Jim O'Brien
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Brooklyn, NY
High School:
St. Francis Prep
- Shared NABC national coach of the year award in 1999
- Directed Ohio State to 1998 Final Four
- Won two conference tournament championships (Big East in 1997 and Big Ten in 2002)
- Assistant coach at Connecticut under Dee Rowe and Dom Perno for six seasons from 1976-77 through 1981-82
- Major-college career playing statistics under Bob Cousy and Chuck Daly (16 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 8.5 apg, 43.5 FG%, 77.2 FT%). All-American in 1971 (NABC4). Fourth-round NBA draft choice by the Buffalo Braves in 1971. Averaged 5.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg and 4.1 apg while shooting 83% from the free-throw line with the Pittsburgh Condors, Kentucky Colonels and San Diego Conquistadors in four ABA seasons from 1971-72 through 1974-75
- Final Top 25 Rankings (five: AP/UPI/USA)--1994 (NR/NR/11), 1997 (23/23), 1999 (14/4), 2000 (8/17) and 2002 (14/17)
- All-American Players (two): Boston College's Bill Curley (1994) and Ohio State's Scoonie Penn (1999 and 2000).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20-10 | 10-4 | T-1st | A10 (West) | NIT (0-1) | ||
18-13 | 8-10 | T-6th | DNP | |||
14-15 | 7-11 | 7th | DNP | |||
15-13 | 10-8 | 4th | DNP | |||
11-18 | 3-13 | T-8th | DNP | |||
18-15 | 6-10 | 7th | NIT (3-2) | |||
12-17 | 3-13 | 9th | DNP | |||
8-20 | 1-15 | 9th | DNP | |||
11-19 | 1-15 | 9th | DNP | |||
17-14 | 7-11 | 8th | NIT (1-1) | |||
18-13 | 9-9 | T-4th | NIT (2-1) | |||
23-11 | 11-7 | 3rd | NCAA (3-1) | |||
9-19 | 2-16 | 10th | DNP | |||
19-11 | 10-8 | 3rd | Big East 6 | NCAA (1-1) | ||
22-9 | 12-6 | T-1st | Big East 6 | NCAA (1-1) | ||
8-22 | 1-15 | 11th | DNP | |||
27-9 | 12-4 | 2nd | NCAA (4-1) | |||
23-7 | 13-3 | T-1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
20-11 | 11-5 | 3rd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
24-8 | 11-5 | T-1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
17-15 | 7-9 | T-8th | NIT (0-1) | |||
14-16 | 6-10 | 9th | DNP | |||
2011-12 | Emerson (MA) |
NOTE: Vacated a total of 103 regular-season games in 1998-99 (22-7 record), 1999-2000 (11-3), 2000-01 (20-10) and 2001-02 (23-7) plus 10 NCAA Tournament games from 1999 through 2002.
- 22-Year Coaching Record: 368-305 (.547) overall
- 67-51 (.568) in four years at St. Bonaventure
- 168-166 (.503) in 11 years at Boston College
- 133-88 (.602) in seven years at Ohio State
- 35-33 (.515) in Atlantic 10 Conference
- 65-123 (.346) in Big East Conference
- 61-51 (.545) in Big Ten Conference
- 5-4 (.556) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
- 9-10 (.474) in Big East Tournament
- 7-6 (.538) in Big Ten Tournament
- 11-7 (.611) in NCAA Tournament
- 6-6 (.500) in NIT