Jarell Christian

For the last two seasons Jarell has served as the General Manager of the Maine Celtics, the NBA G League affiliate of the Boston Celtics, Pro Personnel Scout, and Player Development Coach with the Boston Celtics.

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.