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During the 2021-2022 Christian was named the Head Coach of the Maine Celtics which produced 7 Call-Ups to the NBA, 2 of which are the Boston Celtics key reserves, Sam Hauser and Luke Kornet. Other notable names that received call-ups were that season were NCAA National Champions Ryan Arcidiacano and Theo Pinson.

Prior to joining the Celtics organization Christian was as an Assistant Coach with the Washington Wizards for 2 seasons and their G League affiliate (Capital City Go-Go) Head Coach for their 2018-2019 inaugural season. From 2014-2018 Christian was a part of the Oklahoma City Thunder organization in a variety of roles. These roles included working with players such as Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Carmelo Anthony, Kendrick Perkins, and others.

Before Christian got his start in the NBA, he was an Assistant Coach at three different colleges: Randolph-Macon College, Emory & Henry College, and Tusculum University. A 2009 Graduate of Emory & Henry College where he played for legendary coach Bob Johnson. Christian is also a proud graduate of New Kent High School, located in New Kent, Virginia.

Jarell comes from a family of coaches and educators in the state of Virginia. His Father John Christian is a long-time coach & teacher at Charles City High School. His Mother is a retired educator after 30+ years in New Kent County Public Schools. And his elder brother, Jamion has been coaching at various levels for the last 20 years all ranging from AAU (Team Richmond) to overseas professional clubs.

Christian spent three seasons at The George Washington University, leading GW in 2021-22 to its most Atlantic 10 victories since 2016-17. In that season, his team outperformed preseason poll projections by a league-best six spots to earn a seventh place finish, GW’s highest since 2016-17. The tenured head coach brought in an influx of talent with six transfers from ‘Power 5’ conferences. Under his guidance, GW placed multiple members on the 2021-22 A-10 All-Conference team for the first time since 2015-16, including Joe Bamisile, James Bishop, and Brayon Freeman.

Christian, who engineered a perennial Northeast Conference title contender at Mount St. Mary’s and turned Siena into one of the nation’s most improved teams in 2018-19.

Christian led the Mount to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances and a 67-39 conference record in six seasons before taking the helm at Siena, where he led the Saints to a nine-win improvement in his lone season.

A native of New Kent, Virginia, Christian made an immediate impact at Siena, implementing a pressure defense and an offense built around protecting the ball and three-point shooting. In his lone season in Albany, Christian’s “Mayhem” brand of basketball saw the Saints improve from 251st to 43rd nationally in scoring defense, 322nd to eighth in fewest turnovers, and 250th to 74th in 3-point field goals per game.

Siena, which was voted to finish last in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference preseason poll that season, went on to a tied-for-second-place regular season finish with an 11-7 league record, just one game out of first place. The Saints finished 17-16 overall, a nine-win improvement from the season prior. Under Christian’s guidance, guard Jalen Pickett won MAAC Rookie of the Year honors and became the first freshman to earn a spot on the All-MAAC First Team since 1987.

Hired to lead his alma mater at the age of 29, Christian led Mount St. Mary’s to two NEC Tournament Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2014 and 2017. He guided the Mount to 101 wins and a winning record in conference play all six seasons, the only school in the conference to achieve that feat.

Taking over a program that went 8-21 the season before he arrived, the first-time head coach led Mount St. Mary’s to an 18-14 record and an appearance in the NEC Tournament Final in 2012-13. A year later, Christian led the Mount back to the NEC Tournament Championship game, which they won to advance to the NCAA Tournament.

Prior to returning to Mount St. Mary's, Christian spent the previous season as an assistant coach at VCU, where he helped lead the program to a record 29 wins, a Colonial Athletic Association Championship, and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2012. Christian began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at Division III
Emory & Henry College (2004-06), before moving on to the Division I ranks as the director of basketball operations at Bucknell University (2006-08), and then as an
assistant coach at the College of William & Mary (2008-11).

He is owner/founder of Strive For Perfection Athletics and Elite5050. Currently serving as the Director of Total Team Commitment (TTC), Coach Crane impacts the DMV community by nurturing the 7 teams within the program, fostering a culture of excellence and community engagement.

Additionally, as the creator of the SFP Middle School All-Star weekend, which attracts hundreds of youth from across the country every year, Coach Crane continues to showcase his commitment to developing young talent on a national scale.

He also played a pivotal role in propelling Team Felton to national recognition, solidifying their status as a basketball powerhouse during its beginning stages. Coach Crane has also served on Team Richmond staff, a long lasting program that continues to develop players to get ready for the next level.