Ball State University Athletics
Men's Basketball
Jordan Surenkamp
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Jordan Surenkamp was hired at Ball State in April 2026 after a season as an assistant coach at Radford and before that nearly a decade of experience in the NBA.
"I am excited that Jordan has decided to join our staff at Ball State," Ball State head coach Chris Capko said. "I met Jordan when he was a GA at South Alabama and have seen him work himself through the business. His experience as a G-League head coach will be extremely valuable to me and the staff. Jordan has worked with some of the best coaches in basketball and his experience at both the professional and college levels will benefit the program."
Surenkamp served as an assistant coach in 2024-25 with the Birmingham Squadron, a G League affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans organization.
Prior to his time in Birmingham, Surenkamp was the head coach of the Greensboro Swarm, the G League affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets for three years. During his time with the program, over 15 roster players earned and advanced to NBA call ups, two-way contracts and other international opportunities.
Before leading the Swarm for three seasons, Surenkamp served for three years with the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, which included two years as the team’s head video coordinator. He also was named the head coach for the Hornets summer league squad in 2022.
Before his time in Charlotte, he began his career in professional basketball with the Brooklyn Nets, which included time as the head video coordinator for their G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets.
Surenkamp got his coaching career started as a graduate assistant at South Alabama in 2013. After two years in the role, he was promoted to director of basketball operations in 2015, a position he also held for two seasons before joining the NBA ranks.
A 2013 graduate of Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind., with a bachelor’s in rhetoric, Surenkamp was a four-year letterwinner on the men’s basketball team and appeared in 74 contests overall. During his time on the squad, the Little Giants went 65-39 (.625), which included a mark of 40-22 (.645) in conference play. The group posted 18 wins or more in a season three out of his four years on the team. He was also a standout in the classroom, as he was named a Wabash College President’s Scholar and was a member of the Dean’s List on three separate occasions.
He earned his master’s degree in communications from South Alabama in 2015.
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"I am excited that Jordan has decided to join our staff at Ball State," Ball State head coach Chris Capko said. "I met Jordan when he was a GA at South Alabama and have seen him work himself through the business. His experience as a G-League head coach will be extremely valuable to me and the staff. Jordan has worked with some of the best coaches in basketball and his experience at both the professional and college levels will benefit the program."
Surenkamp served as an assistant coach in 2024-25 with the Birmingham Squadron, a G League affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans organization.
Prior to his time in Birmingham, Surenkamp was the head coach of the Greensboro Swarm, the G League affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets for three years. During his time with the program, over 15 roster players earned and advanced to NBA call ups, two-way contracts and other international opportunities.
Before leading the Swarm for three seasons, Surenkamp served for three years with the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, which included two years as the team’s head video coordinator. He also was named the head coach for the Hornets summer league squad in 2022.
Before his time in Charlotte, he began his career in professional basketball with the Brooklyn Nets, which included time as the head video coordinator for their G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets.
Surenkamp got his coaching career started as a graduate assistant at South Alabama in 2013. After two years in the role, he was promoted to director of basketball operations in 2015, a position he also held for two seasons before joining the NBA ranks.
A 2013 graduate of Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind., with a bachelor’s in rhetoric, Surenkamp was a four-year letterwinner on the men’s basketball team and appeared in 74 contests overall. During his time on the squad, the Little Giants went 65-39 (.625), which included a mark of 40-22 (.645) in conference play. The group posted 18 wins or more in a season three out of his four years on the team. He was also a standout in the classroom, as he was named a Wabash College President’s Scholar and was a member of the Dean’s List on three separate occasions.
He earned his master’s degree in communications from South Alabama in 2015.
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Wednesday, April 01
Men's Basketball // Post press conference w/Coach Capko, President Mearns, Jeff Mitchell & David Eha
Thursday, March 26
Men's Basketball // Coach Capko 1st Day on Campus
Tuesday, March 24
Men's Basketball // Coach Capko has arrived! Walk and Talk upon arrival
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