John Jakus

John Walter Jakus (born October 9, 1975) He attended Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois, where he received an undergraduate degree in religious studies in 1999, and later received a master's degree in sports management at Baylor University in 2014.

Coaching career Jakus coached at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy from 2004 to 2008, having a winning percentage of .810 in four years as head coach. He served with the team through 2009, and in 2010 became the head coach and assistant general manager of ABA Strumica in Macedonia. He left the team following the 2013–14 season and became the director of basketball operations for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Jakus served three seasons at Gonzaga and helped them reach the national championship in 2017. He returned to Baylor after the season to become an assistant coach. He was an assistant coach at Baylor for seven seasons, assisting as they won the national championship in 2021 and won Big 12 Conference titles in 2021 and 2022. Jakus was promoted to associate head coach prior to the 2022-23 season.

Jakus was named the head coach of the Florida Atlantic Owls on March 27, 2024. Head coaching record

Personal life Jakus was born in Chicago, Illinois to John and Donna Jakus. He grew up in Johnsburg, Illinois and is the oldest of four children. John and his wife, Sara, have three children, sons Brady and Cal, and daughter Harper. John is a Christian and started his basketball coaching career as a missionary.