Jim Shaw | |
Current Title: | Head coach |
Current Team: | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
Current Conference: | Southland |
Birth Date: | 25 September 1980 |
Birth Place: | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1999–2003 |
Player Team1: | Grinnell |
Player Positions: | Guard |
Coach Years1: | 2003–2005 |
Coach Team1: | UTEP (grad asst.) |
Admin Years1: | 2005–2006 |
Admin Team1: | UTEP (admin) |
Admin Years2: | 2006–2012 |
Admin Team2: | Nebraska (Video) |
Admin Years3: | 2012–2013 |
Admin Team3: | Texas Tech (director of basketball operations) |
Admin Years4: | 2013–2014 |
Admin Team4: | Texas State (director of basketball operations) |
Coach Years2: | 2014–2020 |
Coach Team2: | Texas State (asst.) |
Coach Years3: | 2020–2021 |
Coach Team3: | Tarleton (asst.) |
Coach Years4: | 2021–2023 |
Coach Team4: | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (asst.) |
Coach Years5: | 2023–present |
Coach Team5: | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
Tournament Record: | 0–1 (CIT) |
Jim Shaw (born September 25, 1980) is the current head men's college basketball coach for Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team.[1]
Shaw played college basketball at Grinnell College, where he led the high-scoring offense in made three-pointers en route to a NCAA Division III tournament appearance in 2001.[1]
Shaw began his coaching career as a graduate assistant with the UTEP Miners, where he earned his master's degree before joining the team's administration for a single season. In 2006, he'd move on to become a video coordinator at Nebraska, where he'd stay until 2012, working under Doc Sadler.[2]
Shaw became the director of basketball operations at Texas Tech and Texas State respectively for one season each, before becoming an assistant coach for Texas State in 2014, staying in the role until 2020.[3] Shaw would become assistant coach at Tarleton State in 2021 under Billy Gillispie for a single season before joining Steve Lutz's staff at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.[4] [5] [6]
On March 29 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi promoted Shaw to become their next head coach after Lutz departed for the head coaching position at Western Kentucky.[7] [8] [9] [10]