Jimmy Tillette
Alma Mater:
Our Lady of the Holy Cross (LA)
Class of:
Hometown:
New Orleans, LA
High School:
St. Aloysius High School
- Samford's all-time winningest coach
- Won back-to-back Trans America Athletic Conference Tournament championships in 1999 and 2000
- Assistant coach at Mississippi State under Richard Williams for one season in 1989-90, at Tulane under Perry Clark for one season in 1990-91, and at Samford under John Brady for six seasons from 1991-92 through 1996-97.
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14-13 | 9-7 | 2nd | TAAC (West) | DNP | ||
24-6 | 15-1 | 1st | TAAC | NCAA (0-1) | ||
21-11 | 12-6 | T-3rd | TAAC | NCAA (0-1) | ||
15-14 | 11-7 | T-3rd | TAAC | DNP | ||
15-14 | 12-8 | T-4th | DNP | |||
13-15 | 9-7 | 3rd | Atlantic Sun (North) | DNP | ||
12-16 | 7-9 | T-5th | DNP | |||
15-13 | 10-6 | 4th | DNP | |||
20-11 | 14-6 | 2nd | DNP | |||
16-16 | 12-8 | 5th | DNP | |||
14-16 | 10-10 | T-5th | DNP | |||
16-16 | 9-11 | T-3rd | Southern (North) | DNP | ||
11-20 | 5-13 | T-5th | Southern (North) | DNP | ||
- 13-Year Coaching Record: 206-179 (.535) at Samford
- 68-36 (.654) in Trans America Athletic/Atlantic Sun Conference
- 53-39 (.576) in Ohio Valley Conference
- 14-24 (.368) in southern Conference
- 7-4 (.636) in TAAC/Atlantic Sun Tournament
- 3-5 (.375) in OVC Tournament
- 2-2 (.500) in southern Conference Tournament
- 0-2 (.000) in NCAA Tournament