NATCHITOCHES – Jordan Dupuy is coming back to the Northwestern State athletic department.
 
Dupuy, who coached the Northwestern women's basketball program for three-plus seasons, joined the athletic department as its Associate Athletic Director of External Relations, overseeing NSU's corporate sponsorships and development, ticketing, marketing and communications.
 
"Adding Jordan Dupuy strengthens our administrative staff," Director of Athletics Kevin Bostian said. "Jordan brings a wealth of experience in college coaching, which will translate to this role. There are many similarities between this role and coaching, especially the parallels between it and recruiting. Jordan has sold his vision for Northwestern State before, and he will do so again just in a different realm. His ability to connect with people and show them what he envisions for Northwestern will resonate with our current and future corporate partners and donors."
 
During his head coaching tenure in Natchitoches, Dupuy coached a pair of future professional players – Beatrice Attura and Shahd Abboud – who are still playing overseas. Attura was a first-team All-Louisiana and All-Southland Conference honoree in her lone season under Dupuy while also becoming the first Academic All-American in program history and the 15^th in Northwestern athletic history. Attura also was named the Southland Conference Women's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year.
 
Dupuy came to Northwestern the first time following more than a decade with the Southern Miss women's basketball programs where he finished his time as its associate head coach.
 
At Southern Miss, Dupuy recruited and coached 12 All-Conference USA selections, five all-freshman selections and four all-defensive team picks. He also brought two C-USA Newcomers of the Year and a Defensive Player of the Year to Hattiesburg.


Following his NSU coaching tenure, Dupuy returned to Mississippi for two years, coaching the Columbia High School boys basketball team and leading the Wildcats to consecutive playoff appearances, including a run to the Sweet 16.
 
Dupuy returned to Natchitoches in 2022 where he became the head swimming coach at Natchitoches Central, leading the Chiefs to the state meet each season. He also was an assistant boys basketball coach for the Chiefs, helping them reach the state title game in 2024, the state semifinals a year later and the state quarterfinals this past March.
 
Dupuy is a two-time Southern Miss graduate, earning his bachelor's degree in coaching and sport administration in 2002 and his master's degree in sport administration in 2003.