Jeff Lisath is currently the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Piketon High School where for the past eight seasons he led the Redstreaks to a 118-64 record, this includes a Scioto Valley Conference league record of 80-32 with three championship titles and two second place finishes.

          In 2008-09 Lisath led the Redstreaks to the school’s first appearance ever in the State Final Four. In just eight seasons Piketon has won six Sectional Titles, three Holiday Classic Championships, one District Title, District Runners-up and a Regional Title. The Redstreaks were AP State Ranked #8 in the 08-09 season and #6 in the 2011-12 season.

          At Piketon Jeff was named SVC Coach of the year three times and District Coach of the year and became the all time winningest coach in Piketon High School history while ranking first in several coaching categories.  Prior to taking over at Piketon Jeff was the head girls basketball coach at Chillicothe High School where he led the Lady Cavs to a 15-6 record in his final season.  In three years the Lady Cavs won two sectional titles and one district title.

          Jeff was named Associated Press Ohio Division I District Coach of the Year two years in a row and District 14 Coach of the year for Division I & II by the Southeast District Coaches.  Jeff was twice named an All-Ohio basketball player at Portsmouth High School, where he led the Trojans to a State Championship in 1978.  Jeff was named the State Tournament MVP, a member of the PHS Hall of Fame.  He attended college at Miami Ohio University where he lettered four years in basketball. He was Team Captain, Defensive Player of the year, Marshall North Award Winner.

          Jeff is the founder and CEO of Jeff Lisath Basketball Inc. where he directs camps, clinics, tournaments and summer leagues.  He started his coaching career as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Columbus State Community College where he led the Cougars to a 59-9 record over a three-year period.  Jeff was a 10 year assistant boy’s basketball coach at Portsmouth High School where in 1988 the Trojans won another State Championship.  Jeff’s first Head High School coaching job was at Unioto High School in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1998, where he was 39-28 finishing twice 2^nd in the SVC  and a sectional title in 2000.

          As a Head Coach Jeff’s record stands at 249-135, and remains one of  a couple coaches that has won a State Championship as a player and assistant coach and also leading a team to the Final 4 as a Head Coach.

Coaching Career:

Columbus State Community College                   59-9

Unioto High School                                                    39-28

Chillicothe High School (Girls)                        33-34

Piketon High School                                               118-64

Totals                                                                             249-135

Highlights:

Two-Time All-Ohio basketball player

Two-Time State Champion (player & Asst. Coach)

Three-Time SVC Coach of the year

Three-Time District Coach of the year

Winningest Coach in Piketon History

9 Sectional Titles, 3 League Titles, 2 District Titles,

1 Regional Title, 1 State Final 4

Twice named to Coach the District 14 All-Star Team (both boys and girls)

2012 Named to coach the North/South All-Star Team

All-Ohio AAU Coach 1987-1997

NBA Tryouts Washington Bullets 1983; New Jersey Nets 1984

 Jeff currently serves as Deputy Warden of Operations at The Ross Correctional Institution; Married with five Children, residing in Chillicothe, Ohio. Jeff serves as Associate Youth Pastor at Open Door Ministries in Chillicothe and earned an Associate and Bachelors Degree at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and Ohio Christian University in Circleville, Ohio.

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