Jim Gilligan
| Jim Gilligan | |
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| Sport(s) | Baseball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Lamar Cardinals |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 1, 1946 Bayside, NY |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972 1973-1986 1992-present |
Western New Mexico Mustangs Lamar Cardinals Lamar Cardinals |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1267-820-6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Awards Texas Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Jim Gilligan is the head baseball coach of the Lamar Cardinals baseball program.
In his 30 seasons as head coach, Gilligan has guided Lamar's baseball team to 11 conference championships, 11 NCAA regional appearances, and four conference titles. He has been named the Southland Conference coach of the year five times during his career and is the 32nd coach in NCAA history to record 1,000 career wins.[1] Gilligan is an alumnus of Lamar University, having earned a bachelor's degree in 1969 and a master's in 1970
Recognition and awards
In 2007, Lamar baseball fans and Cardinal Club members started the fund for the Gilligan Scholarship in honor of the coach. Donors said they hope the scholarship continues to grow and leave a permanent legacy in honor of Gilligan. The scholarship will assist members of Lamar's baseball team in attending Lamar.
On June 29, 2010, the Beaumont City Council voted unanimously to rename a section of East Florida Avenue to Jim Gilligan Way. They cited his excellence on and off the field for bestowing this honor.[2]
As of the close of the 2012 season, Coach Gilligan ranks sixth among the NCAA's active coaches in career victories with 1,267, with 1,257 of those being at Lamar. His first 10 came in one season at Western New Mexico.[3]
In 2004, Gilligan was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame.[4]
Head coaching records
The following is a table of Gilligan's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[5][6][7][8][9]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Western New Mexico Mustangs (Division II) (1972–1972) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Western New Mexico | 10-10 | |||||||
| Western New Mexico: | 10-10 | ||||||||
| Lamar Cardinals (Southland Conference) (1973–1986) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Lamar | 11-15 | 6-12 | 5th | |||||
| 1974 | Lamar | 23-21 | 9-6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1975 | Lamar | 27-26 | 10-5 | t-1st | |||||
| 1976 | Lamar | 35-15 | 10-5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1977 | Lamar | 37-14-2 | 13-2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1978 | Lamar | 40-15 | 14-6 | 2nd | |||||
| 1979 | Lamar | 44-16-1 | 15-5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1980 | Lamar | 46-22-2 | 15-5 | 1st (South) | Southland Championship Series | ||||
| 1981 | Lamar | 54-26 | 12-4 | 1st (South) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1982 | Lamar | 36-28 | 13-3 | 1st (South) | Southland Championship Series | ||||
| 1983 | Lamar | 38-32 | 9-8 | 1st (West) | Southland Championship Series | ||||
| 1984 | Lamar | 45-22 | 16-2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1985 | Lamar | 35-24 | 15-2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1986 | Lamar | 33-23 | 9-6 | 3rd | |||||
| Lamar Cardinals (Sun Belt Conference) (1992–1998) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Lamar | 31-22 | 10-9 | 3rd (West) | Sun Belt Tournament | ||||
| 1993 | Lamar | 44-18 | 13-5 | 1st (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1994 | Lamar | 36-23 | 16-8 | t-1st (West) | Sun Belt Tournament | ||||
| 1995 | Lamar | 38-24 | 16-11 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1996 | Lamar | 26-29 | 11-16 | 7th | |||||
| 1997 | Lamar | 32-19-1 | 13-11 | 5th | Sun Belt Tournament | ||||
| 1998 | Lamar | 26-27 | 15-9 | 3rd | Sun Belt Tournament | ||||
| Lamar Cardinals (Southland Conference) (1999–present) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Lamar | 34-21 | 12-14 | 7th | |||||
| 2000 | Lamar | 27-27 | 11-16 | 7th | |||||
| 2001 | Lamar | 37-24 | 13-14 | 6th | Southland Tournament | ||||
| 2002 | Lamar | 36-24 | 16-11 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2003 | Lamar | 40-18 | 20-6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2004 | Lamar | 41-16 | 18-8 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2005 | Lamar | 38-23 | 16-11 | 2nd | Southland Tournament | ||||
| 2006 | Lamar | 35-23 | 19-11 | 4th | Southland Tournament | ||||
| 2007 | Lamar | 34-25 | 20-10 | 1st (East) | Southland Tournament | ||||
| 2008 | Lamar | 35-23 | 20-10 | 1st (East) | Southland Tournament | ||||
| 2009 | Lamar | 38-22 | 20-13 | 4th | Southland Tournament | ||||
| 2010 | Lamar | 35-26 | 16-17 | t-6th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2011 | Lamar | 29-27 | 15-18 | 7th | Southland Tournament | ||||
| 2012 | Lamar | 22-30 | 14-19 | t-8th | |||||
| 2013 | Lamar | 39-20 | 15-12 | t-5th | Southland Tournament | ||||
| Lamar: | 1257-810-6 | 505-320 | |||||||
| Total: | 1267-820-6 | ||||||||
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National champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference tournament champion
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See also
References
- ↑ "Jim Gilligan Scholarship Established for Baseball". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ↑ "Beaumont honors Lamar baseball coach". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ↑ http://www.lamar.edu/newsevents/news/207_8709.htm
- ↑ http://www.tbhof.org/bio/2004/biogilligan.htm
- ↑ "Jim Gilligan #29". LamarCardinals.com. Lamar Sports Information. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Lamar Cardinals Baseball Media Guide". Lamar Sports Information. p. 21. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Southland Conference Baseball Media Guide". Southland.org. Southland Conference. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Record Book". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
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