Coach Bishop, audio message		Jon Bishop Head Men's Basketball Coach bishop47@stmary.edu (913) 758-6311 A.A., Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College B.A., Central Methodist University; M.S. Education, Northwest Missouri State

Jon Bishop became head coach in April 2008. Before coming to USM, Bishop had been assistant coach at Pratt Community College (Kan.), Missouri Western University, Angelo State University (Texas), Kansas Wesleyan University, Northwest Missouri State, Central Missouri State, and the Kansas Cagerz of the United States Basketball League.

Bishop played his collegiate basketball at Central Methodist College in Fayette, Missouri. He was a 1994 NAIA Division II All-America guard for the Eagles, leading CMC to the Heart of America conference championship and an appearance in the NAIA national tournament. He was also selected to the NAIA national tournament All-Tournament Team, and was a unanimous 1st-Team, All-HAAC selection as a senior, leading the league in scoring and free throw percentage.

Prior to CMC, Bishop played at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College and Quivira Heights High School in Bushton, Kan. Bishop is a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the Kansas Association of Basketball Coaches.

Bishop earned an associates degree in communications from Hutchinson Community College, a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from Central Methodist in 1995, and a master's degree in physical education and health from Northwest Missouri State in 2003. Bishop and his wife Jennifer have one child, Caitlin.