Jadon Archer enters his second season as an assistant men's basketball coach at Trinity College in 2026-27. Archer joined head coach James Cosgrove's staff in 2025-26 and helped guide the Bantams to a 26-3 record, their third consecutive New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship, and a third straight appearance in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship semifinals. Trinity finished 10-0 in NESCAC regular-season play and advanced to the national semifinals with victories over Keuka, Babson, Hood, and Tufts before falling to Mary Washington, 64-61.
During the 2025-26 season, Archer was part of a coaching staff that helped three Bantams earn All-NESCAC recognition. Drew Lazarre was named NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year, while Henry Vetter earned NABC Division III All-American Second Team, D3hoops.com Third Team All-American, and College Sports Communicators Academic All-American honors. Jarrel Okorougo also earned First Team All-NESCAC recognition as Trinity continued its run among the nation's top Division III programs.
Archer joined Trinity after a collegiate playing career at Saint Anselm College, where he played three seasons for the Hawks from 2022-23 through 2024-25 after beginning his career at Monroe College. During his senior season in 2024-25, Archer appeared in 19 games, making 13 starts and averaging 6.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game. He also recorded 19 steals and shot 51.0 percent from the field. As a junior in 2023-24, Archer appeared in 22 games and collected 53 rebounds and 19 steals. In his first season at Saint Anselm in 2022-23, he averaged 4.0 points per game and recorded 21 steals and seven blocks in 25 appearances.
Before Saint Anselm, Archer played at Monroe College, where he earned an associate degree in sport management. He appeared in 12 games for the Mustangs during the 2021-22 season, scoring a season-high 23 points against Niagara County Community College. Archer attended the MacDuffie School and Enfield High School in Connecticut, earning All-NEPSAC honors at MacDuffie and All-State recognition at Enfield.
