Jason James (basketball)

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Jason James
Biographical details
Born (1977-10-10) October 10, 1977 (age 46)
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.)
2009–2014UT Martin
2014–2015 Blytheville HS
2015–present Germantown HS

Jason T. James (born October 10, 1977) is an American high school basketball coach who is currently boys' varsity coach at Germantown High School in Germantown, Tennessee. He was previously a college basketball coach, most recently men's basketball head coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin (UT Martin).

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Early life and education

Born 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

From 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 in 2015. [4] [5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UT Martin Skyhawks (Ohio Valley Conference)(2009–2014)
2009–10 UT Martin 4–251–179th
2010–11 UT Martin 12–216–127th
2011–12 UT Martin 4–270–1611th
2012–13 UT Martin 9–215–115th (West)
2013–14 UT Martin 8–233–135th (West)
UT Martin:37–117 (.240)15–69 (.179)
Total:37–117 (.240)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jason James". UT Martin. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  2. "Men's Basketball 1999–2000 Varsity Roster". Graceland College. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  3. Goodman, Jeff (March 3, 2014). "UT-Martin fires coach Jason James". ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  4. "James resigns, takes Germantown job". Blytheville Courier News. October 26, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  5. Sorrell, Bill (February 25, 2016). "New head basketball coach has senior-laden Devils aiming for the top". Shelby Sun Times. Retrieved September 29, 2016.