Jay John
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | California |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 29, 1958 Tucson, Arizona |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980–1983 | Salpointe Catholic HS (asst.) |
| 1983–1985 | Jamestown CC (asst.) |
| 1985–1986 | Oregon (asst.) |
| 1986–1988 | Jamestown CC |
| 1988–1989 | San Francisco (asst.) |
| 1989–1997 | Butler (asst.) |
| 1997–1998 | Oregon (asst.) |
| 1998–2002 | Arizona (asst.) |
| 2002–2008 | Oregon State |
| 2008–present | California (asst.) |
Jay John (born May 29, 1958) is currently an assistant men's basketball coach for the California Golden Bears at the University of California, Berkeley. He was the former men's basketball head coach of the Oregon State Beavers at Oregon State University.
Born in Tucson, Arizona, John's college basketball playing career was as a walk-on player at Northern Arizona University. He also was a walk-on football player at NAU as well. He later transferred and is a 1981 graduate of the University of Arizona with a degree in biology. He continued his education at Butler, where he earned a Master of Science degree in 1994.
John's first coaching position was as a basketball coach at his alma mater, Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, Arizona. At Salpointe, John served as the freshman head coach and a varsity assistant for three seasons from 1980–83. He also taught physical science and biology there.
John's next job was at Jamestown Community College in New York, as an assistant from 1983–85. He left Jamestown in 1985 to become an assistant coach with the University of Oregon, serving under head coach Don Monson. After one season with the Ducks, John returned to Jamestown to become the head coach for the 1986–87 and 1987–88 seasons. He led JCC to a two-year mark of 41–19 and to the Region 3 West Zone title game his first year. John was named the conference’s Coach of the Year.
After two seasons as the head coach at Jamestown, John left to become an assistant coach at the University of San Francisco. He remained in San Francisco for one season.
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