Background
Christian was born and raised in Quinton, Virginia.
Christian was born and raised in Quinton, Virginia.
He is the current and 22nd head coach of men’s basketball at Mount Saint Mary"s University. He is under contract to coach the team through the 2018-2019 season. Christian then became a shooting guard and a three-year captain for Mount Saint Mary"s under head coaches Jim Phelan and Milan Brown.
Assistant coaching career
Christian began his coaching career as an assistant at Emory and Henry College (2004-2006), Bucknell (2006-2008), and William & Mary (2008-2011).
Christian then served as an assistant at Virginia Commonwealth (2011-2012) under head coach Shaka Smart, helping the Rams to the third round of the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament. Head coaching career
Mount Saint Mary"s hired Christian as head coach on March 26, 2012.
Christian implemented an up-tempo offense and “mayhem” defense, comparable to VCU"s "havoc" defense popularized by Shaka Smart. During the 2012-2013 season, the Mountaineers qualified for the Nippon Electric Corporation tournament for the first time since the 2009-2010 season.
As a Number. 5 seed, Mount Saint Mary"s upset Bryant and Robert Morris, but lost to Long Island University in the championship game.