Jamion Christian
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Mount St. Mary’s |
| Conference | NEC |
| Record | 83–81 (.506) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 18, 1982 Quinton, Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2003 | Mount St. Mary’s |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2006 | Emory and Henry (asst.) |
| 2008–2011 | William & Mary (asst.) |
| 2011–2012 | VCU (asst.) |
| 2012–present | Mount St. Mary’s |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2006–2008 | Bucknell (basketball ops.) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2× NEC tournament championships (2014, 2017) NEC regular season championship (2017) |
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| Awards | |
|
NEC Coach of the Year (2017) Ben Jobe Award (2017) |
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Jamion Christian (born April 18, 1982) is an American college basketball coach. He is the current and 22nd head coach of men’s basketball at Mount St. Mary's University. He is under contract to coach the team through the 2018–19 season.
Christian was born and raised in Quinton, Virginia. As a shooting guard, he led New Kent High School to a Virginia High School League State Championship with a 26–0 record and earned the VHSL Group A State Player of the Year honors. Christian then became a shooting guard and a three-year captain for Mount St. Mary's under head coaches Jim Phelan and Milan Brown. Christian's Father, John Christian, was a stand out track athlete at Virginia State University.
Christian began his coaching career as an assistant at Emory and Henry College (2004–06), Bucknell (2006–08) and then William & Mary (2008–11). While with Coach Shaver and the Tribe, Christian recruited two of the most successful players in Tribe history: Brandon Britt and Marcus Thornton.
Christian then served as an assistant at Virginia Commonwealth (2011–12) under head coach Shaka Smart, helping the Rams to the third round of the 2012 NCAA tournament after upsetting #5 seed Wichita State in the 2nd round. Coach Christian also helped the rams to a 2012 CAA Tournament championship and finished 2011-12 season with the most wins in school history (29).
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