- Jay John
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Name = Jay John
Sport =Basketball
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DateOfBirth = 1959
Birthplace =Tucson ,Arizona
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College = Oregon State
Title = Head coach
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CoachYears = 1980–1983
1983–1985
1985–1986
1986–1988
1988–1989
1989–1997
1997–1998
1998–2002
2002–2008
2008-present
CoachTeams = Salpointe Catholic HS (asst.)
Jamestown CC (asst.)
Oregon (asst.)
Jamestown CC
San Francisco (asst.)
Butler (asst.)
Oregon (asst.)
Arizona (asst.)
Oregon StateCalifornia Golden Bears
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BBallHOF =Jay John (b. 1959
Tucson ,Arizona ) is currently an assistant men'sbasketball coach for theCalifornia Golden Bears at theUniversity of California, Berkeley . He was the former men's basketball head coach of theOregon State Beavers atOregon State University .Early life
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 theUniversity of Arizona with a degree in biology. He continued his education atButler , where he earned a Master of Science degree in 1994.Coaching career
John's first coaching position was as a basketball coach at his alma mater,
Salpointe Catholic High School inTucson ,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 theUniversity of Oregon , serving under head coachDon 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.John moved on again to become an assistant to Barry Collier at
Butler University . He was a member of the Bulldogs’ staff from 1989-97, and helped the team to a then-school record 23 wins his final year. The 1997 team advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 35 years.In 1997, John again became an assistant coach at the University of Oregon. He remained with the Ducks for one season.
The following season, John was hired as an assistant at the
University of Arizona , under legendary coachLute Olson (a 2002 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee). In four seasons at Arizona, John helped the Wildcats to four NCAA Tournament appearances, including the national championship game in 2001. While in Tucson, Arizona finished in the top 12 in the national rankings every season, six student-athletes were selected in the NBA Draft, and on nine occasions individuals were selected to the All-Pac-10 team. John has been credited with the development of the Wildcats’ power forwards and centers during his tenure. Lindy’s College Basketball Yearbook named him one of five assistant coaches to watch, and Hoop Scoop ranked him number one in its top 25 assistant coaches poll.In April 2002, John was introduced as the 19th head basketball coach in Oregon State's storied history.
In his first season at Oregon State, John's team earned its most conference victories in eight seasons, going 6-12 in the Pac-10 (6th-T), Oregon State's highest conference standing in 10 years. His team won at USC and UCLA in the same season for the first time in 15 years and captured the most road victories in one season in a decade.
The 2004-05 season, year 3 for John, was the season that things really got turned around. The team posted their first winning record in 15 seasons, going 8-10 in the Pac-10 and 17-15 overall. This was Oregon State's most conference wins and highest place in the conference(5th) since the 1992-93 season. John’s squad won a Pac-10 Tournament game for the first time since 1989, beating UCLA in the first round. The Beavers earned a post-season berth for the first time since 1990, receiving a bid to the National Invitation Tournament.
After two-and-a-half substandard seasons, John was relieved of his duties on January 20, 2008. ref|osubeavers.com
On April 23, 2008, John was announced as a member of Mike Montgomery's staff on the California Golden Bears men's basketball team.ref|calbears.cstv.com
Personal life
John lives with his wife Lisa and has sons Tyler and Trevor. Tyler is a sophomore at Oregon State.
Head coaching record
CBB Yearly Record Start
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name=Oregon State
startyear=2002
conference=Pacific Ten Conference
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championship =
season = 2002–2003
name = Oregon State
overall = 13-15
conference = 6-12
confstanding = T-6th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2003–2004
name = Oregon State
overall = 12-16
conference = 6-12
confstanding = 9th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2004–2005
name = Oregon State
overall = 17-15
conference = 8-10
confstanding = 5th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2005–2006
name = Oregon State
overall = 13-18
conference = 5-13
confstanding = 8th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2006–2007
name = Oregon State
overall = 11-21
conference = 3-15
confstanding = 9th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2007-2008
name = Oregon State
overall = 6-12
conference = 0-6
confstanding = 10th
postseason =CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Oregon State
overall = 72-97
confrecord = 28-68CBB Yearly Record End
overall=72-97References
* [http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=24842&SPID=1954&DB_OEM_ID=4700&ATCLID=130405&Q_SEASON=2006 Biography from Oregon State]
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* [http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042308aaa.html Calbears.com press release]
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