Jimmy Collins
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Syracuse, NY
High School:
Corcoran High School
- Won two Horizon League Tournament championships (2002 and 2004)
- Illinois-Chicago's all-time winningest coach
- Assistant coach at New Mexico State under Lou Henson for one season in 1974-75, and at Illinois under Henson for 13 seasons from 1983-84 through 1995-96
- Major-college career playing statistics under Henson (19.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 46.3 FG%, 76.5 FT%). All-American in 1970 (USBWA1, C2). First-round NBA draft choice of the Chicago Bulls in 1970 averaged 3.8 ppg with the Bulls in two seasons in 1970-71 and 1971-72.
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15-14 | 11-5 | T-2nd | MW Collegiate | DNP | ||
22-6 | 12-2 | T-1st | MW Collegiate | NCAA (0-1) | ||
7-21 | 2-12 | 8th | MW Collegiate | DNP | ||
11-20 | 5-9 | 7th | MW Collegiate | DNP | ||
11-17 | 5-9 | 6th | MW Collegiate | DNP | ||
20-14 | 8-8 | 6th | NCAA (0-1) | |||
21-9 | 12-4 | 3rd | NIT (0-1) | |||
24-8 | 12-4 | 2nd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
15-14 | 8-8 | T-4th | DNP | |||
16-15 | 8-8 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
6-7 | 1-0 | DNP | ||||
18-15 | 9-9 | T-4th | DNP | |||
16-15 | 7-11 | T-6th | DNP | |||
8-22 | 3-15 | 9th | DNP |
* Missed final 19 games after undergoing a minimally-invasive procedure to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
- 14-Year Coaching Record: 210-197 (.516) at Illinois-Chicago
- 103-104 (.498) in Midwestern Collegiate Conference/Horizon League
- 13-11 (.542) in Midwestern Collegiate/Horizon League Tournament
- 0-3 (.000) in NCAA Tournament
- 0-1 (.000) in NIT