Men's Basketball
John Janovsky
- Title:
- Director of Men's Basketball Operations
- Phone:
- 325-3800
John Janovsky begins his first season as Mississippi State’s director of operations and his second season overall on Ben Howland’s staff during the 2021-22 season.
Janovsky returns to the Bulldogs after he spent 2020-21 as the director of operations at South Florida for Brian Gregory. He previously served as State’s director of scouting and analytics for the 2019-20 season where he oversaw the program’s video operations and statistical metrics. Janovsky also assisted the coaching staff with the development of opponent scouting reports.
The Bulldogs posted a 20-11 record in 2019-20 and captured the program’s best SEC regular season finish since 2010-11. Mississippi State ranked among the nation’s top 15 in offensive rebounding percentage, rebounding margin and blocked shots.
Prior to joining Howland’s staff, Janovsky served as Stanford’s Director of Operations from 2017-19 for Jerod Haase where he was responsible for the direction and operational oversight of all program activities. He acted as the program’s liaison with the department’s facilities, event management, operations and external relations teams.
Janovsky oversaw the coordination of Stanford’s team travel, scheduled program actives and assisted with non-conference game schedule among his numerous responsibilities. The Cardinal posted one of their best seasons over the last decade in 2017-18 which was highlighted by a NIT trip and a third-place finish in the Pac-12 standings.
Janovsky began his four-year stint on Haase’s staff as the director of scouting and analytics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) during the 2015-16 season. The Blazers captured the Conference USA regular season title en route to a 26-7 record and a NIT appearance.
Boasting more than a decade of experience inside the college basketball community, Janovsky held the director of operations role at Marshall from 2013-15 for Tom Herrion and Dan D’Antoni. He also worked as the video coordinator at Virginia Tech under Seth Greenberg in 2011-12.
Janovsky has possessed operations roles at Duquesne in addition to the Huntsville Flight of the NBA Developmental League. His previous coaching experience include three seasons at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and one season at St. Lawrence University located in Canton, New York.
Janovsky, a native of Fayetteville, New York, is a 2004 graduate of Pittsburgh with a degree in business administration. He also owns a master’s degree in adult and technical education from Marshall in 2013.
Janovsky and his wife Lynn have a daughter Mia, who turns four in December 2021.
JANOVSKY’S COACHING EXPERIENCE
Seasons • School • Position
2022 • Mississippi State • Director of Operations
2021 • South Florida • Director of Operations
2020 • Mississippi State • Director of Scouting & Analytics
2017-18-19 • Stanford • Director of Operations
2016 • UAB • Director of Scouting & Analytics
2013-15 • Marshall • Director of Operations
2012 • Virginia Tech • Video Coordinator
2010 • Duquesne • Operations
2007-09 • Indiana University of Pennsylvania • Assistant Coach
2006 • St. Lawrence • Assistant Coach
2005 • Huntsville Flight • Operations
Janovsky returns to the Bulldogs after he spent 2020-21 as the director of operations at South Florida for Brian Gregory. He previously served as State’s director of scouting and analytics for the 2019-20 season where he oversaw the program’s video operations and statistical metrics. Janovsky also assisted the coaching staff with the development of opponent scouting reports.
The Bulldogs posted a 20-11 record in 2019-20 and captured the program’s best SEC regular season finish since 2010-11. Mississippi State ranked among the nation’s top 15 in offensive rebounding percentage, rebounding margin and blocked shots.
Prior to joining Howland’s staff, Janovsky served as Stanford’s Director of Operations from 2017-19 for Jerod Haase where he was responsible for the direction and operational oversight of all program activities. He acted as the program’s liaison with the department’s facilities, event management, operations and external relations teams.
Janovsky oversaw the coordination of Stanford’s team travel, scheduled program actives and assisted with non-conference game schedule among his numerous responsibilities. The Cardinal posted one of their best seasons over the last decade in 2017-18 which was highlighted by a NIT trip and a third-place finish in the Pac-12 standings.
Janovsky began his four-year stint on Haase’s staff as the director of scouting and analytics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) during the 2015-16 season. The Blazers captured the Conference USA regular season title en route to a 26-7 record and a NIT appearance.
Boasting more than a decade of experience inside the college basketball community, Janovsky held the director of operations role at Marshall from 2013-15 for Tom Herrion and Dan D’Antoni. He also worked as the video coordinator at Virginia Tech under Seth Greenberg in 2011-12.
Janovsky has possessed operations roles at Duquesne in addition to the Huntsville Flight of the NBA Developmental League. His previous coaching experience include three seasons at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and one season at St. Lawrence University located in Canton, New York.
Janovsky, a native of Fayetteville, New York, is a 2004 graduate of Pittsburgh with a degree in business administration. He also owns a master’s degree in adult and technical education from Marshall in 2013.
Janovsky and his wife Lynn have a daughter Mia, who turns four in December 2021.
JANOVSKY’S COACHING EXPERIENCE
Seasons • School • Position
2022 • Mississippi State • Director of Operations
2021 • South Florida • Director of Operations
2020 • Mississippi State • Director of Scouting & Analytics
2017-18-19 • Stanford • Director of Operations
2016 • UAB • Director of Scouting & Analytics
2013-15 • Marshall • Director of Operations
2012 • Virginia Tech • Video Coordinator
2010 • Duquesne • Operations
2007-09 • Indiana University of Pennsylvania • Assistant Coach
2006 • St. Lawrence • Assistant Coach
2005 • Huntsville Flight • Operations
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