Eric Haut enters his second season as the associate head coach at Utah State during the 2025-26 season.
During his first season with the Aggies in 2024-25, Haut helped coach the Aggies to a 26-8 record and an NCAA Tournament appearance. Utah State boasted one of the most efficient offenses in the nation, ranking 11th in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio (1.60), 14th in assists per game (17.1) and 20th in field goal percentage (.484), leading the Mountain West in each category. Defensively, the team set a program record with 291 steals, surpassing its previous high of 238 steals in 2023-24.
The Aggies posted a 15-2 home record and went 15-5 in league play, finishing third in the Mountain West despite returning just four letterwinners from the previous year's roster. In non-conference play, USU defeated Iowa in a neutral site matchup to earn its first win over a Big Ten opponent since 2013. The team then went on to win the NIT Season Tip-Off in Orlando and earn a win at Saint Mary's, before opening conference play with back-to-back road victories over then-No. 20 San Diego State and Nevada. The team's win over SDSU was its first road victory over an AP Top 25 team since 1991 and its first win in San Diego since 1999.
Individually, the guard duo of Ian Martinez and Mason Falslev each earned all-Mountain West honors, with Martinez named to the first team and Falslev to the second team. Martinez scored in double-figures in 33 of USU's 34 games, ranking fifth in the league with 16.4 points per game. Falslev ranked in the top 10 in the conference in points (15.0), rebounds (6.3), assists (3.7) and steals (2.32) per game, earning four MW Player of the Week honors and twice named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week.
Haut brought 20 years of collegiate coaching experience with him to Utah State, which includes five years as an associate head coach. He has coached in five NCAA Tournaments and played in two more, including an appearance in the Elite Eight.
Most recently, Haut spent five seasons at Northern Kentucky (2019-24), including the past three years as the associate head coach (2021-24), as he helped the Norse to a 98-56 (.636) record, including a 53-31 (.631) mark in the Horizon League. Haut also helped NKU win the Horizon league and advance to the NCAA Tournament in both the 2019-20 and 2022-23 seasons. The Norse advanced to at least the semifinals of the Horizon League Championship in all five seasons he was on staff, including three championship game appearances (2019-20, 2021-22, 2022-23).
Prior to Northern Kentucky, Haut spent eight years on staff at his alma mater Kent State (2011-19), including three seasons as the associate head coach (2016-19). During the 2016-17 season, he helped the Golden Flashes to a 22-14 record, a Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship, and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Following a storied playing career at Kent State that resulted in an NCAA Elite Eight appearance in 2002 and a NCAA Second Round effort in 2001, Haut’s coaching career began as a graduate assistant at Western Kentucky during the 2004-05 season.
Haut spent the next three years at Kent State (2005-08), which included one year as the director of operations and two seasons as an assistant coach. During the 2005-06 campaign, the Golden Flashes captured the Mid-American Conference East Division and Tournament Championships. Kent State also advanced to the NCAA Tournament during the 2007-08 season with Haut on staff after posting a 28-7 record and winning both the Mid-American Conference regular season and tournament championships.
During his time at Kent State, as either a student-athlete or coach, Haut helped lead the Golden Flashes to five of the program’s six NCAA Tournament appearances.
Haut also spent three seasons as an assistant at TCU from 2008-09 thru 2010-11.
A four-year standout and second-team Mid-American Conference selection during his playing career, Haut helped Kent State win a league record 30 games during its run to the 2002 Elite Eight. The Lansing, Michigan, native was one of the top 3-point marksmen in school history and concluded his playing career with 200 3-pointers, which are the second-most in school history. In all, he appeared in 123 games and helped Kent State post a 98-34 overall record to go along with four consecutive Mid-American Conference East Division titles and four Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship game appearances.
Haut graduated from Kent State in 2004 with a degree in finance. He is married to Tanicius and has a stepdaughter Kamya, who was a middle-distance runner on the Kent State track & field team, and son Karter.