Jim Valvano

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 
Hometown: 
Seaford, NY
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1969-70

Johns Hopkins

3-14

3-9

10th-S

Mid. Atl.

DNP

1972-73

Bucknell

11-14

6-4

T-2nd-W

Mid. Atl.

DNP

1973-74

Bucknell

8-16

2-8

T-5th-W

Mid. Atl.

DNP

1974-75

Bucknell

14-12

4-4

T-3rd-W

ECC

DNP

1975-76

Iona

11-15

DNP

1976-77

Iona

15-10

DNP

1977-78

Iona

17-10

DNP

1978-79

Iona

23-6

NCAA (0-1)

1979-80

Iona*

29-5

NCAA (1-1)

1980-81

North Carolina State

14-13

4-10

7th

ACC

DNP

1981-82

North Carolina State

22-10

7-7

4th

ACC

NCAA (0-1)

1982-83

North Carolina State

26-10

8-6

T-3rd

ACC

NCAA (6-0)

1983-84

North Carolina State

19-14

4-10

7th

ACC

NIT (0-1)

1984-85

North Carolina State

23-10

9-5

T-1st

ACC

NCAA (3-1)

1985-86

North Carolina State

21-13

7-7

4th

ACC

NCAA (3-1)

1986-87

North Carolina State*

20-15

6-8

6th

ACC

NCAA (0-1)

1987-88

North Carolina State*

24-8

10-4

2nd

ACC

NCAA (0-1)

1988-89

North Carolina State

22-9

10-4

1st

ACC

NCAA (2-1)

1989-90

North Carolina State

18-12

6-8

T-4th

ACC

Probation

* NCAA Tournament games later vacated by action of the NCAA.

  • 19-Year Coaching Record: 338-214 (.612) overall
  • 3-14 (.176) in one year at Johns Hopkins (MD)
  • 33-42 (.440) in three years at Bucknell
  • 95-46 (.674) in five years at Iona
  • 209-114 (.647) in 10 years at North Carolina State
  • 11-21 (344) in Middle Atlantic Conference
  • 4-4 (.500) in East Coast Conference
  • 71-69 (.507) in Atlantic Coast Conference
  • 9-8 (.529) in ACC Tournament
  • 15-8 (.652) in NCAA Tournament
  • 0-1 (.000) in NIT