Making an impact in just one year, Jeff Guiot guided SBU to their first winning season in 10 years and their first MIAA Tournament win in 12 years. In his second year, the Bearcats are geared for a thrilling season as they push for a MIAA title and a berth to the NCAA Tournament.

The Bearcats ended last year just one game away from the MIAA Tournament Championship and with a 16-13 record. Another accomplishment met in the 2004-05 season was Sheldon Pace being the first SBU player to be named all-MIAA First-Team since 1991. Pace also led the MIAA in assists averaging 5.79 per game.

Guiot spent three seasons at NCAA Division II Bemidji State University before coming to SBU. At BSU, he turned around a struggling program in the NSIC. In his three years, he produced a 54-33 record, the most successful three-year run in school history, and won the NSIC (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) regular season title in his final season.

In his final year at BSU, Guiot had his most talented and recognized team at Bemidji State. They had their first 20-win season in the history of the University and won the NSIC regular season title, a first since 1966-67. Senior Charles Hanks was named to the North Central Region First Team and was the NSIC "Player of the Year". Hanks' All-Region award is the first All-Region award to given to a Beaver in the history of the program. BSU also had the NSIC "Newcomer of the Year" in James Roberson. In the NSIC, Hanks, Roberson, and a third Beaver were named to the All-NSIC First-Team. The Beavers also led the nation in three-pointers per game at 11.7 and finished with the sixth-highest total of three-pointers made in NCAA Divsion II at 338. In that season, 24 records were broken from Bemidji State, the NSIC, and the NSIC Tournament combined.

Guiot helped to turn around a struggling BSU program in three seasons. In his first season at Bemidji (2001-02), he guided the Beavers to a 17-11 record and their first NSIC tournament appearance. The 13 NSIC wins were a school best which put them at a third seed in the NSIC Tournament. The following season (2002-03) he led BSU to 17 wins again and to their first-ever NSIC Tournament semifinal game.

Prior to taking the job at Bemidji State, Guiot spent one season at NCAA Division I Southern Utah University. In that one season, SUU had their best season ever in the history of the men's basketball program as they won the regular season and tournament championships in the Mid-Continent Conference. Because of their success, SUU was awarded their first -ever bid to the NCAA Tournament.

From 1993 through 2000, Guiot served as the head coach at Neosho County Community College in Chanute, Kansas. In those seven years, he had three All-Americans and six Academic All-Americans and posted the 2000 NJCAA National Academic Team of the Year. He never had a losing season and won four conference championships while making seven consecutive playoff appearances. Witha a 164-60 record, he posted the highest winning percentage ever at NCCC. He also had the most consecutive 20-win seasons, most wins at the school, and most post-season wins.

Getting his start at the high school level, he was the head coach at two different high schools. He had a 48-18 record at Inman (KS) High School and in one season at Schell City (MO) High School he had a 15-8 record. He was also an assistant coach at Chanute (KS) High School where they were 20-4.

Receiving both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Pittsburg State (KS), Guiot was an All-American and all-conference player for the Gorillas. He led the nation in free throw percentage in the 1986 season. Before transferring to PSU, he played three years of basketball at the University of Kansas. In his final year at KU, he was coached by Larry Brown. At Chanute (KS) High School, he was a Converse All-American, a McDonald's All-American Honorable Mention pick, and the Most Valuable Player in the Kansas Basketball Classic.

Guiot is married to the former Tina Clark who is a 1988 graduate of Southwest Baptist University. They have three children in Crystal (14), Preston (13), and Payton (5).