Jay John

Jay John (born May 29, 1958)

Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: TEAM
Current conference: CONFERENCE
Teams coached: Oregon State Beavers
Oregon State record: 72-97 (.426)
Overall record^: 72-97 (.426)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  1  (2005)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

2008-2012	California (asst)
2002-2008	Oregon State
1998-2002	Arizona (asst)
1997-1998	Oregon (asst)
1989-1997	Butler (asst)
1988-1989	San Francisco (asst)
1986-1988	Jamestown CC
1985-1986	Oregon (asst)
1983-1985	Jamestown CC (asst)

Jay John Facts

• Jay John
• Born May 29, 1958
• Hometown: Tuscon, Arizona
• Alma Mater: University of Arizona (BS, 1981) / Butler University (MS, 1994)
• Was a walk-on football and basketball player at Northern Arizona before transferring to Arizona to finish his degree
• First coaching role was as an assistant at Salpointe Catholic HS in Tuscon, working there for three years (1980-83)
• After two years at Jamestown CC (NY), John became an assistant under Don Monson at Oregon in 1985
• Returned to Jamestown to be the head coach a year later, going 41-19 in two season at the helm
• Spent one year on Jim Brovelli‘s staff at San Francisco before joining Barry Collier‘s staff at Butler in 1989
  • In eight seasons at Butler, John was part of two NITs and one NCAA Tournament (1997)
• Returned to Oregon in 1997, this time spending one season as an assistant under Ernie Kent
• Had the opportunity in 1998 to coach at his alma mater, spending the next four years on Lute Olson‘s staff at Arizona
  • The Wildcats went to the NCAA Tournament in each season, including a NCAA Runner-up finish in 2001
• Hired in 2002 to be the head coach at Oregon State, leading the Beavers for six seasons
  • Went 72-97 overall, finishing above .500 just once – that 2004-05 team played in the NIT
  • In January 2008, after starting the season 6-12 (0-6), John was fired as head coach
• The following season, John joined Mike Montgomery‘s staff at California as an assistant coach
  • Helped lead the Bears to three NCAA Tournaments and one NIT over four years on the bench
  • Elevated to Assistant Athletic Director for Basketball Development in 2012

Jay John Coaching Tree

• coming soon

 

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only