(1950-04-08) April 8, 1950 (age 74) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1975–1982
Jesuit HS (asst.)
1982–1989
De La Salle HS
1989–1990
Mississippi State (asst.)
1990–1991
Tulane (asst.)
1991–1997
Samford (asst.)
1997–2012
Samford
2013–2019
Isidore Newman School
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 TAAC tournament (1999, 2000) TAAC regular season (1999)
Awards
TAAC Coach of the Year (1999)
Jimmy Tillette (born April 8, 1950) is an American college basketball coach and the former head coach of the men's basketball team at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tillette was the head coach of the Bulldogs team from 1997-2012, and is the school's winningest coach.[1] He assumed his former position when John Brady left Samford to become the head basketball coach at LSU. In fifteen seasons as the coach of the Bulldogs, Tillette compiled record of 229–219, leading the Bulldogs to their only two appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in 1999 and 2000 while they were a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. The 1999–2000 season was highlighted by upset wins over traditional basketball powers St. John's and Alabama. Tillette most recently served as head coach of the boys' basketball team at Isidore Newman High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He retired in 2019 and was replaced by former Co-National Player of the Year and Newman alum Randy Livingston. [2]
^"Samford Sports/CSTV.com: Jimmy Tillette bio". Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
^Bumgarner, Bill. "Isidore Newman coach Jimmy Tillette comfortable back in familiar surroundings". SportsNOLA. LeSEA Broadcasting. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
JimmyTillette (born April 8, 1950) is an American college basketball coach and the former head coach of the men's basketball team at Samford University...
former Princeton player and assistant coach at Air Force Samford under JimmyTillette Southern California under Tim Floyd Virginia under Tony Bennett, loosely...
played five seasons (2003–2008) at Samford University under head coach, JimmyTillette, mostly playing the center position. He graduated from Samford in 2008...
championship. The next season, Livingston was chosen to replace retiring JimmyTillette as head coach of Newman's varsity boys basketball team. One of his players...
to the Sweet Sixteen. On April 4, 2012, Seltzer was hired to replace JimmyTillette as the head men's basketball coach at Samford University. The move marked...
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