Curtis Jaques, Assistant Coach

2011 will be Curtis Jaques' third season with VMI, after the former VMI defenseman was hired Sept. 9, 2009. Jaques served as interim head coach during the summer of 2010 while a nationally search was conducted that resulted in the hiring of Brian Anken took place.

In year one under Anken, Jaques worked primarily with the team’s offense, playing a major role in the emergence of junior Drew Leonard, who tallied 31 goals, the most since Leo McInerney’s 34 in 2005. Also, Jaques also engineered an extremely balanced offense, as 18 Keydets scored at least one goal on the season, a school record. He also serves as the program’s recruiting coordinator.

Jaques returned to VMI after a two-year stint at SUNY Geneseo, where he worked with the defense and served as top assistant to head coach Jim Lyons. At Geneseo, Jaques helped guide the squad to a No. 13 ranking in the final 2009 USILA Division III poll. The team also went undefeated in regular season conference (SUNYAC) play, before falling to No. 7 Cortland in the title game, 14-13.

Jaques graduated from the Institute in 2007 with a double major in International Studies and Modern Languages and Culture (German). He was a team captain in 2007, and was the Keydets’ No. 1 defenseman during then-coach Jeff Shirk’s first campaign in Lexington, when Jaques was named preseason All-MAAC selection as well.

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