Jay Shunnar joined the Butler men’s basketball staff as the director of basketball operations in November of 2020. He handles a variety of organizational and administrative duties for the Bulldogs, including team travel.
Prior to arriving at Butler, Shunnar served as special assistant to head coaches John Beilein and J.B. Bickerstaff as part of the Cleveland Cavaliers organization.
During his time in the NBA, Shunnar responsibilities included analyzing film, preparing scouts for assistant coaches, assisting in practice planning, and game planning. Shunnar worked closely with the development of guards Collin Sexton and Darius Garland.
Shunnar made the move from Michigan to the Cavaliers alongside Beilein after serving as a graduate assistant with the Wolverines during the 2018-19 season.
At Michigan, his responsibilities included analyzing film, providing analytics to prepare scouting reports and assist in game planning, helping the coaching staff with on-campus recruiting events and co-supervising the student managerial program. During the summer, he assists in coordinating coaching staff recruiting schedules and helps in directing the John Beilein Basketball camps.
Prior to joining the Wolverines, Shunnar spent two seasons (2016-18) as the head coach at Ann Arbor Huron High School, compiling a 34-11 record. Before assuming the head coaching duties, he was an assistant with Huron for one season (2015-16) after spending three seasons at nearby Ann Arbor Skyline High School (2012-15). In addition to his prep coaching, he was the head coach of Common Bond, an AAU program for U15-U17 throughout southeast Michigan, for three years (2012-15).
Shunner played three seasons at Toledo, arriving as a walk-on in 2008. He transferred to Michigan as a senior to complete his undergraduate degree in Material Sciences from U-M's College of Engineering.
As a junior at Toledo, he started 20 of 32 games, averaging 5.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, Shunnar played in 30 games off the bench for the Rockets.
Shunnar earned his undergraduate degree from Michigan in 2014. He completed a masters degree in higher education and post-secondary education in 2019.
2020-present – Butler, Director of Basketball Operations
2019-20 – Cleveland Cavaliers, Special Assistant to the Head Coach
2018-19 – Michigan, Graduate Assistant
2016-18 – Huron High School (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Head Coach
2015-16 – Huron High School (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Assistant Coach
2012-15 – Skyline High School (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Assistant Coach
