Jim Les

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 
Hometown: 
Niles, IL
High School: 
Notre Dame High School
  • Runner-up in 2008 College Basketball Invitational and 2009 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
  • Assistant director of player development with the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs
  • Major-college career playing statistics at Cleveland State under Ray Dieringer in 1981-82 and Bradley under Dick Versace from 1983-84 through 1985-86 (9.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 7.5 apg, 47.5 FG%, 77.5 FT%). All-Missouri Valley Conference first-team selection as a senior. Third-round NBA draft choice by the Atlanta Hawks in 1986. Averaged 17 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 10.1 apg in four CBA seasons from 1987-88 to 1993-94 with Rochester, Santa Barbara and Omaha. Averaged 3.8 ppg and 2.9 apg with the Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Clippers, Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks in seven NBA seasons from 1988-89 through 1994-95
  • Final Top 25 Rankings (one: AP/USA)--2006 (NR/24).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

2002-03

Bradley

12-18

8-10

T-5th

Missouri Valley

DNP

2003-04

Bradley

15-16

7-11

T-6th

Missouri Valley

DNP

2004-05

Bradley

13-15

6-12

8th

Missouri Valley

DNP

2005-06

Bradley

22-11

11-7

T-5th

Missouri Valley

NCAA (2-1)

2006-07

Bradley

22-13

10-8

4th

Missouri Valley

NIT (1-1)

2007-08

Bradley

21-17

9-9

T-5th

Missouri Valley

CBI (4-2)

2008-09

Bradley

21-15

10-8

4th

Missouri Valley

CIT (3-1)

2009-10

Bradley

16-15

9-9

T-5th

Missouri Valley

DNP

2010-11

Bradley

12-20

2011-12

UC Davis

  • Nine-Year Coaching Record: - (.) overall
  • 154-140 (.524) in nine years at Bradley
  • - (.) in first year at UC Davis
  • 70-74 (.486) in Missouri Valley Conference
  • - (.) in Big West Conference
  • 5-8 (.385) in MVC Tournament
  • - (.) in Big West Tournament
  • 2-1 (.667) in NCAA Tournament
  • 1-1 (.500) in NIT
  • 4-2 (.667) in College Basketball Invitational
  • 3-1 (.750) in CollegeInsider.com Tournament