Jonathan David Jaques[1] (born January 2, 1988) is an American[2] men's basketball coach who is currently the head coach for Cornell University. He played college basketball for Cornell, and played professionally for Ironi Ashkelon in Israel.
| Cornell Big Red | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Ivy League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 2, 1988 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Harvard-Westlake (Los Angeles, California) |
| College | Cornell (2006–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–2011 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2010–2011 | Ironi Ashkelon |
| As coach: | |
| 2011–2012 | Stevens Tech (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | Columbia (GA) |
| 2013–2022 | Cornell (assistant) |
| 2022–2024 | Cornell (associate HC) |
| 2024–present | Cornell |
Early life
editJaques's was born and raised in Brentwood in Los Angeles, California.[3][4] His father is Doug Jaques, and his sister Clara was starting goalkeeper for the Washington University soccer team in St. Louis, where she was the all-time shutouts leader with 12 in one game.[5][6] For high school, he attended and played basketball at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles.[7][8]
College basketball career
editHe attended Cornell University (Biology; '10), and played basketball for four seasons for Cornell's Big Red men's basketball team, three of them with Ivy League Championship teams.[9][5] In 2009-10 he was team tri-captain and played in 31 games (7th-most in the Ivy League), and had 42 three-point field goals (10th in the league) as he led the league in three-point percentage at 47.2%, and also won the Men's Basketball Rebounder Award.[3][10][9][8]
Professional basketball career
editAfter graduating from Cornell, Jaques signed with Ironi Ashkelon in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.[11]
Coaching career
editFor 2011-12, he was an assistant basketball coach of the Ducks at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.[9] For the 2012-13 season he joined the Columbia University Lions men's basketball team as a graduate manager while attending the Mailman School of Public Health.[9]
He was assistant men's basketball coach for Cornell University[12] from 2013-2024 before becoming head coach in 2024.
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell (Ivy League) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | Cornell | 7–3 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Cornell: | 7–3 (.700) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 7–3 (.700) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Jonathan David Jaques was born on January 2, 1988 in Los Angeles County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ Jon Jaques Basketball Player Profile, Elitzur Ironi Ashkelon, Cornell, News, Artzit stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket
- ^ a b "Jon Jaques College Stats" | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
- ^ The Great Rabbino: Interview: Former Cornell Star Jon Jaques
- ^ a b PAINTER: Harvard-Westlake grad Jaques helps Cornell to Sweet 16 – Daily News
- ^ "The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat - Student Life". 7 December 2015.
- ^ Jon Jaques Player Profile, Cornell, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM
- ^ a b Cornell's Jon Jaques - from benchwarmer to star - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
- ^ a b c d Jon Jaques Bio - Columbia University Lions
- ^ MEN’S BASKETBALL | Jon Jaques ’10 Joins the Cornell Coaching Staff | The Cornell Daily Sun
- ^ Jaques, Jon (24 March 2011). "From the Sweet 16 to the obscurity of pro basketball in Israel". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Cornell staff update"