Jon Jaques

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Jon Jaques

| image =

| caption =

| position = Head coach

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lbs = 220

| league = Ivy League

| team = Cornell Big Red

| number =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|01|02}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| high_school = Harvard-Westlake
(Los Angeles, California)

| college = Cornell (2006–2010)

| draft_year = 2010

| career_start = 2010

| career_end = 2011

| years1 = 2010–2011

| team1 = Ironi Ashkelon

| cyears1 = 2011–2012

| cteam1 = Stevens Tech (assistant)

| cyears2 = 2012–2013

| cteam2 = Columbia (GA)

| cyears3 = 2013–2022

| cteam3 = Cornell (assistant)

| cyears4 = 2022–2024

| cteam4 = Cornell (associate HC)

| cyears5 = 2024–present

| cteam5 = Cornell

| highlights =

}}

Jonathan David Jaques{{Cite web|url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/jonathan_david_jaques_born_1988_18597498|title=Jonathan David Jaques was born on January 2, 1988 in Los Angeles County, California|website=californiabirthindex.org|publisher=California Birth Index|access-date=June 22, 2020}} (born January 2, 1988) is an American[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Jon-Jaques/Israel/Elitzur-Ironi-Ashkelon/115325 Jon Jaques Basketball Player Profile, Elitzur Ironi Ashkelon, Cornell, News, Artzit stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket] 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

Jaques's was born and raised in Brentwood in Los Angeles, California.[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jon-jaques-1.html "Jon Jaques College Stats" | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com][http://thegreatrabbino.blogspot.com/2010/10/interview-former-cornell-star-jon.html The Great Rabbino: Interview: Former Cornell Star Jon Jaques] 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 season.[https://www.dailynews.com/2010/03/24/painter-harvard-westlake-grad-jaques-helps-cornell-to-sweet-16/ PAINTER: Harvard-Westlake grad Jaques helps Cornell to Sweet 16 – Daily News]{{cite web | url=http://www.studlife.com/sports/womens-soccer/2015/12/07/the-thrill-of-victory-the-agony-of-defeat/ | title=The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat - Student Life | date=7 December 2015 }} For high school, he attended and played basketball at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles.[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jon-Jaques/Summary/9455 Jon Jaques Player Profile, Cornell, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM][http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/ncb/id/5001203 Cornell's Jon Jaques - from benchwarmer to star - Men's College Basketball - ESPN]

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.[http://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205722960 Jon Jaques Bio - Columbia University Lions] 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.[http://cornellsun.com/2013/09/02/mens-basketball-jon-jaques-10-joins-the-cornell-coaching-staff/ MEN’S BASKETBALL | Jon Jaques ’10 Joins the Cornell Coaching Staff | The Cornell Daily Sun]

Professional basketball career

After graduating from Cornell, Jaques signed with Ironi Ashkelon in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.{{cite news |title=From the Sweet 16 to the obscurity of pro basketball in Israel |first=Jon |last=Jaques |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/the_bonus/03/22/israel.hoops/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104035937/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/the_bonus/03/22/israel.hoops/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |newspaper=Sports Illustrated |date=24 March 2011 |accessdate=9 April 2011}}

Coaching career

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

He was assistant men's basketball coach for Cornell University[https://hoopdirt.com/cornell-staff-update/ "Cornell staff update"] from 2013-2024 before becoming head coach in 2024.