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Jon Jaques
Cornell Big Red
PositionHead coach
LeagueIvy League
Personal information
Born (1988-01-02) January 2, 1988 (age 36)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolHarvard-Westlake
(Los Angeles, California)
CollegeCornell (2006–2010)
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–2011
Career history
As player:
2010–2011Ironi Ashkelon
As coach:
2011–2012Stevens Tech (assistant)
2012–2013Columbia (GA)
2013–2022Cornell (assistant)
2022–2024Cornell (associate HC)
2024–presentCornell

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.

Early life

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Jaques'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

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He 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

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After graduating from Cornell, Jaques signed with Ironi Ashkelon in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.[11]

Coaching career

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For 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Jonathan David Jaques was born on January 2, 1988 in Los Angeles County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Jon Jaques Basketball Player Profile, Elitzur Ironi Ashkelon, Cornell, News, Artzit stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket
  3. ^ a b "Jon Jaques College Stats" | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
  4. ^ The Great Rabbino: Interview: Former Cornell Star Jon Jaques
  5. ^ a b PAINTER: Harvard-Westlake grad Jaques helps Cornell to Sweet 16 – Daily News
  6. ^ "The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat - Student Life". 7 December 2015.
  7. ^ Jon Jaques Player Profile, Cornell, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM
  8. ^ a b Cornell's Jon Jaques - from benchwarmer to star - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
  9. ^ a b c d Jon Jaques Bio - Columbia University Lions
  10. ^ MEN’S BASKETBALL | Jon Jaques ’10 Joins the Cornell Coaching Staff | The Cornell Daily Sun
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Cornell staff update"
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