Jeff Guiot will begin his first season with Bemidji State with the 2001-02 season. Guiot was previously the assistant coach at Southern Utah University, which last year enjoyed its best men’s basketball season in history by winning the Mid-Continent Conference Championship and the Mid-Continent Conference tournament title while earning the school’s first-ever NCAA tournament bid.

"The University (BSU) wants to get the basketball program to where it needs to be," said Guiot. "There is a big challenge ahead, but I’ve faced them before. I’m excited about doing this on the NCAA Division II level."

Prior to joining the Southern Utah coaching staff in the fall of 2000, Guiot had served as the head coach at Neosho County Community College in Chanute, KS. In his seven years at Neosho, his teams compiled a 164-60 record, won four conference championships, and made seven consecutive playoff appearances.

His records at NCCC include highest winning percentage (73 percent), most consecutive 20-win seasons (five), most wins at the school, and most post-season wins.
Twice named Mid-Continent Coach of the Year, he coached three All-Americans and six Academic All-Americans at the school, which was the 2000 NJCAA National Academic Team of the Year.

On the high school level, Guiot served as the head coach at Inman (KS) High School where he compiled a 48-18 record; an assistant at Chanute (KS) High School where the team was 20-4; and head coach at Schell City (MO) High School where his one-year record was 15-8.

In his 11 years as a head coach on college and high school levels, he never had a losing season.
Guiot received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Pittsburg (KS) State University, where he was an All-American and All-Conference player who led the nation in free throw percentage in 1986.

On the high school level, he was a Converse All-American, a McDonald’s All-American Honorable Mention pick, and the most valuable player in the Kansas Basketball Classic while playing for Chanute High School.