Coach Jason Coulombe
Having coached young men the game of basketball for nearly a quarter century, Jason Coulombe excitedly accepted the offer to take the reins of Kent's girls program in February 2020.
Throughout his 25-plus years in prep school education, Coach Coulombe has held a variety of administrative positions at various schools, from Dean of Students to Assistant Head of School. He has also taught in the classroom, with his primary focus being Black American Studies, a course he still teaches at Kent.
But there is nothing for which he has more passion than mentoring young people through the game of basketball. In the ten years that he and his wife, Teri Freeman, led our boys’ program from 2008 through 2018, the program recorded the most victories in the large-school classification of the NEPSAC, the country’s most competitive basketball league, winning the New England title in 2010; and 62 of his teams’ members went on to compete athletically at academically rigorous college and universities, with some developing into professional players.
“After stepping down from leading our boys’ program in 2018, my head and heart were never far from the game I love,” said Coach Coulombe. “So I’m grateful to the School for asking me to lead our wonderful girls’ program and to have the opportunity to return it to the top of the NEPSAC.” Coach Coulombe emphasizes that his top priority as the leader of Kent Girls Basketball is to ensure that the team members are always aware of our purpose and are constantly reinforcing our family’s culture.
“Our purpose is clear—to prepare our young women to truly thrive, not just for the next four years of their lives after Kent, but for the rest of their lives. While the majority of our young women will go on to compete athletically in college and even beyond, our primary job as coaches is to help them find and embrace their true selves, supporting one another along the way.”
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