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Jake Manzelmann is in his 13th season as the speed, strength and conditioning coach for the Cowboy Basketball program.
This is his second stint at Oklahoma State as he worked as a graduate assistant during the 2004-05 season working primarily with the football and women's basketball programs.
Manzelmann has transformed several Cowboys through conditioning and strength training. Byron Eaton, who weighed in at 248 pounds upon his arrival in Stillwater, went on a strict diet and workout regimen under Manzelmann's supervision. By the time the season began, Eaton was competing at his ideal playing weight of 205 pounds throughout his senior season.
Current Cowboy Kentrevious Jones is quickly becoming another Manzelmann success story. Jones arrived on campus at 314 pounds, but was down to 270 before official practices began in October.
Conversely, Manzelmann can also transform players in the opposite direction. Marshall Moses arrived at OSU weighing 213 pounds, but after three years, began his senior year at 255 and became a dominant big man in the Big 12. In just three short months after his arrival in Stillwater as a freshman, Le'Bryan Nash put on 15 pounds of muscle and was quickly ready to battle at the collegiate level.
Another instance is the transformation of Michael Cobbins. When the OSU post player arrived from Amarillo, Texas, his measurements were 6 feet, 8 inches tall and 183 pounds. With a redshirt season and Manzelmann's strength program, Cobbins enters his senior year at 230 pounds and a clearly more muscular frame.
During the one-year hiatus from Stillwater, Manzelmann spent a season as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the football program at Texas Tech. He also served as the strength and conditioning coach for the local minor league hockey team.
Manzelmann initially came to Oklahoma State from Northeastern University in Boston, Mass., where he worked specifically with the football, women's basketball, and men's & women's hockey teams.
A graduate of Northeastern Oklahoma State University in Tahlequah, Manzelmann is strength & conditioning coach certified (SCCC) and is also certified as a corrective exercise specialist (CES).
Manzelmann and his wife, the former Taylor Hardeman, were married on May 18, 2012. Taylor played basketball for the Cowgirls from 2005-09. The couple has two children.
