Jimmy Tillette
| Jimmy Tillette | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 8, 1950 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975–1982 1982–1989 1989–1990 1990–1991 1991–1997 1997–2012 2013-Present |
Jesuit HS (asst.) De La Salle HS Mississippi State (asst.) Tulane (asst.) Samford (asst.) Samford Isidore Newman High School |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships
A-Sun Tournament Championship (1999, 2000) A-Sun Regular Season Championship (1999) | |
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Awards
A-Sun 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.
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