Jon Jaques

Jonathan David Jaques[1] (born January 2, 1988) is an American-Israeli[2] assistant men's basketball coach for Cornell University. He played college basketball for Cornell University, and played professionally for Ironi Ashkelon in Israel.

Jon Jaques
Cornell Big Red
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueIvy League
Personal information
Born (1988-01-02) January 2, 1988
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican-Israeli
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 Institute of Technology (assistant)
2012–2013Columbia (graduate assistant)
2013–presentCornell (assistant)

Early and personal life

Jaques's was born and raised in Brentwood in Los Angeles, California, and is Jewish.[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] He attended Hebrew school, and had a bar-mitzvah.[4] For high school, he attended and played basketball at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles.[7][8]

He is interested in a career in sports journalism.[4] He has written a college basketball blog called "Blue Chips" for Slam Magazine, and written for The Quad, The New York Times' online college sports blog.[9]

College basketball career

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.[10][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][11][10][8]

Professional basketball career

After graduating from Cornell, Jaques made aliyah by moving to Israel, and signed with Ironi Ashkelon in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.[12]

For 2011-12, he was an assistant basketball coach of the Ducks at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.[10] 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.[10]

He is assistant men's basketball coach for Cornell University.[13]

References
  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. "Jon Jaques College Stats" | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
  4. The Great Rabbino: Interview: Former Cornell Star Jon Jaques
  5. PAINTER: Harvard-Westlake grad Jaques helps Cornell to Sweet 16 – Daily News
  7. Jon Jaques Player Profile, Cornell, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM
  8. Cornell's Jon Jaques - from benchwarmer to star - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
  9. Hurley Announces 2011-12 Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff (CNBNEWS.NET/Gloucester City)
  10. Jon Jaques Bio - Columbia University Lions
  11. MEN’S BASKETBALL | Jon Jaques ’10 Joins the Cornell Coaching Staff | The Cornell Daily Sun
  12. Jaques, Jon (24 March 2011). "From the Sweet 16 to the obscurity of pro basketball in Israel". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  13. "Cornell staff update"
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