Jim Flanery

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Jim Flanery
Jim Flanery 2014.jpg
Flanery speaking to his team during a timeout in a game in November 2014.
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Creighton
Conference Big East
Biographical details
Born (1965-02-08) February 8, 1965 (age 59)
Guthrie Center, Iowa [1]
Playing career
1985–1987 Creighton
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1990 Creighton (asst.)
1990–1992 Loras
1992–2002Creighton (asst.)
2002–presentCreighton
Head coaching record
Overall427–268 (.614)

James William Flanery II [2] (born February 8, 1965) [3] is the head women's basketball coach at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.

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Career

In his first five years coaching at Creighton, the team made the WNIT three times, and the NCAA Tournament in 2012. In 2004, Creighton won the 2004 WNIT Championship. In his first season, he won 24 games, the most ever by a Creighton rookie head coach. Flanery previously served as an assistant at Creighton for 11 years. He also served as an assistant basketball coach at Loras College. [4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Creighton Bluejays (Missouri Valley Conference)(2002–2013)
2002–03Creighton 24–913–5T-1st WNIT Round of 16
2003–04Creighton 24–914–42nd WNIT Champions
2004–05Creighton 19–1013–5T-2nd WNIT First Round
2005–06Creighton 8–215–13T-10th
2006–07Creighton 13–198–106th
2007–08Creighton 21–1212–62nd WNIT Second Round
2008–09Creighton 22–1214–42nd WNIT Second Round
2009–10Creighton 18–1312–6T-2nd WNIT First Round
2010–11Creighton 21–1113–5T-2nd WNIT First Round
2011–12Creighton 20–1311–74th NCAA First Round
2012–13Creighton 25–815–3T-1st NCAA Second Round
Creighton (MVC):215–137 (.611)130–68 (.657)
Creighton Bluejays (Big East Conference)(2013–present)
2013–14Creighton 20–1412–6T-3rd WNIT Second Round
2014–15 Creighton 17–1410–8T-5th WNIT First Round
2015–16 Creighton 17–188–10T-7th WNIT First Round
2016–17 Creighton 24–816–2T-1st NCAA Second Round
2017–18 Creighton 19–1311–74th NCAA Second Round
2018–19 Creighton 15–168–10T-6th
2019–20 Creighton 19–1111–7T-3rd
2020–21 Creighton 10–126–76th
2021–22 Creighton 23–1015–53rd NCAA Elite Eight
2022–23 Creighton 22–915–53rd NCAA Second Round
2023–24 Creighton 26–615–32nd NCAA Second Round
Creighton (Big East):212–131 (.618)125–70 (.641)
Total:427–268 (.614)

      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. ↑ "Jim Flanery". gocreighton.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ Birth notices. The Bayard News: February 18, 1965. "James William II to Mr and Mrs James Flanery of Guthrie Center."
  3. ↑ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "FANSchool – – Women's Basketball Story". gocreighton.cstv.com. Retrieved April 14, 2016.


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