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Jamion Christian
	Christian in 2016
Pallacanestro Trieste
Position	Head coach
League	LBA
Personal information
Born	April 18, 1982 (age 42); Quinton, Virginia, U.S.
Position	Guard
Career history
As player:
2000–2003	Mount St. Mary's
As coach:
2004–2006	Emory and Henry (assistant)
2006–2008	Bucknell (operations)
2008–2011	William & Mary (assistant)
2011–2012	VCU (assistant)
2012–2018	Mount St. Mary's
2018–2019	Siena
2019–2022	George Washington
2023–present	Pallacanestro Trieste
Career highlights and awards
	As head coach: LNP Serie A2 Italian 2nd division (2024); 2× NEC tournament (2014, 2017); NEC regular season (2017); NEC Coach of the Year (2017); Ben Jobe Award (2017);

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Jamion Christian (born April 18, 1982) is an American basketball coach, who is head coach for Pallacanestro Trieste in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). In the United States, he was most recently the head coach of the George Washington Colonials men's basketball team.^[1] He previously was the head coach at Siena and Mount St. Mary's.^[2]

Biography

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 has a strong pedigree in athletics, Christian's father, John, was a standout track athlete at Virginia State University. The elder Christian is in the Virginia State University Hall of Fame and is a retired Head Coach of the Charles City County High School Track & Field team. His mother was middle school teacher for New Kent County.

His brother Jarell Christian, is currently the General Manager of the Maine Celtics in the NBA G League.

Assistant coaching career

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).

Head coaching career

Mount St. Mary's hired Christian as head coach on March 26, 2012. Christian implemented an up-tempo offense and “mayhem” defense, comparable to VCU's "havoc" defense popularized by Shaka Smart. After his first season at the helm, Christian was named finalist for the 2013 Joe B. Hall Award, presented to the top first-year head coach in Division 1.

During the 2012–13 season, the Mountaineers qualified for the NEC tournament. As a No. 5 seed, Mount St. Mary's upset Bryant and Robert Morris, but lost to Long Island University in the championship game.^[3] During the 2013–14 season, the Mountaineers won the NEC tournament and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their first appearance since 2008.

Christian was also responsible for overseeing development of Rashad Whack (2014 NEC Tournament MVP and 2nd Team All-NEC; 2013 NEC All-Tournament Team), Julian Norfleet (2014 NEC All-Tournament Team and 2nd Team All-NEC), Sam Prescott (2014 NEC All-Tournament Team) and Shivaughn Wiggins (2013 NEC Rookie of the Year and CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Freshman of the Year).

On May 2, 2018, Christian replaced Jimmy Patsos as the head coach at Siena.^[4] He guided the Saints to a nine-win turnaround from the previous year, finishing 17–16 overall and 11–7 in MAAC play, and a second-place finish. It would be his only season on the job as he accepted the head coaching position at George Washington on March 21, 2019. Christian was fired from George Washington on March 14, 2022, after three seasons.^[5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (Northeast Conference) (2012–2018)
2012–13	Mount St. Mary's	18–14	11–7	T–5th
2013–14	Mount St. Mary's	16–17	9–7	4th	NCAA First Four
2014–15	Mount St. Mary's	15–15	11–7	4th
2015–16	Mount St. Mary's	14–19	10–8	5th
2016–17	Mount St. Mary's	20–16	14–4	1st	NCAA first round
2017–18	Mount St. Mary's	18–14	12–6	T–2nd
Mount St. Mary's:		101–95 (.515)	67–39 (.632)
Siena Saints (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2018–2019)
2018–19	Siena	17–16	11–7	T–2nd
Siena:		17–16 (.515)	11–7 (.611)
George Washington Colonials (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2019–2022)
2019–20	George Washington	12–20	6–12	T–10th
2020–21	George Washington	5–12	3–5	11th
2021–22	George Washington	12–18	8–9	7th
George Washington:		29–50 (.367)	17–26 (.395)
Total:		147–161 (.477)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "Jamion Christian Hired as GW Men's Basketball Head Coach". George Washington University Athletics.
^ "2018–19 Men's Basketball Roster". Siena College Athletics.
^ "Upset Saturday! LIU Brooklyn & Mount St. Mary's Advance To NEC Men's Basketball Title Game". Northeast Conference.
^ "Jamion Christian Named Siena Basketball Head Coach". Siena College Athletics. May 2, 2018.
^ Borzello, Jeff (March 14, 2022). "George Washington men's basketball coach Jamion Christian out after 3 seasons". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2022.

[1] "Jamion Christian Hired as GW Men's Basketball Head Coach". George Washington University Athletics.

[2] "2018–19 Men's Basketball Roster". Siena College Athletics.

[3] "Upset Saturday! LIU Brooklyn & Mount St. Mary's Advance To NEC Men's Basketball Title Game". Northeast Conference.

[4] "Jamion Christian Named Siena Basketball Head Coach". Siena College Athletics. May 2, 2018.

[5] Borzello, Jeff (March 14, 2022). "George Washington men's basketball coach Jamion Christian out after 3 seasons". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2022.

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+'''As head coach:'''
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+* [[Serie A2 (basketball)|LNP Serie A2]] Italian 2nd division (2024)
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+* 2× [[Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament|NEC tournament]] ([[2014 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament|2014]], [[2017 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament|2017]])
+* [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] regular season (2017)
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-'''Jamion Christian''' (born April 18, 1982) is an American [[college basketball]] coach, who was most recently the head coach of the [[George Washington Colonials men's basketball]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gwsports.com/news/2019/3/21/jamion-christian-hired-as-gw-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx|title=Jamion Christian Hired as GW Men's Basketball Head Coach|website=George Washington University Athletics}}</ref> He previously was the head coach at [[Siena Saints men's basketball|Siena]] and [[Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball|Mount St. Mary's]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sienasaints.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball|title=2018–19 Men's Basketball Roster|website=Siena College Athletics}}</ref>
+'''Jamion Christian''' (born April 18, 1982) is an American [[basketball]] coach, who is head coach for [[Pallacanestro Trieste]] in the Italian [[Lega Basket Serie A]] (LBA). In the United States, he was most recently the head coach of the [[George Washington Colonials men's basketball]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gwsports.com/news/2019/3/21/jamion-christian-hired-as-gw-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx|title=Jamion Christian Hired as GW Men's Basketball Head Coach|website=George Washington University Athletics}}</ref> He previously was the head coach at [[Siena Saints men's basketball|Siena]] and [[Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball|Mount St. Mary's]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sienasaints.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball|title=2018–19 Men's Basketball Roster|website=Siena College Athletics}}</ref>
 == Biography ==
-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 Mountaineers men's basketball|Mount St. Mary's]] under head coaches [[Jim Phelan (basketball)|Jim Phelan]] and [[Milan Brown]]. Christian's father, John, was a standout track athlete at Virginia State University.
+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 Mountaineers men's basketball|Mount St. Mary's]] under head coaches [[Jim Phelan (basketball)|Jim Phelan]] and [[Milan Brown]]. Christian has a strong pedigree in athletics, Christian's father, John, was a standout track athlete at [[Virginia State University]]. The elder Christian is in the [[Virginia State University]] Hall of Fame and is a retired Head Coach of the Charles City County High School Track & Field team. His mother was middle school teacher for New Kent County.
+His brother [[Jarell Christian]], is currently the General Manager of the [[Maine Celtics]] in the [[NBA G League]].
 === Assistant coaching career ===
 Christian began his coaching career as an assistant at [[Emory and Henry College]] (2004–06), [[Bucknell Bison men's basketball|Bucknell]] (2006–08) and then [[William & Mary Tribe men's basketball|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 (basketball, born 1993)|Marcus Thornton]].
-Christian then served as an assistant at [[VCU Rams men's basketball|Virginia Commonwealth]] (2011–12) under head coach [[Shaka Smart]], helping the [[2011–12 VCU Rams men's basketball team|Rams]] to the third round of the [[2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|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).
+Christian then served as an assistant at [[VCU Rams men's basketball|Virginia Commonwealth]] (2011–12) under head coach [[Shaka Smart]], helping the [[2011–12 VCU Rams men's basketball team|Rams]] to the third round of the [[2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|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).
 === Head coaching career ===
 Mount St. Mary's hired Christian as head coach on March 26, 2012. Christian implemented an up-tempo offense and “mayhem” defense, comparable to VCU's "havoc" defense popularized by Shaka Smart. After his first season at the helm, Christian was named finalist for the 2013 Joe B. Hall Award, presented to the top first-year head coach in Division 1.
-During the [[2012–13 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team|2012–13 season]], the Mountaineers qualified for the [[2013 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|NEC tournament]] for the first time since the 2009–10 season. As a No. 5 seed, Mount St. Mary's upset [[2012–13 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team|Bryant]] and [[2012–13 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team|Robert Morris]], but lost to [[2012–13 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team|Long Island University]] in the championship game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2013/3/9/MBB_SemiRecaps_13.aspx|title=Upset Saturday! LIU Brooklyn & Mount St. Mary's Advance To NEC Men's Basketball Title Game|website=Northeast Conference}}</ref> During the [[2013–14 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team|2013–14 season]], the Mountaineers won the [[2014 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|NEC tournament]] and earned an automatic bid to the [[2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA tournament]], their first appearance since 2008.
+During the [[2012–13 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team|2012–13 season]], the Mountaineers qualified for the [[2013 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament|NEC tournament]]. As a No. 5 seed, Mount St. Mary's upset [[2012–13 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team|Bryant]] and [[2012–13 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team|Robert Morris]], but lost to [[2012–13 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team|Long Island University]] in the championship game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2013/3/9/MBB_SemiRecaps_13.aspx|title=Upset Saturday! LIU Brooklyn & Mount St. Mary's Advance To NEC Men's Basketball Title Game|website=Northeast Conference}}</ref> During the [[2013–14 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team|2013–14 season]], the Mountaineers won the [[2014 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament|NEC tournament]] and earned an automatic bid to the [[2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]], their first appearance since 2008.
 Christian was also responsible for overseeing development of Rashad Whack (2014 NEC Tournament MVP and 2nd Team All-NEC; 2013 NEC All-Tournament Team), Julian Norfleet (2014 NEC All-Tournament Team and 2nd Team All-NEC), Sam Prescott (2014 NEC All-Tournament Team) and Shivaughn Wiggins (2013 NEC Rookie of the Year and CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Freshman of the Year).
-On May 2, 2018, Christian replaced [[Jimmy Patsos]] as the head coach at Siena.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sienasaints.com/news/2018/5/2/Jamion_Christian_Named_Siena_Basketball_Head_Coach.aspx|title=Jamion Christian Named Siena Basketball Head Coach|website=Siena College Athletics}}</ref> He guided the Saints to a nine-win turnaround from the previous year, finishing 17–16 overall and 11–7 in [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]] play, and a second place finish. It would be his only season on the job as he accepted the head coaching position at George Washington on March 21, 2019. Christian was fired from George Washington on March 14, 2022, after three seasons.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Borzello |first1=Jeff |title=George Washington men's basketball coach Jamion Christian out after 3 seasons |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33501848/sources-george-washington-men-basketball-coach-jamion-christian-3-seasons |access-date=March 14, 2022 |work=[[ESPN]] |date=March 14, 2022}}</ref>
+On May 2, 2018, Christian replaced [[Jimmy Patsos]] as the head coach at Siena.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sienasaints.com/news/2018/5/2/Jamion_Christian_Named_Siena_Basketball_Head_Coach.aspx|title=Jamion Christian Named Siena Basketball Head Coach|website=Siena College Athletics|date=May 2, 2018 }}</ref> He guided the Saints to a nine-win turnaround from the previous year, finishing 17–16 overall and 11–7 in [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]] play, and a second-place finish. It would be his only season on the job as he accepted the head coaching position at George Washington on March 21, 2019. Christian was fired from George Washington on March 14, 2022, after three seasons.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Borzello |first1=Jeff |title=George Washington men's basketball coach Jamion Christian out after 3 seasons |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33501848/sources-george-washington-men-basketball-coach-jamion-christian-3-seasons |access-date=March 14, 2022 |work=[[ESPN]] |date=March 14, 2022}}</ref>
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  | conference   = 9–7
  | confstanding = 4th
- | postseason   = [[2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA First Four]]
+ | postseason   = [[2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA First Four]]
 }}
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  | conference   = 14–4
  | confstanding = 1st
- | postseason   = [[2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|NCAA Division I First Round]]
+ | postseason   = [[2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA first round]]
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  | season       = [[2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2020–21]]
  | name         = [[2020–21 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team|George Washington]]
- | overall      = 5–11
+ | overall      = 5–12
  | conference   = 3–5
  | confstanding = 11th
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  | name       = George Washington
- | overall    = {{Winning percentage|29|49|record=y}}
+ | overall    = {{Winning percentage|29|50|record=y}}
  | confrecord = {{Winning percentage|17|26|record=y}}
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- | overall = {{Winning percentage|147|160|record=y}}
+ | overall = {{Winning percentage|147|161|record=y}}
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v t e Pallacanestro Trieste current roster
3 Bossi 4 Ross 7 Reyes 8 Deangeli 9 Uthoff 10 Ruzzier 12 Campogrande 13 Candussi 22 Brown 23 Brooks 34 Johnson 45 Valentine
Head coach: Christian Assistant coaches: Nanni Taccetti Schlitzer