May 12th, 2011
Congrats to Former Bishop O’Dowd star Jonathan Metzger-Jones has landed an assistant coaching position at Montana, moving from UC Santa Barbara.
Jono was a high school teammate with Coach Tony, trained with Triple Threat and is now a proud supporter of TTA.
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Courtesy of Kevin McCarthy
http://norcalbasketball.blogspot.com/2011/05/jonathan-metzger-jones-to-montana.html
Jonathan Metzger-Jones has joined the University of Montana men’s basketball coaching staff, according to head coach Wayne Tinkle.
He has replaced Andy Hill, who recently joined coach Larry Krystkowiak’s staff at the University of Utah.
Metzger-Jones comes to Montana from UC Santa Barbara, where he worked the past four seasons. He was an assistant for three of those and served as the program’s director of operations in 2007-08.
His duties at UCSB included all aspects of on-court coaching (working with backcourt players), recruiting and scouting. His responsibilities with the Grizzlies will be the same, and he will assist with the logistics of basketball camps and other team community-oriented functions.
“UCSB has made back-to-back trips to the NCAA tournament, and Jono played a large role in those accomplishments through his coaching and recruiting,” Tinkle said, using Metzger-Jones’ nickname.
“We are excited to have someone the caliber of Jono joining our staff. He is a man of high character. He fits in nicely with our other coaches, in player development and academic success, recruiting and community outreach.”
Prior to his stint at UCSB, Metzger-Jones spent one year as the director of operations at Cal State Fullerton.
He played for head coach Bob Burton (now the head coach at Fullerton) at West Valley College in Saratoga, Calif., from 1997-2000. In his final season at West Valley, he was the team’s most valuable player and team captain. That season he led the state in three-pointers with 123.
Metzger-Jones continued his collegiate career at the University of Pacific in Stockton, Calif. His senior year he tied for the team lead with 48 three-pointers, and he finished his career ranked among the Tigers’ top 10 all time three-point shooters.
Following his career at Pacific, Metzger-Jones played professionally in Italy, Switzerland, Denmark and Finland. From 2000-07 he served as a site director/counselor for the Golden State Warriors youth basketball camps.
He graduated from Pacific in 2002 with a degree in business administration. A native of Oakland, Calif., he is engaged to Alison Keck of Pullman, Wash., and they will be married in Santa Barbara in June.
Courtesy of Kevin McCarthy
http://norcalbasketball.blogspot.com/2011/05/jonathan-metzger-jones-to-montana.html