Former Immaculata men’s basketball standout Jayson Hyman returned to the Mighty Macs for the 2016-17 season as the head men’s basketball coach at Immaculata. Hyman is entering his ninth season as head coach of the men's basketball team in 2024-25.
In Coach Hyman's eighth season at the helm of the Mighty Macs, Hyman guided the the Immaculata men's basketball team back the Atlantic East Conference semifinals for the fourth consecutive season (minus the 2020-21 shortened COVID season). Immaculata finished 14-13 overall, and was 6-6 in Atlantic East Conference play. Immaculata defeated Neuamann on the road in the AEC Tournament First Round 70-69 to advance to the semifinals. Hyman mentored 2023-24 All-Atlantic East Conference First Team selection Tyler Tillery.
In 2022-23 coach Hyman led Immaculata to the Atlantic East Conference semifinals for a third straight season, finishing fourth in the regular season going 6-6 in Atlantic East Conference play. Immaculata defeated Cabrini 58-57 at Alumnae Hall in the Conference quarterfinals. Hyman and his Immaculata team hosted Division I University at Albany in an exhibition game at Alumnae Hall on November 8, 2022.
In his sixth season in 2021-22, Coach Hyman led the Immaculata men's basketball team to the Atlantic East Conference semifinals for a second straight season. Immaculata finished sixth in the Atlantic East Conference with a 4-8 record in AEC play. In the confrence quarterfinals, Immaculata defeated the third seed Cabrini 89-86 on the road to advance to the semifinals. Hyman mentored 2021-22 All-Atlantic East Conference First Team selection Brandon McCullough, and All-Atlantic East Conference Second Team selection Tyler Tillery.
In Coach Hyman’s fifth season at the helm of the Mighty Macs men’s basketball team the team finished with a 0-1 record following the 64-87 loss to Gwynedd Mercy. The 2020-21 winter season was shortened as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the 2019-20 season, his fourth season at the helm of the Mighty Macs, Hyman guided the Immaculata men’s basketball team back to the Conference semifinals, marking the first time since the 2011-12 season that the Macs appeared in the semifinal round of the Conference Tournament. Immaculata dropped its semifinal battle to top-seed and eventual Champion Wesley by a final of 85-75 to bring the 2019-20 season to a close with an overall record of 10-17 overall. Throughout the 2019-20 season, Hyman’s charges made quite a bit of history as the team celebrated two 1,000-point scorers in Jordan Ambrose, and Brandon McCullough marking the first time since the 2011-12 season that Immaculata saw two players join the 1,000-point club in the same season. Additionally, Hyman also mentored Atlantic East Rookie of the Year, Tyler Tillery who became the first Mac to earn this prestigious award in program history. Under the tutelage of Hyman, the freshman forward also broke the single-season blocks record ending the year with 47 rejections while also being named to the City of Basketball Love All-Rookie squad.
Hyman led the Macs to ten wins and a trip to the Atlantic East Conference Conference Tournament in Immaculata's first season with the newly-formed conference. Immaculata's ten wins marked the third-straight season that the Macs have reached double-figures in wins under Hyman. The third-year head coach oversaw Mighty Mac standout Mike Piekarski cap off his illustrious career with Atlantic East Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors as well as a First-team All-Atlantic East nod, while the emergence of Jordan Ambrose and Brandon McCullough continue to pave the way for future success of the program heading into the 2019-20 season.
Hyman led the Macs to the program's first winning season in eight years with a 13-12 overall record and a 9-9 mark in Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) play, culminating in a seventh-place finish in the conference standings. The second-year head coach oversaw the emergence of junior Mike Piekarski, who was named second-team All-CSAC after a season that saw him rank sixth in the conference with 17.1 points per game and seventh with 7.9 rebounds per game. Additonally, senior guard Will Chapman set both Immaculata's single-game and single-season assists records.
In his first season, he led the Mighty Macs to a 12-14 record overall with a 10-8 mark in the CSAC, which earned the team a fifth seed in the CSAC tournament. The Macs dropped the CSAC Quarterfinal matchup to No. 4 Rosemont on the road. Hyman oversaw the continued development of senior Roy Ferrell Jr. who became the fourth Mighty Mac to reach 1,000 points and was named Second Team All-CSAC.
Hyman spent the 2015-16 season as an assistant men’s basketball coach at West Chester University, where the Golden Rams played for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championship and reached the NCAA Division II Tournament. West Chester players earned the PSAC Freshman of the Year and Defensive Player of Year during the 2015-16 season.
As an assistant, Hyman helped WCU head coach Damien Blair in organizing and running practices, scouting and developing game strategies for upcoming opponents, and assisted in the recruitment of student-athletes. He was also charged with enforcing the team’s discipline and conduct policies, and he assisted in monitoring the academic progress of the men’s basketball team.
Hyman also had duties in team fundraising, developing weight training programs, and serving as the summer camp director.
Prior to West Chester, Hyman spent three seasons (2011-2014) as an assistant coach on the Immaculata University’s women’s basketball staff. He was previously on the women’s basketball coaching staff during the 2009-10 campaign as a volunteer assistant coach. During his four seasons total with the Immaculata women’s team, the Mighty Macs played for a Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) championship once, and reached the conference semifinals twice.
Hyman helped to develop defensive skill strategies, assisted in the preparation and management of practices, scouted opponents, and created individual workout plans to help in player development.
Hyman also has experience as a regional AAU basketball coach with the Mt. Pleasant Bulldogs and working with the Philadelphia 76ers camps as an executive director.
Hyman played for the Mighty Macs for two seasons (2006-08). He helped lead the men’s basketball program to the 2008 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) championship, and its first trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament. For his efforts in the conference title game, Hyman was named the PAC Tournament MVP. Hyman was also selected to the Second Team All-PAC for the 2007-08 season.
Hyman finished his two-year Immaculata career having started 48 of the 52 games in which he appeared with 582 points, 360 rebounds, 75 steals, 30 blocked shots and 33 assists. He was also 228-for-536 (.425) from the field and went 123-for-168 (.732) from the free throw line.
Hyman still holds one record at Immaculata and ranks among the career leaders in several categories. He holds the single-game record for rebounds with 16 against Centenary during the 2007-08 season. His 360 career rebounds rank seventh on the Mighty Macs ledger, his 30 blocked shots are ninth on the career list, and he listed 10th in career steals with 75. He also ranks 10th in both career field goals and field goals attempted (228-536), and is sixth in career free throw percentage (.732).
He graduated from Immaculata in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in Sports Management, and he holds his master’s degree in Public Administration from West Chester University in 2016.
