Jason Quarles serves as assistant strength and conditioning coach at Georgia State, working with head coach Jonas Hayes' men's basketball program.
Quarles joined the Georgia State staff in 2022 after one season as the men's basketball strength and conditioning coach at Austin Peay. Prior to that he worked with the men's basketball and tennis programs at IUPUI.
A native of Indianapolis, Ind., Quarles was a baseball standout at Southern University who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the seventh round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. A year later he was rated the top relief pitching prospect in the Pirates organization by Baseball America.
After his pro baseball career ended in 2007, Quarles returned to his hometown to work with student-athletes at Indianapolis Metropolitan High School. He later served in the Toronto Blue Jays organization as a minor league strength and conditioning coach while also working for Indianapolis-based Dugan's Sports Performance. Quarles' notable clientele included future Major League standouts Noah Syndergaard, Aaron Sanchez, Marcus Stroman and Joe Musgrove, among others.
Quarles completed his degree in exercise science at IUPUI in 2012. He is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He is also a registered Strength and Conditioning Coach through the College Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (SCCC).
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