James Green (basketball) facts for kids
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 8, 1960 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1990 | Idaho (assistant) |
| 1990–1992 | Texas A&M (assistant) |
| 1992–1994 | Alabama (assistant) |
| 1994–1996 | Iowa State (assistant) |
| 1996–2004 | Southern Miss |
| 2005–2008 | Mississippi Valley State |
| 2008–2016 | Jacksonville State |
| 2016–2024 | Meridian CC |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 249–315 (college) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA Division I) 0–3 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SWAC regular season (2007) SWAC tournament (2008) |
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| Awards | |
| Conference USA Coach of the Year (2001) SWAC Coach of the Year (2007) |
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James Green (born July 8, 1960) is an American basketball coach. He recently retired in 2024 after coaching men's basketball at Meridian Community College in Meridian, Mississippi. Before that, he was the head coach at the University of Southern Mississippi from 1996 to 2004. He also coached at Mississippi Valley State University from 2005 to 2008, and Jacksonville State University from 2008 to 2016.
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Coaching Career Highlights
James Green has had a long and successful career in basketball coaching. He started as an assistant coach at several universities. These included the University of Idaho, Texas A&M University-College Station, University of Alabama, and Iowa State University.
In 1996, he became a head coach for the first time. He led the team at The University of Southern Mississippi. Later, he took on the head coaching role at Mississippi Valley State University.
Coaching at Jacksonville State
In 2008, Coach Green became the head coach for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team. The team had faced some tough seasons before he arrived. They had lost 20 or more games in three of the four previous years.
He was the first Black head coach for a major sport at Jacksonville State University. This was an important moment for the university.
James Green's Coaching Records
Here's a summary of James Green's head coaching records at different colleges.
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
|- | style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" colspan="9" align="center" | Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (Conference USA) (1996–2005)
|- style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" | colspan="2" align="center" | Southern Miss: | 116–111 (.511) || 54–72 (.429) || colspan="5" |
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils
|- | style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" colspan="9" align="center" | Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2005–2008)
|- style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" | colspan="2" align="center" | Mississippi Valley State: | 44–51 (.463) || 34–20 (.630) || colspan="5" |
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
|- | style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" colspan="9" align="center" | Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Ohio Valley Conference) (2008–2016)
|- style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" | colspan="2" align="center" | Jacksonville State: | 89–153 (.368) || 44–91 (.326) || colspan="5" |
|- style="background:#dddddd" | colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Total: || 249–315 (.441) || colspan="7" | |- | colspan="9" | National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion
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