Jason Gill is an American

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coach and former

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and

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. He played

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for

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and

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from 1991 to 1994. He then served as the head coach of the

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(2009–2019) the

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(2019–2022).

Playing career

Gill attended Mater Dei High School in

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. He then accepted a scholarship to play at

, to play

. He was named an honorable mention All-

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. After two seasons at Cuesta, Gill then went on to play at

. While at Dominguez Hills, Gill was named an honorable mention All-

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. Gill then moved on to

to play his senior season. He batted .345 with .469 on base percentage and slugged .388. He was named a Second Team All-

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performer.

Coaching career

Gill then served as a graduate assistant at Fullerton for two seasons while completing his degree. Gill then spent two season as an assistant coach for the

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team. He then accepted a role as an assistant for the

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program. Gill then spent three seasons as an assistant for the

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team. He then returned to Cal State Fullerton as an assistant for three seasons. On August 13, 2008, Gill was named the head coach of the Loyola Marymount program. In 2011, Gill was interviewed for the head coaching position at Cal State Fullerton, but remained with the Lions. On June 14, 2019, Gill was hired to be the new head coach of the

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program. On June 6, 2022, Gill and Trojans agreed to mutually part ways.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Loyola Marymount Lions bioUSC Trojans bio
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