Jason Crafton (born January 30, 1982) is an American basketball coach. He's the current head coach of the

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Playing career

Crafton played college basketball at

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, where he was named team captain his junior and senior seasons.

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

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where he'd serve under fellow former Villanova staffer

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as well as a season under

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. 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

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of the

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. On April 24, Crafton was named the head coach at Maryland Eastern Shore.

Head coaching record

NCAA DII

NCAA DI

References

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