(1959-12-27) December 27, 1959 (age 64) Iowa Falls, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater
Luther
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982–1983
North Dakota (assistant)
1983–1984
Ellsworth CC (assistant)
1984–1985
Wabash Valley (assistant)
1985–1987
Mankato State (assistant)
1987–1992
Elmhurst
1992–2004
Lewis
2004–2011
Loyola–Chicago
2011–2013
Saint Louis (assistant)
2013–2015
St. John's (assistant)
2015–2019
Buffalo (associate HC)
2019–2023
Buffalo
2023–present
Albany (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall
445–357 (.555)
Jim Whitesell (born December 27, 1959) is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Albany Great Danes men's basketball team.Prior to Albany, he was the head men's coach for the Buffalo Bulls. Previously he coached at the Division I level as a head coach at Loyola University Chicago and an assistant at St. John's and Saint Louis. Whitesell replaced Larry Farmer as head coach of the Ramblers on April 14, 2004. Whitesell was fired as head coach of the Ramblers on March 14, 2011, after seven seasons, posting a 109–106 record in that time.[1] Whitesell was hired in August 2013[2] as an assistant coach at St. John's to fill the void left by former director of basketball operations Moe Hicks. On April 16, 2015, he was named associate head coach of men's basketball at the University at Buffalo.[3] On April 6, 2019, Whitesell was named the 14th head coach of men's basketball at the University at Buffalo, filling the void left by Nate Oats when he resigned to take the head coach position at the University of Alabama.[4][5] On March 11, 2023, after four seasons and a 70–49 record he was fired as the Buffalo head coach.[6] He was named an assistant coach at Albany on September 14, 2023.[7]
Several of Whitesell's brothers work in the entertainment industry, including director John Whitesell, writer Chris Whitesell, writer/actor Sean Whitesell, and agent Patrick Whitesell.[8][9]
^"Source: Loyola fires Jim Whitesell" ESPNChicago.com Mar. 14, 2011
^"St. John's hires St. Louis associate head coach Jim Whitesell" CBSSports Aug. 5, 2013
^"Men's Basketball Finalizes Coaching Staff". UBBulls.com. University at Buffalo Athletics. April 16, 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
^Lenzi, Rachel (April 6, 2019). "UB announces Jim Whitesell as new men's basketball coach". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
^Riordan, Tim (2019-04-06). "Whitesell named UB head coach". Bull Run. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
^"Buffalo fires men's basketball coach Jim Whitesell after 4 seasons". ESPNBull Run. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
^"Whitesell, Cerruti Join Men's Basketball Staff". University at Albany Great Danes. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
^"From Hollywood Hills to Chicago hoops" Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Feb. 10, 2006
^The Courier: "Iowa Falls family finds ties to show business" by Jessica Miller Mar 12, 2001
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