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2014-Present
Virginia Tech Assistant Coach
NIT Second Round (2016)
2011-14
Marquette
Student-Athlete
NCAA Elite Eight (2013),
Development/Video Coordinator
Sweet 16 (2012)
2010-11
Marquette
Program Assistant
NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2008-10
Marquette
Graduate Manager
NCAA First Round (2009),
NCAA Second Round (2010)
JAMI E McNE I LLY
COACH I NG CAREER
Jamie McNeilly is in his third season as an assistant coach
with the Hokies. McNeilly was an original member of Buzz
Williams’ staff at Virginia Tech.
He had worked the previous six seasons with the Marquette
University men’s basketball program, the last three years as
the Student Athlete Development Specialist. McNeilly spent
the 2010-11 season as the team’s video coordinator. The
previous two years at Marquette, McNeilly was as a graduate
manager where he earned his master’s degree in Leadership
Studies in 2010. McNeilly was also an adjunct professor in
the college of professional studies teaching classes for three
years in Marquette’s Graduate Sports Leadership program.
McNeilly has spent numerous years coaching with the
Canadian Men’s Basketball program as an assistant. The
2011 summer saw McNeilly help lead the Canadian Cadet
Men’s Basketball team to a bronze medal at the FIBA
Americas World Qualifying Championships held in Mexico.
In 2012, McNeilly traveled to Brazil with the Canadian Junior
Men’s National Team and helped guide the squad to a bronze
medal finish at the FIBA Americas U18 Men’s Championship.
The team posted a 4-1 record at the event and Canada
earned a medal for the third straight appearance.
McNeilly’s international coaching experience continued in
2013 at the U19 World Championships in Prague, Czech
Republic. The team had a tournament record finish 6th place
in the 16-team tournament. Some notable players McNeilly
coached as a Canadian national team assistant include:
Andrew Wiggins, Tyler Ennis & Trey Lyles. In the summer
of 2015, McNeilly was an assistant coach on the Canadian
National team at the FIBA U19 World Championship in
Herkalion, Greece. This past summer, he was an assistant
coach for the Canadian National team at the FIBA U18
Americas Championship in Valdivia, Chile.
McNeilly played his collegiate basketball at the University of
New Orleans. He was a stand out player for the Privateers,
earning Sun Belt All-Conference recognition as a junior and
making the league’s academic honor roll following his senior
year. McNeilly saw action under Coach Buzz Williams as
a senior in 2006-07. In-conference under Coach Williams,
McNeilly averaged 38.4 minutes, 16.9 points, 3.8 rebounds
and 2.9 assists per contest. After earning a bachelor’s
degree from UNO in interdisciplinary studies in 2007, the
Toronto native played professionally in Germany in 2007-08.
He joined USC Heidelberg of the Pro A League, where he
averaged 10.9 points, 3 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game.
He earned three letters with the Privateers after one season
at South Georgia Technical College (2003-04), where he
was an All-Conference performer as well.
McNeilly owned international experience prior to his stint in
Germany, having played for Team Canada in two consecutive
World University Games (2005 Summer Universiade in
Turkey & 2007 Universiade in Thailand). While representing
Canada in 2007, McNeilly helped his team earn a bronze
medal as a team captain.
McNeilly and his wife Shola were married on July 31st, 2014
and are expecting their first child in November.