Josh Eilert Lands New Coaching Job

Morgantown, WV – Former WVU coach Josh Eilert is on the move yet again. After leading the Utah Utes to end the 2024-25 season, the 44-year old has landed yet another assistant coaching gig.

According to Taylor Eldridge of The Wichita Eagle, Eilert has been hired as an assistant coach for Wichita State University.

Breaking: Wichita State has hired former Utah interim head coach Josh Eilert as an assistant coach.

Eilert, a Beloit native, will replace Quincy Acy on head coach Paul Mills' staff. Acy is leaving to spend more time with family, sources say. Story coming soon. pic.twitter.com/JRKTn8Me1X

— Taylor Eldridge (@tayloreldridge) May 27, 2025

Eilert spent nearly two decades on the sidelines in Morgantown. After serving as an assistant coach under Bob Huggins, Eilert was tabbed as WVU’s interim head coach for the 2023-24 season. He finished his lone season as the head coach in Morgantown with a 9-23 record.

Wichita State head coach Paul Mills had the following to say about hiring Eilert: “I’m excited to welcome Coach Eilert to Wichita,” Mills said. “He is a Kansas native and has been involved with high level basketball at every step along his basketball journey from Kansas State, West Virginia and Utah. He is a coach that other coaches and administrators have raved about when I spoke with people who have seen Josh’s work firsthand. He comes here as a proven teacher and leader. The more time I was able to visit with Coach Eilert and speak to others about him, it was evident to me and our staff that he was a person we wanted to be a part of what we are building here in Wichita. Please join me in welcoming Josh, his wife Brandi, and their children Brendan, Emri and Tristan to Shocker Nation.”

In 2025, he was once again elected to lead a program. After Utah parted ways with Craig Smith, Eilert served as a the interim head coach for the Utes – posting a 1-5 record.

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