference USA. The Blue Raiders were ranked nationally for the first time in program history and won the C-USA Championship. The historic team boasted C-USA Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year JaCorey Williams, and C-USA Tournament MVP Giddy Potts.
In NCAA Tournament play, the Blue Raiders upset No. 2 seed Michigan State in 2016 and No. 5 seed Minnesota in 2017. MT is the first program in NCAA history, as a No. 12 seed or higher, to record first round wins in back-to-back seasons over Power Five schools.
His Director of Operations duties at MT included coordinating team travel, scheduling practice times, setting up future games, video/scouting and serving as the apparel representative. Lazarus also oversaw the team managers and served as the academic services and compliance liaison.
Before being promoted, Lazarus served as a graduate assistant at MT in 2012-13. He managed the Blue Raiders' video operations, editing/scouting game and practice tapes. Lazarus assisted with monitoring reports of all student-athletes academic progress. Lazarus was responsible for helping with practices, team travel and Coach Kermit Davis' summer camps.
Prior to his arrival at Middle Tennessee, Lazarus was the Director and Assistant Coach for Gold Coast Basketball (2004-12) of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Serving under legendary head coach Marcos “Shakey” Rodriguez, Lazarus handled player development, training, budgeting, marketing, travel, and game planning. He assisted the team in posting back-to-back Sweet 16 runs at AAU Nationals and an Elite Eight appearance in 2008. Lazarus was also an academic advisor and holds the distinction of being the youngest member to ever win the AAU Leadership Award in 2010.
In college, Lazarus was a student manager for four years with the Florida State men's basketball team. He assisted with practices, helped study opponents and kept stats during games/camps. During his senior year in 2009, FSU qualified for the NCAA Tournament and finished as a top-25 nationally ranked team.
Throughout his career, Lazarus has helped place numerous athletes into Division I, II and JuCo programs. Most notable, Lazarus was instrumental in placing Blue Raider Shawn Jones at MT. Jones was the 2013-14 Conference USA Player of the Year and earned First Team all-conference recognition.
He graduated from Florida State in 2009 with a B.S. in business management. Lazarus earned his MBA in Business Administration from Middle Tennessee in 2016.
Lazarus is a native of Miami, Fla.
Jarrod married Joy Heriveaux in July 2015. The couple gave birth to a son, Jayden Carter, in 2019.
