Jason Crafton
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Maryland Eastern Shore |
| Conference | MEAC |
| Record | 5–27 (.156) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 30, 1982 |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2003 | Nyack |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2005 | Villanova (video coordinator) |
| 2005–2010 | Navy (assistant) |
| 2010–2012 | Navy (associate HC) |
| 2012–2018 | Nyack |
| 2018–2019 | Delaware Blue Coats (assistant) |
| 2019–present | Maryland Eastern Shore |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 52–135 (.278) |
Jason Crafton (born January 30, 1982) is an American basketball coach. He's the current head coach of the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball.[1]
Playing career[]
Crafton played college basketball at Nyack College, where he was named team captain his junior and senior seasons.[1]
Coaching career[]
After graduation, Crafton joined Jay Wright's staff at Villanova as a video coordinator for two seasons until 2005, when he accepted an assistant coaching position at Navy where he'd serve under fellow former Villanova staffer Billy Lange as well as a season under Ed DeChellis.[2] Crafton would return to Nyack to become the school's head men's basketball coach where from 2012–2018 he compiled a 47-108 record before accepting an assistant coaching position with the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League.[3][4]
On April 24, Crafton was named the head coach at Maryland Eastern Shore.[1][5]
Head coaching record[]
NCAA DII[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyack (CACC) (2012–2018) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Nyack | 5–20 | 3–15 | 7th (North) | |||||
| 2013–14 | Nyack | 10–16 | 8–11 | 5th (North) | |||||
| 2014–15 | Nyack | 7–19 | 6–13 | 6th (North) | |||||
| 2015–16 | Nyack | 11–15 | 8–11 | 5th (North) | |||||
| 2016–17 | Nyack | 7–19 | 3–16 | 7th (North) | |||||
| 2017–18 | Nyack | 7–19 | 7–12 | 5th (North) | |||||
| Nyack: | 47–108 (.303) | 35–78 (.310) | |||||||
| Total: | 47–108 (.303) | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA DI[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Eastern Shore (MEAC) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 5–27 | 4–12 | T–9th | |||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore: | 5–27 (.156) | 4–12 (.250) | |||||||
| Total: | 5–27 (.156) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[]
- ^ a b c "Hawks hire Jason Crafton as new steward of basketball program". University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics.
- ^ "Matt Sladky and Jason Crafton Join Navy Men's Basketball Staff". Naval Academy Athletics.
- ^ "Blue Coats Announce Basketball Operations Staff". Delaware Blue Coats.
- ^ "Warrior Men's Basketball Head Coach Accepts NBA G-League Coaching Position". Nyack. 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Philadelphia 76ers G-League assistant hired as next UMES men's basketball coach". Delmarva Daily Times.
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