Jess Settles is the former Iowa standout basketball player who was one of the top basketball players and is the head coach of the Iowa Wesleyan College men's basketball team. In addition to that, he made his appearance in The Moonlight Graham Show with his story.

Jess Settles' Wikipedia

Date Of Birth: 1974

Birth Day: 7 July

Father: Steve Settles

Mother: Mary Settles

Age: 48 Years Old

Siblings: Jake Settles

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Relationship Status: Married

Birth Place: Iowa, USA

Married Date: N/A

Nationality: American

Wife: Joanna Settles

Religion: Christianity

Children: Three

Ethnicity: White

Profession: Coach

Height: 6 Feet 7 Inch tall 

Net worth: $2 Million

Weight: 100 kg

Instagram: N/A

Education: Arts Degree

Twitter: Link

College: Duke Ellington School of Arts 

Facebook: N/A

Who Is Jess Settles? Biography & Parents

Jess Settles is a former basketball player who was named Mr. Iowa Basketball in 1993 and was a Parade All-American Fourth Team. Similarly, he was also the second year as head coach of the Iowa Wesleyan College men's basketball team.

Apart from this, Jess was born to a family of a father, Steve Settles, and a mother, Mary Settles, who was raised along with his other sibling named, Jake Settles. According to the research data, his father and his uncle Gary Settles, worked together on a farm for raw-crop operations. At the same time, his mother was the principal of an elementary school. Besides that, his Uncle Gary's sons, Allison and Lincoln, were also well-known athletes.

In contrast to that, Jess was born on 7 July 1974 in Iowa, which makes him 48 years old as of 2022, and he has a zodiac or star sign of Cancer. Likewise, the former basketball player holds an American nationality and is part of the white ethnic group, and follows Christianity as his religion.

His approximate height is around 6 feet and 7 inches or 2 m tall, and he has a decent weight of about 100 kg or 220 lbs. As for his educational background, Jess completed his higher-level education at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Later, he attended Winfield Mt. Union High School in Winfield, Iowa, for his education.

Jess Settles' Social Media

Jess Settles is rarely present on social media platforms. He can be seen on Twitter with the username Jess Settles and the Twitter handle as @JessSettlesHoop and has nearly 10k followers.

Jess Settles' Married Life

Many people are curious to know about Jess Settles' married life or his wife's details. Well, the former basketball player Jess Settles is a married personality who tied the wedding knot to his long-time girlfriend-turned-wife, Joanna Settles. The couple are happily married to each other and has been together for around 15 years.

His wife, Joanna Settles, is also a coach like Jess and is the girls' basketball coach at Mount Pleasant High School. She was named the head coach of the Mount Pleasant girls' basketball team after the retirement of Rob McLelland. The couple is blessed with three children and are named Jema, Josie, and Julia where Jema Settles is 15 years old, Josie Settles is 12 years old, and Julia Settles is 10 years old.

Net Worth & Career

Jess Settles has a successful career with a net worth of around $2 million as of 2022 and lives a luxurious life. Jess's basketball career started when he was in high school and was one of the nation’s top forward prospects at Winfield-Mt. Union High School.

Later, at the University of Iowa, during his freshman season, he was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and was the third-team all-conference. In his third season, Jess was named the First team All-Big Ten by league coaches.

However, his playing time was limited for one season due to his back injury. Despite that, he kept trying to make the chance to play. Moreover, Jess Settles was the Co-Most Valuable Player and was awarded Captain’s Award during his final season for Hawkeye. Furthermore, he also liked journalism and wrote a weekly column called Above the Rim for his hometown newspaper in Winfield.