James Green (born July 8, 1960) is an American basketball coach. He was most recently the head men's basketball coach at Meridian Community College in Meridian, Mississippi, a position he held from 2016 until his retirement in 2024. Green served as head men's basketball coach at the University of Southern Mississippi from 1996 to 2004, Mississippi Valley State University from 2005 to 2008, and Jacksonville State University from 2008 to 2016.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 8, 1960 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1990 | Idaho (assistant) |
| 1990–1992 | Texas A&M (assistant) |
| 1992–1994 | Alabama (assistant) |
| 1994–1996 | Iowa State (assistant) |
| 1996–2004 | Southern Miss |
| 2005–2008 | Mississippi Valley State |
| 2008–2016 | Jacksonville State |
| 2016–2024 | Meridian CC |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 249–315 (college) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA Division I) 0–3 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SWAC regular season (2007) SWAC tournament (2008) | |
| Awards | |
| Conference USA Coach of the Year (2001) SWAC Coach of the Year (2007) | |
College coaching career
editGreen 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]
Jacksonville State
editGreen interviewed for the head coaching vacancy left by the non-renewal of head coach, Mike LaPlante, on April 18, 2008, in Jacksonville, Alabama. He took over the Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball program, which that had lost 20 or more games in three of the previous four seasons and expected to take a slight hit due to scholarship reduction because of APR Standards not being met. Green was the first black head coach of a major sport at Jacksonville State University.[3]
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (Conference 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 Miss: | 116–111 (.511) | 54–72 (.429) | |||||||
| Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2005–2008) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Mississippi Valley State | 9–19 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Mississippi Valley State | 18–16 | 13–5 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2007–08 | Mississippi Valley State | 17–16 | 12–6 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| Mississippi Valley State: | 44–51 (.463) | 34–20 (.630) | |||||||
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Ohio Valley Conference) (2008–2016) | |||||||||
| 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
edit- ^ "Mississippi Valley announces James Green as men's basketball coach". July 20, 2005. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
- ^ "JSU Introduces Green as New Men's Basketball Coach". JSU Gamecocks. April 20, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
- ^ "James Green first black named head basketball coach at University of Southern Mississippi". Jet. May 20, 1996. Retrieved October 6, 2008.