Jim Molinari
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Current position | |
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Title | Assistant Coach |
Team | Illinois Wesleyan |
Position(s) | Point guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1979–1989 | DePaul (assistant) |
1989–1991 | Northern Illinois |
1991–2002 | Bradley |
2004–2006 | Minnesota (assistant) |
2006–2007 | Minnesota (interim HC) |
2007–2008 | Ball State (assistant) |
2008–2014 | Western Illinois |
2014–2019 | Nebraska (assistant) |
2019–2021 | Oklahoma (assistant) |
2021–present | Boston College (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 302–290 (.510) |
Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA Division I) 4–5 (NIT) 0–2 (CBI) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 MCC/Summit regular season (1991, 2013) MCC tournament (1991) MVC regular season (1996) | |
Awards | |
MVC Coach of the Year (1996) Summit League Coach of the Year (2013) | |
James R. Molinari (born December 26, 1954) is an American basketball coach and lawyer. Molinari is currently an assistant coach at Boston College. Prior to his stint at Boston College Molinari was most recently an assistant coach at Oklahoma from 2019 to 2021. He formerly served as an assistant coach at Nebraska[1] and as former head coach of the Western Illinois University Leathernecks, where he served from 2008 to 2014. Prior to being named coach at WIU, Molinari was as assistant coach at Ball State University after serving as the interim head coach at the University of Minnesota, replacing Dan Monson on November 30, 2006 and being succeeded by Tubby Smith on March 22, 2007.[2] Previously, he served as head men's basketball coach at Northern Illinois University and Bradley University. He also was a scout for the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat.
Molinari graduated from
Molinari graduated from the
His first head coaching assignment began on April 28, 1989 when he replaced Jim Rosborough at Northern Illinois University (NIU).[10] A combined 42–17 in his two seasons at NIU, the Huskies finished the 1990–91 campaign with the second-best team defense in the nation which allowed 57.5 points a game, a program-best 25–6 record and an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[11]
He succeeded Stan Albeck in a similar capacity at Bradley University on April 12, 1991. He inherited a program which had at least 20 losses in each of the previous two years.[11] After going a combined 18–39 in Molinari's first two seasons at Bradley, the Braves had at least 20 wins in each of the three subsequent years. His most successful campaign was 1995–96 when he was named the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Coach of the Year and the Braves earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. He had a 174–152 record in eleven seasons at Bradley which also included five National Invitation Tournament (NIT) appearances in 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2001. Despite having the longest tenure among MVC men's basketball head coaches at the time, he was fired on March 5, 2002 after a 9–20 finish. The dismissal was driven by David Broski's dissatisfaction over the Braves' 42–48 record during the three years he had been university president at that point.[12] Molinari was replaced by Jim Les a month later on April 7.[13]
Molinari and his ex-wife Carol are the parents of four children. Two went on to play college basketball. Billy played at Western Illinois University under Molinari. David played one year at Illinois Wesleyan University and walked onto DePaul for the 2014–2015 season.
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Northern Illinois Huskies (NCAA Division I independent) (1989–1990) | |||||||||
1989–90 | Northern Illinois | 17–11 | |||||||
Northern Illinois Huskies (Mid-Continent Conference) (1990–1991) | |||||||||
1990–91 | Northern Illinois | 25–6 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
Northern Illinois: | 42–17 (.712) | 14–2 (.875) | |||||||
Bradley Braves (Missouri Valley Conference) (1991–2002) | |||||||||
1991–92 | Bradley | 7–23 | 3–15 | 9th | |||||
1992–93 | Bradley | 11–16 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
1993–94 | Bradley | 23–8 | 14–4 | 2nd | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
1994–95 | Bradley | 20–10 | 12–6 | 4th | NIT Second Round | ||||
1995–96 | Bradley | 22–8 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1996–97 | Bradley | 17–13 | 12–6 | 2nd | NIT Second Round | ||||
1997–98 | Bradley | 15–14 | 9–9 | 5th | |||||
1998–99 | Bradley | 17–12 | 11–7 | 2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
1999–00 | Bradley | 14–16 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
2000–01 | Bradley | 19–12 | 12–6 | 2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
2001–02 | Bradley | 9–20 | 5–13 | 8th | |||||
Bradley: | 174–152 (.534) | 110–88 (.556) | |||||||
Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten Conference) (2006–2007) | |||||||||
2006–07 | Minnesota | 7–17[n 1] | 3–13 | 9th | |||||
Minnesota: | 7–17 (.292) | 3–13 (.188) | |||||||
Western Illinois Leathernecks (Summit League) (2008–2014) | |||||||||
2008–09 | Western Illinois | 9–20 | 6–12 | T–8th | |||||
2009–10 | Western Illinois | 13–17 | 6–12 | T–7th | |||||
2010–11 | Western Illinois | 7–23 | 2–16 | 9th | |||||
2011–12 | Western Illinois | 18–15 | 9–9 | T–4th | CBI First Round | ||||
2012–13 | Western Illinois | 22–7 | 13–3 | T–1st | CBI First Round | ||||
2013–14 | Western Illinois | 10–20 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
Western Illinois: | 79–104 (.432) | 40–62 (.392) | |||||||
Total: | 302–290 (.510) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Notes
- ^ Molinari was named interim head coach upon the firing of Dan Monson on November 30, 2006 and coached the remainder of the season.
References
- ^ Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
- ^ GopherSports.com Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Glenbard West Best Start Ever," NBC Sports Chicago, Monday, January 2, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ Kansas State University Men's Basketball 2021–22 Media Guide. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ Men's Basketball Individual Career History – Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics (scroll down to page 63). Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ 1975–76 Men's Basketball Varsity Roster – Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ 1976–77 Men's Basketball Varsity Roster – Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ Jim Molinari (profile) – Boston College Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "Bradley Athletics: Men's Basketball Head Coach - Jim Molinari". Archived from the original on 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ Strom, Rich. "Molinari Is Establishing Base at NIU," Chicago Tribune, Thursday, October 26, 1989. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Molinari accepts Bradley post," United Press International (UPI), Friday, April 12, 1991. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ "Bradley Fires Molinari As Coach," The Associated Press (AP), Tuesday, March 5, 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Les new Bradley cage coach," United Press International (UPI), Sunday, April 7, 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2022.