Jamion Christian
Jamion Christian (born April 18, 1982)
Teams coached: Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers, Siena Saints, George Washington Colonials
Mount St. Mary’s record: 101-95 (.515)
Siena record: 17-16 (.515)
George Washington record: 29-50 (.367)
Overall record: 147-161 (.477)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (2014, 2017)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NEC Regular Season Champion: 1 (2017)
- NEC Tournament Champion: 2 (2014, 2017)
Awards:
- Ben Jobe Award: 1 (2017)
- NEC Coach of the Year: 1 (2017)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
2023-present | Pallacanestro Trieste |
2019-2022 | George Washington |
2018-2019 | Siena |
2012-2018 | Mount St. Mary’s |
2011-2012 | VCU (asst) |
2008-2011 | William & Mary (asst) |
2006-2008 | Bucknell (DBO) |
2004-2006 | Emory and Henry (asst) |
Jamion Christian Facts
- Jamion Christian
- Born April 18, 1982
- Hometown: Quinton, Virginia
- Alma Mater: Mount St. Mary’s University (BA, 2004)
- Led New Kent HS to a 26-0 record and Virginia HS League title as a senior
- Was a three-year captain at Mount St. Mary’s, playing under head coaches Jim Phelan and Milan Brown
- First coaching job was as an assistant under Bob Johnson at D-III Emory and Henry College (VA)
- Spent two years as the DBO at Bucknell under head coach Pat Flannery, then three seasons as an assistant to Tony Shaver at William & Mary before joining Shaka Smart‘s staff at VCU in 2011
- Hired in March 2012 to become the head coach at his alma mater, Mount St. Mary’s
- Led the Mountaineers to the NCAA Tournament in both 2014 and 2017
- Left MSM and became the head coach at Siena in May 2018, going 17-16 in his lone season
- Less than a year later, Christian was hired as the head coach at George Washington
- Went just 29-50 in three years at the helm and was fired in March 2022
- Hired in July 2023 to bee the head coach of Pallacanestro Trieste in Italy’s Lega Basket Serie A, the highest-tier professional league in the country
Jamion Christian Coaching Tree
- Donny Lind (Mount St. Mary’s)
- Carmen Maciariello (Siena)
- Ben Wilkins (Seton Hill)