Ted Quinn

Ted Quinn is in his sixth season with the Yellowjacket Men's Basketball program and tenth overall.  Beginning in 2002, he served as Assistant Coach for two years and as Associate Head Coach for one year before taking the helm.  In the last three years as Head Coach, he's worked to develop the program on and off the court, bringing in promising recruits and leading the team to a cumulative GPA of 3.20.  He's also built a university-community relationship through his Junior Jacket programs, summer basketball camps, and annual Coaching Academy.  Recognized by his peers as an up-and-coming coach, he has served on the NAIA National Tournament Committee the last two years and also serves on the NAIA National Ratings Oversight Committee. 

Experience

Before coming to Graceland, Quinn served as the top assistant at Mount Marty College in Yankton, S.D. Quinn helped guide Mount Marty College to annual success in the South Dakota-Iowa Conference and Great Plains Athletic Conference while helping develop three all-American players, seven academic all-Americans and seven all-conference players.  Ted also served as a head coach at Wakonda High School for two years. While there, his teams earned District 8B runner-up, six all-conference awards and a first team all-state award.

Honors

During his college career, Quinn lettered in three seasons for the Mount Marty College Lancers after transferring from the University of Minnesota where he was a member of the Golden Gopher baseball team. Quinn served one season as a student assistant for the Lancers while recovering from ankle surgery. As a high school athlete, Quinn was a two-time South Dakota all-state player for Highmore High School.

Education

Quinn is a 1992 graduate of Highmore High School, a 1997 graduate of Mount Marty College with a bachelor's degree in history education, and a 2001 graduate of the University of South Dakota with a master's degree in athletic administration and sports psychology.

Personal

In addition to coaching basketball at Graceland, Ted serves as the LEAD Curriculum Director. He and his wife Jackie have been married for twelve years and are the proud parents of four-year-old daughter Jenna and one-year-old son Kellen.