Jagan Daughters began as an Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at The University of Texas Permian Basin in 2026-27.
Daughters came to UTPB from Lone Star Conference rival Angelo State University (San Angelo, Texas), where he was a graduate assistant coach during the 2025-26 season. During his season in San Angelo, ASU had the second-ranked defense in the LSC and ranked third in the conference in home attendance. He helped coach Third-Team All-LSC selection Jhordan Ryan and Honorable Mention All-LSC selection Jordan Crawford.
Daughters was previously a graduate assistant coach at Kansas Wesleyan University (Salina, Kan.) for two seasons (2023-25), where he was a finalist for Kansas Weslyan Athletics' 2024-25 Assistant Coach of the Year Award. During his time, KWU was a Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) runner-up and was the No. 5-seed in the NAIA National Tournament. At Kansas Wesleyan, Daughters helped coach Alex Littlejohn (2023-24 First Team All-KCAC, 2024-25 Second Team All-KCAC, KWU All-Time Leader in Field Goals Made, Points, and Rebounds) Jun Murdock (2023-24 First Team All-KCAC, 2023-24 KCAC All-Defensive Team, 2023-24 Third Team NAIA All-American), Evens Apollon (2024-25 KCAC All-Defensive Team, 2024-25 NAIA National Leader in Blocks Per Game), Carson Jones (2024-25 KCAC All-Freshman Team), and Easton Hunter (KWU All Time Leader in 3-Pointers Made).
Daughters has also spent time working as a coach at the following camps: Buzz Williams Basketball Camp (Texas A&M University; College Station, Texas; June 2024), Dayton Flyers Basketball Camp (University of Dayton; Dayton, Ohio; June 2025), and Jerome Tang Basketball Camp (Kansas State University; Manhattan, Kan.; June 2025).
After starting his collegiate career as a redshirt men's basketball player at Blinn College (2019-20), Daughters earned his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Business Management with a double major in Sport Management from Dean College in 2023, where he had a 4.0 GPA and was a member of both the men's basketball (2020-23) and men's lacrosse teams (2022-23). He then graduated with his MBA with a Sport Management Concentration from Kansas Wesleyan University (3.9 GPA) in 2025 and his Master of Science (M.S.) in Business Data Science and Analytics from Angelo State University. in 2026
As a student-athlete at Dean, Daughters earned numerous academic awards. He was inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society as a junior, was named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Academic All-Conference Team in both 2021-22 and 2022-23, and earned 2021-22 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court recognition. As a senior, he also earned the Dean College Dr. Karen L. Sykes Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Award, and had the highest Male Athlete Cumulative GPA in Dean College Athletics (4.0). He also worked as an assistant in the sports information office and as a social media intern for the men's basketball team in his time at Dean.
A native of College Station, Texas, Daughters played high school basketball at Allen Academy (Bryan, Texas), where he was a 2019 TAPPS 2A Basketball State Champion
Daughters enjoys spending time with family and hunting.
