John Saintignon served as head coach of Sitra Club in the Kingdom of Bahrain and was the men's basketball director and assistant coach for the Oregon State Beavers at Oregon State University.
13 Facts About John Saintignon
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John Saintignon played college basketball at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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John Saintignon later transferred and graduated from the University of California, San Diego in 1990 with a degree in economics.
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John Saintignon's professional playing career began in Barcelona, Spain, where he was a starter.
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John Saintignon subsequently played in Mexico, with teams in Durango, Zacatecas, and Monterrey.
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John Saintignon earned a Master of Arts degree from Liberty University in 2010 before beginning his coaching career.
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John Saintignon was the varsity head coach for three seasons from 1992 to 1995, during which the team won a championship, the first for the school since 1964.
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John Saintignon was later asked to join the Pac-10 Conference at Oregon State University.
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John Saintignon coached in Culiacan for one season, leading the first-year LNBP franchise to a 6th-place finish and a playoff berth in the 24-team league.
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John Saintignon returned to NCAA Division II as the lead assistant coach at Cal State Stanislaus University.
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John Saintignon was part of the Warriors staff from 2008 to 2009.
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John Saintignon returned to Mexico to coach Fuerza Guinda in the CIBACOPA League in Nogales, leading the team to the playoffs in 2012.
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John Saintignon coached the Caballeros de Culiacan in the CIBACOPA league for a second time in 2016, taking the team to the playoffs.