Current position | |
---|---|
Title | Head coach |
Team | Florida Atlantic |
Conference | American Athletic |
Record | 0–0 (–) |
Biographical details | |
Born | 1975 or 1976 (age 48–49) |
Alma mater |
Trinity International University (1999) Baylor University (2014) |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
2004–2008 | Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy |
2005–2008 | Athletes in Action ( VHC) |
2008–2014 | Athletes in Action |
2008–2009 | Agape Bulgaria |
2010–2011 | ABA Strumica |
2012–2014 | Baylor (GA) |
2017–2024 | Baylor (assistant) |
2024–present | Florida Atlantic |
Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
2008–2014 | Athletes in Action (director) |
2010–2011 | ABA Strumica ( AGM) |
2014–2017 | Gonzaga ( DBO) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 0–0 (–) |
John Jakus (born 1975 or 1976) [1] is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team.
Jakus grew up in Johnsburg, Illinois. [2] He attended Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois, where he received an undergraduate degree in religious studies in 1999, and later received a master's degree in sports management at Baylor University in 2014. [2] [3]
Jakus coached at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy from 2004 to 2008, having a winning percentage of .810 in four years as head coach. [2] [3] He worked with the organization Athletes in Action (AIA) as a volunteer head coach for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and professional trips from 2005 to 2008. [3] In 2008, he volunteered as a head coach for AIA in a trip to Bulgaria. [1]
Jakus became a full-time coach and director for AIA afterwards and also began coaching the team Agape Bulgaria. [1] [3] He also served as team chaplain with Agape Bulgaria. [4] He served with the team through 2009, and in 2010 became the head coach and assistant general manager of ABA Strumica in Macedonia. [3] He served in the position until 2011 and helped the team earn a promotion to the top division. [3] He continued working with AIA through 2014. [3]
Jakus returned to the U.S. in 2012 to care for his son, who was diagnosed with autism. [1] He accepted a coaching position that year as graduate assistant for the Baylor Bears, remaining in the role for two seasons. [5] He left the team following the 2013–14 season and became the director of basketball operations for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. [1] [6] Jakus served three seasons at Gonzaga and helped them reach the national championship in 2017. [7] [8] He returned to Baylor after the season to become an assistant coach. [9] He was an assistant coach at Baylor for seven seasons, assisting as they won the national championship in 2021 and won Big 12 Conference titles in 2021 and 2022. [10]
Jakus was named the head coach of the Florida Atlantic Owls on March 27, 2024. [11]
Jakus was born in Chicago, Illinois to John and Donna Jakus. He is the oldest of four children. John is married and has three children. [3].
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Current position | |
---|---|
Title | Head coach |
Team | Florida Atlantic |
Conference | American Athletic |
Record | 0–0 (–) |
Biographical details | |
Born | 1975 or 1976 (age 48–49) |
Alma mater |
Trinity International University (1999) Baylor University (2014) |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
2004–2008 | Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy |
2005–2008 | Athletes in Action ( VHC) |
2008–2014 | Athletes in Action |
2008–2009 | Agape Bulgaria |
2010–2011 | ABA Strumica |
2012–2014 | Baylor (GA) |
2017–2024 | Baylor (assistant) |
2024–present | Florida Atlantic |
Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
2008–2014 | Athletes in Action (director) |
2010–2011 | ABA Strumica ( AGM) |
2014–2017 | Gonzaga ( DBO) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 0–0 (–) |
John Jakus (born 1975 or 1976) [1] is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team.
Jakus grew up in Johnsburg, Illinois. [2] He attended Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois, where he received an undergraduate degree in religious studies in 1999, and later received a master's degree in sports management at Baylor University in 2014. [2] [3]
Jakus coached at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy from 2004 to 2008, having a winning percentage of .810 in four years as head coach. [2] [3] He worked with the organization Athletes in Action (AIA) as a volunteer head coach for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and professional trips from 2005 to 2008. [3] In 2008, he volunteered as a head coach for AIA in a trip to Bulgaria. [1]
Jakus became a full-time coach and director for AIA afterwards and also began coaching the team Agape Bulgaria. [1] [3] He also served as team chaplain with Agape Bulgaria. [4] He served with the team through 2009, and in 2010 became the head coach and assistant general manager of ABA Strumica in Macedonia. [3] He served in the position until 2011 and helped the team earn a promotion to the top division. [3] He continued working with AIA through 2014. [3]
Jakus returned to the U.S. in 2012 to care for his son, who was diagnosed with autism. [1] He accepted a coaching position that year as graduate assistant for the Baylor Bears, remaining in the role for two seasons. [5] He left the team following the 2013–14 season and became the director of basketball operations for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. [1] [6] Jakus served three seasons at Gonzaga and helped them reach the national championship in 2017. [7] [8] He returned to Baylor after the season to become an assistant coach. [9] He was an assistant coach at Baylor for seven seasons, assisting as they won the national championship in 2021 and won Big 12 Conference titles in 2021 and 2022. [10]
Jakus was named the head coach of the Florida Atlantic Owls on March 27, 2024. [11]
Jakus was born in Chicago, Illinois to John and Donna Jakus. He is the oldest of four children. John is married and has three children. [3].
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)