Jim Baron

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 
Hometown: 
Brooklyn, NY
High School: 
St. John's Prep
  • Guided Rhode Island to 2010 NIT semifinals
  • Won 1991 Northeast Conference Tournament championship
  • Assistant coach at University of Rochester (NY) under Mike Neer for one season in 1978-79, at Loyola (md) under Gary Dicovitsky for one season in 1979-80, at St. Bonaventure under Jim Satalin for one season in 1980-81, and at Notre Dame under Digger Phelps for six seasons from 1981-82 through 1986-87
  • Major-college career playing statistics under Satalin (5.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.4 apg, 47.3 FG%, 62.6 FT%).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1987-88

St. Francis (PA)

7-20

4-12

8th

Northeast

DNP

1988-89

St. Francis (PA)

13-16

6-10

T-7th

Northeast

DNP

1989-90

St. Francis (PA)

17-11

10-6

T-3rd

Northeast

DNP

1990-91

St. Francis (PA)

24-8

13-3

T-1st

Northeast

NCAA (0-1)

1991-92

St. Francis (PA)

13-16

5-11

8th

Northeast

DNP

1992-93

St. Bonaventure

10-17

0-14

8th

Atlantic 10

DNP

1993-94

St. Bonaventure

10-17

4-12

9th

Atlantic 10

DNP

1994-95

St. Bonaventure

18-13

9-7

T-4th

Atlantic 10

NIT (1-1)

1995-96

St. Bonaventure

10-18

4-12

5th

A10 (East)

DNP

1996-97

St. Bonaventure

14-14

5-11

5th

A10 (East)

DNP

1997-98

St. Bonaventure

17-15

6-10

4th

A10 (East)

NIT (0-1)

1998-99

St. Bonaventure

14-15

8-8

4th

A10 (East)

DNP

1999-00

St. Bonaventure

21-10

11-5

2nd

A10 (East)

NCAA (0-1)

2000-01

St. Bonaventure

18-12

9-7

T-5th

Atlantic 10

NIT (0-1)

2001-02

Rhode Island

8-20

4-12

T-5th

A10 (East)

DNP

2002-03

Rhode Island*

19-12

10-6

T-2nd

A10 (East)

NIT (1-1)

2003-04

Rhode Island

20-14

7-9

3rd

A10 (East)

NIT (1-1)

2004-05

Rhode Island

6-22

4-12

5th

A10 (East)

DNP

2005-06

Rhode Island

14-14

8-8

T-7th

Atlantic 10

DNP

2006-07

Rhode Island

19-14

10-6

T-4th

Atlantic 10

DNP

2007-08

Rhode Island

21-12

7-9

T-9th

Atlantic 10

NIT (0-1)

2008-09

Rhode Island

23-11

11-5

T-2nd

Atlantic 10

NIT (1-1)

2009-10

Rhode Island

26-10

9-7

T-5th

Atlantic 10

NIT (3-1)

2010-11

Rhode Island

2011-12

Rhode Island

* Record does not reflect forfeit awarded from St. Bonaventure.

  • 23-Year Coaching Record: 362-331 (.522) overall
  • 74-71 (.510) in five years at St. Francis (PA)
  • 132-131 (.502) in nine years at St. Bonaventure
  • 156-129 (.547) in first nine years at Rhode Island
  • 38-42 (.475) in Northeast Conference
  • 126-160 (.441) in Atlantic 10 Conference (56-86 with SBU
  • 70-74 with URI)
  • 4-3 (.571) in Northeast Conference Tournament
  • 11-19 (.367) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
  • 0-2 (.000) in NCAA Tournament
  • 7-8 (.467) in NIT