Jerome Tang is a Trinidadian-American college basketball coach who is the head coach for the Wildcats of Kansas State University.
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Jerome Tang was born in the Trinidad and Tobago town of San Fernando to Paul Tang and Bano Tang.
He moved to St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, with his parents when he was 10 years old, and stayed there until his family relocated to Texas.
Jerome Tang first studied at North Central Bible College in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and then at home with Charter Oak State College via the Internet, earning a bachelor’s degree in 2007.
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Jerome Tang was the head coach of Heritage Christian Academy in Cleveland, Texas, from 1993 to 2003, and he helped the team become a strong contender.
Tang joined Baylor as an assistant coach in 2003, under first-year coach Scott Drew. Tang was promoted to associate head coach in 2017.
During his time at Baylor, Tang helped the Bears to a 397-222 (.641) overall record, including a 168-155 (.520) mark in Big 12 play, as well as 13 postseason appearances (10 NCAA Tournaments, 3 NITs), one NCAA title (2021), one NIT title (2013), and one NIT runner-up finish.
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