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Jason Donnelly enters his fifth season with the Villanova program in 2009-10 and second in his current capacity as an assistant coach. "Jason is a young, enthusiastic and experienced basketball coach," says head coach Jay Wright. "His organization and people skills made an enormous impact on our program over his first three years with our staff and now those traits serve him well as a teacher and recruiter. We look forward to watching Jason emerge as another great Villanova basketball assistant coach." Donnelly was promoted to his current slot in the fall of 2008. In this assignment he is responsible for on-court teaching, scouting, recruiting and helps monitor the academic progress of the student-athletes in the basketball program. In his three years in the operations position, Donnelly handled an assortment of duties vital to the function of the men's basketball office. In that period he was primarily focused on off-court player development, including academics and scheduling. He also served as the basketball office's link to the athletic department on day-to-day matters, including working closely with the facilities staff on the design of the university's basketball training and student fitness facility, the Davis Center. In addition, he coordinated all team travel and the Villanova Basketball camps while also fulfilling the role of assistant producer on the "Inside Villanova Basketball" television and "Talking Villanova Basketball" radio programs. Over the course of his first four seasons at Villanova, the Wildcats owned a 102-37 (.734) record. In the summer of 2007, Donnelly enjoyed the unique experience of serving as the administrative assistant/manager for the United States' entry in the Pan American Games. He coordinated the trials held in Haverford, Pa., and the team's travel en route to Brazil, while assisting the coaching staff with a variety of off-court tasks. Donnelly came to Villanova from Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington, Va., where he served as the lead assistant coach to Joe Wootten from 1999-2005. In his final four seasons on the staff Bishop O'Connell posted a record of 116-19 (.859) and was consistently ranked in the national top 25. Prior to that stint, Donnelly began his coaching career as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. As an undergraduate, Donnelly earned a history degree from Muhlenberg and played varsity basketball for coach Dave Madiera, the school's all-time leader in coaching victories. Donnelly and his wife Rachel make their home in Wayne, Pa.
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