Head Coach: T.J. Jennings
(1st season)
T.J. Jennings is in his
first season at PC, as head men's basketball coach and an
adjunct faculty member of the PE division.
Jennings is a former
assistant coach at Reedley College and Fresno Pacific
University.
After a successful
playing career at Fresno Pacific University, where Jennings
was named Academic All-American three times and Sunbird of
the Year in 2004, he began coaching at his alma mater.
Jennings was an assistant
coach for the FPU women’s team (2004-05) before spending a
season at Riverdale High School coaching with a fellow
graduate student.
More recently, Jennings
has spent the past two basketball seasons (2007-08 &
2008-09) as the women’s top assistant coach at Reedley
College. Last season, Jennings took over as interim head
coach for a brief period as Dan Kilbert was on personal
leave. Because of the team’s success under Jennings –
posting a 4-1 record – the Central Valley Conference coaches
named Reedley its “Coaching Staff of the Year.”
Jennings is employed at
San Joaquin Valley College in Hanford as a general education
instructor. He has also been an adjunct physical education
instructor at West Hills College in Lemoore since 2006.
Jennings earned two
bachelor degrees at Fresno Pacific University in business
administration and communications. He obtained a master’s
degree at FPU in kinesiology.
His father, Rick
Jennings, was a return specialist for the Oakland Raiders –
drafted in 1976, the season the franchise won its first
Super Bowl.
News Article
Men's Basketball
ALL-CENTRAL VALLEY CONFERENCE
PLAYERS
Honorable Mention: Karrmell Stone
All-Defensive Team: Bryant Jackson
All-Freshman: Harold Reed
Pre-Season Story
PC
Opens 2009-10 In The Bay
T.J. Jennings will make his college head coaching debut
on Nov. 6, when the Pirates play Mt. San Jacinto at the City
College of San Francisco Tournament.
The Pirates return just one player from a season ago (G
Oscar Velasquez), joining redshirt sophomores (F Karmell
"Freeway" Stone and F Bryant "BJ" Jackson) and 12 freshmen.
Among the newcomers are former Central High School
(Fresno) products PG Alton Williams (All-TRAC) and G Harold
Reed.
PC opens the campaign with seven consecutive road trips,
including tournaments at Fresno, Bakersfield, and Sequoias.
"Pirate Madness 2" Packs The House
Article Link
ALL-CENTRAL VALLEY CONFERENCE
PLAYERS
First Team: Keith Viliamu
Honorable Mention: Nate Brown & Tiger Wright
All-Defensive Team: Ryan Davis & Troy Denton
All-Freshman: Nate Brown, Troy Denton
& Courtney Manning
