 Phillips in 2024 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Commissioner |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2004–2008 | Northern Illinois |
| 2008–2021 | Northwestern |
| 2021–present | ACC (commissioner) |
James J. Phillips is an American college athletic administrator. He currently serves as Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), a role he began in 2021. [1]
Phillips is a Chicago native and received a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, [2] followed by a Master of Education from Arizona State University and a Ph.D. in educational administration from the University of Tennessee. [3]
Phillips began his career on the coaching side as a basketball team manager and student assistant at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He went on to serve as a graduate assistant coach and later an assistant basketball coach at Arizona State University before transitioning to athletics administration work in 1997. [4]
Phillips served as the athletic director at Northern Illinois University from 2004 to 2008 and Northwestern University from 2008 to 2021. [5] [6] [7] In 2021, Phillips became commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference. [1]
He was the first athletic director on the NCAA Board of Directors and Board of Governors. In 2015, he was the inaugural chair of the NCAA Division I Council. He later served on the Division I Men’s Basketball Selection Committee, Division I Women’s Basketball Selection Committee and Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee. [8] In 2021, Phillips was also selected to serve on the NCAA Constitution Review Committee, and the NCAA Division I Transformation Committee. [9]
In 2023, Phillips was accused of covering up widespread hazing and sexual abuse in Northwestern University's football program. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against Philips in litigation headed by noted civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump. [10] Despite Phillips involvement in the sex abuse scandal, The Atlantic Coast Conference has made no effort to investigate or punish Phillips. [11]
In October 2024, Phillips was appointed to the NCAA board of governors. He also serves on its executive committee and chairs its finance and audit committee. [12] He serves as Vice President of the Collegiate Commissioners Association, and will begin serving as President for the 2024-2025 academic year. [13]
The youngest of 10 children from a Catholic family, Phillips has been described by Sports Illustrated writer Pat Forde as "an emphatic Catholic" and "punctilious in the practice of worship". When working at the ACC's uptown Charlotte headquarters, he attends the 12:10 pm mass at a church within walking distance of the headquarters daily. He and his wife Laura, herself the youngest of seven children from a Chicago Catholic family, have five children. [14]
The Atlantic Coast Conference Athlete of the Year award is given to the male and female athlete who show extraordinary talent throughout the entire season. The award is decided by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
The Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball Coach of the Year is a basketball award given to head coaches in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The award is granted to the head coach voted to be the most successful that season by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association, and since the 2012–13 season has also been awarded in separate voting by the league's coaches. The award was first given following the 1953–54 season, the first year of the conference's existence, to Everett Case of NC State. The first winner of the coaches' award was Jim Larrañaga of Miami (FL)a in 2013.
The Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represents Clemson University in women's college basketball competition. The Tigers compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Clemson won the ACC women's basketball tournament in 1996 and 1999, and won the ACC regular season title in 1981. They are coached by Shawn Poppie, who is in his first year with the team.
The 2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2017 and concluded in March with the 2018 ACC men's basketball tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Virginia Cavaliers won an outright regular season championship, their third in five years under the guidance of Tony Bennett, who also received his third ACC Coach of the Year Award. He also became the only living three-time winner of the Henry Iba Award for national coach of the year.
The 2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January 2019 and concluded in March with the 2019 ACC women's basketball tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC.
The 2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2019 and concluded in March with the 2020 ACC men's basketball tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The season marks 66th season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball.
The 2019–20 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 44th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as seventh-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The 2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January 2020 and will conclude in March with the 2020 ACC women's basketball tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC.
The 2020–21 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in December 2020 and concluded in March with the 2021 ACC men's basketball tournament at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The season marked the 67th season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball.
The 2020–21 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in November 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in December 2020 and will conclude in March with the 2021 ACC women's basketball tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC.
The 2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, were led by seventh-year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at the Conte Forum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Christian was fired on February 15, 2021, after starting the season 3–13. Assistant Coach Scott Spinelli served as the interim head coach to finish the season. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Eagles finished the season 4–16, 2–11 in ACC play to finish in last place. They lost to Duke in the first round of the ACC tournament.
The 2020–21 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville, Kentucky as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Chris Mack.
The 2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 45th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as eighth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The 2020–21 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, were led by 14th-year head coach Jeff Walz, and played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center in their seventh year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. On January 18, 2021, following a 12–0 start, the Cardinals were ranked number 1 in the AP Poll for the first time in program history, garnering 20 of 29 first place votes.
The 2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in December 2021 and concluded March 8–12, 2022, with the 2022 ACC men's basketball tournament at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. This was the 68th season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball.
The 2022–23 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in November 2022 and concluded on February 26, 2023. After the regular season, the 2023 ACC women's basketball tournament was held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC for the 23rd time in 24 years.
The 2023 ACC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, from March 7 to 11, 2023. It was the 70th annual edition of the tournament. The Duke Blue Devils won the tournament, their twenty-second ACC Tournament title, receiving the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament. The tournament marked the last game of Jim Boeheim's 47 year coaching career at Syracuse.
The 2023–24 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2023, followed by the start of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in December 2023 and concluded on March 9, 2024. The 2024 ACC men's basketball tournament was held at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. from March 12 to March 16, 2024. This was the 70th season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball.
The 2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2024, followed by the start of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play will begin in December 2024 and conclude in March 2025. The 2025 ACC men's basketball tournament will be held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina in March, 2025. This will the 71st season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball. This will be the first season where eighteen teams compete in the conference, after the additions of California, SMU, and Stanford on July 1, 2024. The top 15 teams from regular season play earn postseason bids to the 2025 ACC Men's basketball tournament.
The 2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season promises to begin with practices in October 2024, followed by the start of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play promises to start in December 2024 and ended on March 5, 2025. After the regular season, the 2025 ACC women's basketball tournament promises to be held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC for the 25th time in 26 years. This promises to be the first season where eighteen teams compete in the conference, following the additions of California, SMU, and Stanford on July 1, 2024.
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