Jarell Christian

Jarell Christian is an American basketball coach and former professional player.

Jarell Christian

Christian in 2020
Maine Celtics
Position	Head coach
League	NBA G League
Personal information
Born	(1986-07-19) July 19, 1986 Quinton, Virginia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	New Kent (New Kent, Virginia)
College	Emory and Henry
Position	Guard
Number	30
Coaching career	2009–present
Career history
As coach:
2009–2010	Tusculum College (assistant)
2010–2012	Emory and Henry (assistant)
2012–2014	Randolph–Macon (assistant)
2014–2018	Oklahoma City Blue (assistant)
2018–2019	Capital City Go-Go
2019–2021	Washington Wizards (assistant)
2021–present	Maine Celtics

As of 2021, he is the head coach of the Maine Celtics in the NBA G League.[1] He played college basketball at Emory and Henry College.[2]

Previously, he served as an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Blue.[3] He was hired by the Wizards in 2018 as head coach of their development team, the Capital City Go-Go, before being promoted to the Wizards' staff in 2019.[4]

Christian has a strong pedigree in athletics, as he was an All-State track performer at New Kent High School. Christian set state records in the 200M, 400M and 4x100 relay.  .

Christian graduated from E&H in 2009 with a degree in Sports Management after playing four years of basketball for the Wasps.  During his senior year, he served as the high jump and sprint coach for the Patrick Henry High School track team. Christian helped guide that team to a District and Region Championship, coached seven All-State performers and two State Champions.

Born and raised in Quinton, Virginia he attended New Kent High School. Christian's father, John, was a standout track athlete at Virginia State University. His father, John Christian Jr., was a sprinter who was a member of the 1980 Olympic track team which boycotted the Olympics. The elder Christian is in the Virginia State University Hall of Fame and is a retired Head Coach of the Charles City High School Track & Field team. His mother was a teacher for New Kent Middle School (formerly New Kent High School). His brother Jamion Christian, was recently fired after a three year stint of being the Head Coach of the Men’s Basketball team at George Washington University.