Jason T. James (born October 10, 1977) is an American high school basketball coach who is currently boys' varsity coach at Milan High School in Milan, TN. He was previously a college basketball coach, most recently men's basketball head coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin (UT Martin).
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 10, 1977 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–2000 | Graceland |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2002 | STLCC–Forest Park (asst.) |
| 2002–2009 | UT Martin (asst.) |
| 2009–2014 | UT Martin |
| 2014–2015 | Blytheville HS |
| 2015–present | Germantown HS |
Early life and education
editBorn in St. Louis, Missouri, James graduated from Parkway West High School in nearby Ballwin in 1996 and played basketball at Graceland College from 1996 to 2000. A guard, James was team captain as a senior.[1][2]
Coaching career
editFrom 2000 to 2002, James was an assistant coach at St. Louis Community College–Forest Park.[1]
James spent seven seasons as a UT Martin assistant under coach Bret Campbell. James took over for Campbell in 2009, but proceeded to post a 37–117 overall record in five seasons. In 2013–14, the Skyhawks went 8–23 and did not qualify for the conference tournament. James was fired on March 3, 2014.[3]
After leaving UT Martin, James became head boys' varsity basketball coach at Blytheville High School in Blytheville, Arkansas before taking the same job at Germantown High School in Germantown, Tennessee. After Germantown, he served as head boys' varsity basketball coach at Kenwood High School in Clarksville, TN, before taking his current role at Milan High School in 2021.[4][5]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT Martin Skyhawks (Ohio Valley Conference) (2009–2014) | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | UT Martin | 4–25 | 1–17 | 9th | |||||
| 2010–11 | UT Martin | 12–21 | 6–12 | 7th | |||||
| 2011–12 | UT Martin | 4–27 | 0–16 | 11th | |||||
| 2012–13 | UT Martin | 9–21 | 5–11 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2013–14 | UT Martin | 8–23 | 3–13 | 5th (West) | |||||
| UT Martin: | 37–117 (.240) | 15–69 (.179) | |||||||
| Total: | 37–117 (.240) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b "Jason James". UT Martin. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "Men's Basketball 1999–2000 Varsity Roster". Graceland College. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ Goodman, Jeff (March 3, 2014). "UT-Martin fires coach Jason James". ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ "James resigns, takes Germantown job". Blytheville Courier News. October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ Sorrell, Bill (February 25, 2016). "New head basketball coach has senior-laden Devils aiming for the top". Shelby Sun Times. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.