Jim Goddard (born circa 1930) is a former American college basketball coach in the western United States. He was the head coach at Idaho for three seasons and previously at his alma mater Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.[1][2]
 Goddard during the 1965–66 season | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1930 (age 93–94) Salem, Oregon, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1948–1952 | Lewis & Clark |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1957–1959 | Lewis & Clark (assistant) |
| 1959–1963 | Lewis & Clark |
| 1963–1966 | Idaho |
From Salem, Oregon, Goddard had been on the basketball coaching staff at Lewis & Clark for the previous six seasons, the last four as head coach. In each of the last two years, the Pioneers won the season title in the Northwest Conference,[3] then in NAIA; and both teams advanced to the 32-team national tournament in Kansas City, Missouri. Lewis & Clark won in the first round in 1962, and advanced to the quarterfinals in 1963;[4] that team was inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame.[5]
After Idaho's successful 20–6 season in 1963 with Gus Johnson at center, head coach Joe Cipriano departed for Nebraska, and athletic director Skip Stahley hired Goddard in April.[1] He led the Vandals for the first three seasons of the six-team Big Sky Conference, then unexpectedly resigned in August 1966 for an administrative position at the Oregon department of education in Salem.[6][7] He was succeeded by alumnus Wayne Anderson, a longtime assistant and head baseball coach.[8][9]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis & Clark Pioneers (Northwest Conference) (1959–1963) | |||||||||
| 1959–60 | Lewis & Clark | 9–15 | 7–8 | 4th | |||||
| 1960–61 | Lewis & Clark | 14–11 | 9–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1961–62 | Lewis & Clark | 20–11 | 13–2 | 1st | NAIA Second Round | ||||
| 1962–63 | Lewis & Clark | 23–6 | 13–2 | 1st | NAIA Quarterfinal | ||||
| Lewis & Clark: | 66–43 (.606) | 42–18 (.700) | |||||||
| Idaho Vandals (Big Sky Conference) (1963–1966) | |||||||||
| 1963–64 | Idaho | 7–19 | 4–6 | 5th | |||||
| 1964–65 | Idaho | 6–19 | 4–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1965–66 | Idaho | 12–14 | 2–8 | 5th | |||||
| Idaho: | 25–52 (.325) | 10–20 (.333) | |||||||
| Total: | 91–95 (.489) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b "Idahos hire Goddard, Nau". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 21, 1963. p. 2, sports.
- ^ "Skip says James Goddard is right man for cage job". Idaho Argonaut. (Moscow). (University of Idaho). April 23, 1963. p. 4.
- ^ "Idaho hires coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). April 20, 1963. p. 2B.
- ^ "Lewis and Clark triumphs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 14, 1963. p. 2D.
- ^ "1962-63 men's basketball team". Lewis and Clark College Athletics. (Hall of Fame). October 2, 2004. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Goddard quits Idaho coaching job". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). August 19, 1966. p. 14.
- ^ "Idaho opens quest for new hoop coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). August 19, 1966. p. 13.
- ^ "Idaho hoop pick due; Anderson seen choice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 8, 1966. p. 25.
- ^ "Idaho picks hoop coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 10, 1966. p. 11.
External links
edit- Sports-Reference.com - Jim Goddard
- Gem of the Mountains: 1964 University of Idaho yearbook – 1963–64 basketball season