Jared Ronai is the head men’s basketball coach at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, an NAIA school in Mount Venron, Ohio. During his time with the program he has guided the Cougars to 18 or more wins in five of his six campaigns, and has an overall record of 117-74.

In 2019-20 Ronai led MVNU to its second straight 20-win season and had the Cougars ranked in the top 25 the majority of the season, climbing to as high number 4.  

As a player at the collegiate level Ronai competed at both the NCAA Division I and NAIA levels, getting his start at UNC-Asheville before finishing up at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Since his playing days, Ronai has been the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for NCAA Division II Ashland University (Ohio) and NCAA Division I UNC-Asheville, as well as the associate head coach at Middletown High School in Middletown, Ohio. He also served as a Graduate Assistant at the University of Dayton and was a Strength and Conditioning Intern at the United States Naval Academy.

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Website - https://www.mvnucougars.com/sport/0/1

Email - jared.ronai@mvnu.edu

Twitter - @JRonai