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Trieste, 11 July 2023 – jamion Christian is the new coach of Pallacanestro Trieste. American, born in Virginia in 1982, Christian is considered one of the best young emerging head coaches in college basketball in the United States.
“We are thrilled to announce Jamion Christian as head coach of Pallacanestro Trieste,” said the General Manager of Basketball Trieste Michael Archers. “Jamion brings to Trieste sixteen years of experience as a coach, of which ten as head coach and six as deputy, protagonist in competitions at the highest level, with a deep passion and a proven ability to teach the game and to develop and inspire his players and his staff. His integrity, his engaging personality, his ability to communicate, his hunger to learn and improve every day and his thirst for victory make him the ideal person to lead Pallacanestro Trieste towards a bright future. I want to give him and his family the warmest welcome to our basketball family and to Trieste.”
Posted in no. 14 of the last ranking of best coaches under 40 Of ESPN as of December 2022 – Jamion Christian has been the head coach of the George Washington Colonials in the league for the past three seasons NCAA; previously he had led the Siena College team and for six years that of Mount St. Mary University.
Notably, Christian led the Mount to two NCAA Tournament appearances and a 67-39 conference record in six seasons; when he took the helm of Siena he led the team to an improvement of nine wins in his season as head coach over the previous one. In his fifth year at Mount St. Mary University he was awarded the Jim Phelan Coach of the Year 2016-17and with the Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year by CollegeInsider.com.
“The choice of Jamion Christian – commented the president of Pallacanestro Trieste Richard of Meo – responds to the company’s objectives and to the game that our General Manager has in mind for Trieste. It is a courageous, revolutionary choice, capable of giving substance to our motto: a rebirth of Pallacanestro Trieste that passes through the challenge and the will to do our best. It is a choice that I am sure our fans will love in a short time, because Jamion promises to bring his exceptional style to Trieste”.
Christian stands for his defense in style “mayhem”, a fast technique, focused on aggressive pressure and trapping. A defense designed to induce opponent turnovers and several steals; extra possessions that the coach wants to turn into points by preaching the protection of the ball and an intelligent construction of the 3-point shot.
The career of the new head coach of Pallacanestro Trieste began as a player: he graduated in 2004 from the Mount St. Mary’s, was a three-time team captain under the coaches of Phelan and Milan Brown. He has amassed 581 points in 90 career games, including 56 as a starter. Christian led Mount in scoring with an average of 11.3 points per game in the 2001-02 season. He began his college-level coaching career as an assistant coach.Emory & Henry College (2004-06), before moving to Division I as director of basketball operations at the Bucknell University (2006-08), then as an assistant coach at the College of William & Mary (2008-11). The last commitment as an assistant coach sees him sit on the bench Virginia Commonwealth Universityfor the 2011-2012 season.
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Trieste, July 11, 2023 – Jamion Christian is the new coach of Pallacanestro Trieste . An American, born in Virginia in 1982, Christian is considered one of the best up-and-coming young head coaches in college basketball in the United States.
“We are absolutely thrilled today to announce Jamion Christian as our Head Coach and leader of our basketball team” said Pallacanestro Trieste General ManagerMichael Arcieri. “Jamion brings with him to Trieste sixteen years of coaching experience and competing at the highest levels, a deep passion and demonstrated ability to teach the game and develop and inspire his players and staff. His integrity, warm and engaging personality, elite ability to communicate, hunger to learn and improve each day and thirst for winning make him the ideal person to carry Pallacanestro Trieste to its brightest future. We welcome Jamion and his family to our basketball family and enchanting city and wish them happiness and great success.”
Ranked No. 14 on ESPN’s latest under-40 coaches list as of December 2022 – Jamion Christian has been the head coach of the George Washington Colonials in the NCAA championship for the past three seasons; he previously led the Siena College team and for six years the Mount St. Mary University team.
Notably, Christian led the Mount to two NCAA Tournament appearances and a 67-39 conference record in six seasons; when he took the helm at Siena he led the team to a nine-win improvement in his head coaching season over his previous one. In his fifth year at Mount St.Mary’s University, he was honored with the 2016-17 Jim Phelan Coach of the Year, and CollegeInsider.com’s Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year.
“The choice of Jamion Christian”, commented Trieste Basketball President Richard deMeo“meets the goals of the club and the game our general manager has in mind for Trieste. It is a courageous, revolutionary choice, capable of giving substance to what is our motto: a rebirth of Pallacanestro Trieste that passes through challenge and the will to do the best. It is a choice that I am sure our fans will love in a short time, because Jamion promises to bring his exceptional style to Trieste.”
Christian is distinguished by his mayhem-style defense, a fast-paced technique focused on aggressive pressure and trapping. A defense designed to induce lost balls to opponents and several steals; extra possessions that the coach wants to turn into points by preaching ball protection and smart 3-point shot construction.
2023-07-11 13:36:48
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