James Green (basketball)
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 8, 1960 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1990 | Idaho (asst.) |
| 1990–1992 | Texas A&M (asst.) |
| 1992–1994 | Alabama (asst.) |
| 1994–1996 | Iowa State (asst.) |
| 1996–2004 | Southern Miss |
| 2005–2008 | Mississippi Valley State |
| 2008–2016 | Jacksonville State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 249–315 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
SWAC regular season championship (2007) SWAC Tournament championship (2008) | |
| Awards | |
|
Conference USA Coach of the Year (2001) SWAC Coach of the Year (2007) | |
College Coaching career
Green has held posts as assistant coach at the University of Idaho, Texas A&M University-College Station, University of Alabama and Iowa State University.[1] In 1996 he moved on to the poisiton of head coach at The University of Southern Mississippi and later Mississippi Valley State University.[2]
JSU
Green interviewed for the head coaching vacancy (left behind by the non-renewal of past Head Coach, Mike LaPlante) on Friday April 18, 2008 in Jacksonville, Alabama. He took over a JSU Gamecock Program that had lost 20 or more games in 3 of the last 4 seasons and expected to take a slight hit due to APR Standards not being met (Scholarship Reduction). Green is the first black Head Coach of a Major Sport at Jacksonville State University.[3]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (C-USA) (1996–2005) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Southern Miss | 12–15 | 6–8 | T–8th | |||||
| 1997–98 | Southern Miss | 22–11 | 9–7 | 3rd National | NIT First Round | ||||
| 1998–99 | Southern Miss | 14–16 | 6–10 | 2nd (National) | |||||
| 1999–00 | Southern Miss | 17–12 | 7–9 | 3rd (National) | |||||
| 2000–01 | Southern Miss | 22–9 | 11–5 | 1st (National) | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2001–02 | Southern Miss | 10–17 | 4–12 | 7th (National) | |||||
| 2002–03 | Southern Miss | 13–16 | 5–11 | 12th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Southern Miss | 13–15 | 6–10 | 10th | |||||
| Southern Mississippi: | 116–111 | 54–72 | |||||||
| Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (SWAC) (2005–2008) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Mississippi Valley State | 9–19 | 9–9 | ? | |||||
| 2006–07 | Mississippi Valley State | 18–16 | 13–5 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2007–08 | Mississippi Valley State | 17–16 | 12–6 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Mississippi Valley State: | 44–51 | 34–20 | |||||||
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks (OVC) (2008–present) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Jacksonville State | 11–17 | 5–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Jacksonville State | 11–19 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Jacksonville State | 5–25 | 3–15 | 10th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Jacksonville State | 15–18 | 8–8 | T–6th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Jacksonville State | 17–11 | 8–8 | T–4th (East) | |||||
| 2013–14 | Jacksonville State | 10–21 | 4–12 | T–5th (East) | |||||
| 2014–15 | Jacksonville State | 12–19 | 5–11 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2015–16 | Jacksonville State | 8–23 | 4–12 | 6th (East) | |||||
| Jacksonville State: | 89–153 (.368) | 44–91 (.326) | |||||||
| Total: | 249–315 (.441) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "Mississippi Valley announces James Green as men's basketball coach". July 20, 2005. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ↑ "JSU Introduces Green as New Men's Basketball Coach". JSU Gamecocks. 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ↑ "James Green first black named head basketball coach at University of Southern Mississippi". Jet. May 20, 1996. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
External links
- Bio at JSU