In March 2020, Bossier Parish Community College named J.A. Anglin as the program’s interim head coach. He joined the Cavaliers after spending the 2019-20 season as the Director of Basketball Operations at the University of New Orleans.

On March 30, 2021, BPCC removed the interim tag, making Anglin the 6^th head coach in program history.

During the recently completed 2022-23 season, the Cavaliers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Region XIV tournament for the second consecutive year. Seven student-athletes continued their basketball careers at four-year institutions. Freshman, Damani Claxton, signed an NCAA Division 1 scholarship to play at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The Cavaliers ranked among Region XIV's best offensively for a second consecutive season, averaging 79.5 points per game.

BPCC received the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award for their excellence in the classroom over the 2022-23 academic year. The Cavaliers finished the academic year with a 3.13 team GPA, which ranked top 25 in the NJCAA. BPCC were one of six NJCAA programs to receive the NABC Team Excellence Award and the lone representative of Region XIV.

In the 2021-22 season, Anglin led the Cavaliers to a 16-14 mark and the program’s first win in the Region XIV tournament. In November, BPCC defeated No. 8 New Mexico Junior College 65-61 for Anglin’s first career victory over a NJCAA Top 10 opponent. The Cavaliers also earned a 109-101 overtime victory over No. 2 Kilgore College in January. BPCC finished the season as one of the top offensive teams in Region XIV, ranking 4^th in field goal percentage (46.9%) and 5^th in points per game (75.4).

As a true freshman, Jaeden Marshall ended the season as Region XIV’s scoring champion in Region XIV play (19.9 points per game and 378 total points). Baton Rouge native, Derick Hamilton finished the year ranked 4^th nationally in field goal percentage (69.9%). Marshall (1^st team) and Hamilton (honorable mention) earned All-Region XIV honors. Both Marshall (University of Nebraska Omaha) and Hamilton (University of Texas at El Paso) signed NCAA Division 1 scholarships.

In Anglin’s first year at the helm, the Cavaliers played a shortened season with only Region XIV contests. BPCC registered a 76-74 victory over No. 14 Panola College in February. It was the program’s first road win over a NJCAA Top 25 team in well over a decade. BPCC also won at Tyler Junior College for the first time since 2012. The Cavaliers’ 93-65 victory over Coastal Bend College was the largest margin of victory (28 points) in Region XIV play in program history.

Paul King (1^st team), Tutu Majok (2^nd team), and Fahmmi Mamo (honorable mention) earned All-Region XIV honors while Paul King (Alcorn State University) and Tutu Majok (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay) signed NCAA Division 1 scholarships.

In his two seasons at BPCC, Anglin has seen four student-athletes (Christian Caldwell, Tutu Majok, Trent Phillips, Jeremy Richard) earn Region XIV All Academic honors. Jeremy Richard was also named to the NJCAA All-Academic team after his freshman season.

In the 2019-20 season, Anglin worked under the University of New Orleans’ winningest coach, Mark Slessinger. The Privateers saw Bryson Robinson cap off his Privateer career as the programs single-season leader in three-pointers made. Robinson was named All-Southland Conference while finishing third in the league in scoring.

Prior to UNO, Anglin served as the Associate Head Coach at LSU Shreveport under Kyle Blankenship. The Pilots went 23-11 in Anglin's first season with a win in the first round of the NAIA National Tournament. At LSUS, Anglin worked primarily with the post players, including All-American Rakim Lubin and NAIA National Player-of-the-Year Jeff Garrett. While at LSUS, Anglin put together a recruiting class which included two All-Americans, Tra Knight and Jeff Boyd. Knight was also named the Red River Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Year.

Anglin began his coaching career in 2011 under Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame coach Tim Floyd at the University of Texas El Paso. He spent four seasons (2011-13, 2016-18) at UTEP in a variety of different roles. During his time at UTEP, Julian Washburn, Dominic Artis, and Omega Harris earned All-Conference USA selections.

Anglin moved on to the University of Louisiana Monroe in 2013 and served as an assistant coach under Keith Richard. Anglin spent three seasons (2013-16) at ULM, assisting the Warhawks to 44 victories in his final two seasons. ULM advanced to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) in 2015, followed by a College Insider.com Tournament (CIT) bid in 2016. ULM registered back-to-back seasons with 20-plus wins for the first time since 1991 and for only the third time in program history.

The 2015-16 Warhawks were undefeated at home (13-0) and finished 15-5 in the Sun Belt Conference, moving to the championship game of the league tournament for the first time in school history. Majok Deng (1^st team) and Justin Roberson (2^nd team) garnered All-Conference honors. Roberson was chosen the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year.

Three Warhawks garnered All-Conference honors over Anglin's three seasons, including Tylor Ongwae (2014, 2015). Anglin also served as the Warhawks’ academic liaison. Under his leadership in this capacity, all 15 seniors graduated. The men's basketball team achieved three perfect 1000 APR scores and earned three consecutive Sun Belt Conference Team Academic Awards.

Early in 2016, Anglin became one of 30 assistant coaches in the nation on the Under Armour 30-Under-30 Team. The team is composed of the nation's brightest assistant coaches under the age of 30. 

A Shreveport, La., native, Anglin played two seasons for coach Mike McConathy at Northwestern State University (2005-08) and two at LSU Shreveport for coach Chad McDowell (2008-10). During his playing career, he earned a combined 91 victories and three conference titles. Anglin was a member of the 2005-06 Northwestern State team that upset third-seeded Iowa in the NCAA Tournament. 

Anglin received his bachelor's degree in history from LSUS in 2010 and a masters of exercise science from ULM in 2016. He is an active member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and currently serving as the Vice President of the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches (LABC). Anglin is married to the former Susan Swearingen of Shreveport, and the couple have one child, Edie.