Jim Ferry (basketball)
James A. Ferry Jr. (born July 9, 1967) is an American college basketball coach, currently the interim head coach at Penn State, and formerly the head men's basketball coach at Duquesne. Jim Ferry was named the interim head coach of Penn State University upon Pat Chambers's resignation shortly before the 2020-2021 season. Prior to Duquesne, Ferry spent 10 seasons as head coach at Long Island, 3 seasons at Adelphi, and 1 season at Plymouth State.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Interim head coach |
| Team | Penn State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 7-8 (.467) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 9, 1967 Elmont, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1986 | NYIT |
| 1987–1990 | Keene State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1991 | Keene State (assistant) |
| 1991–1998 | Bentley (assistant) |
| 1998–1999 | Plymouth State |
| 1999–2002 | Adelphi |
| 2002–2012 | Long Island |
| 2012–2017 | Duquesne |
| 2017–2020 | Penn State (assistant) |
| 2020–present | Penn State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 321-273 (.540) |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA Division I) 1–1 (CBI) 5–3 (NCAA Division II) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| LEC regular season (1999) ECC Tournament (2001) 2 NEC regular season (2011, 2012) 2 NEC Tournament (2011, 2012) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× NEC Coach of the Year (2005, 2011), Naismith College Coach of the Year (2021)[1] | |
Following the resignation of Penn State coach Pat Chambers on October 21, 2020, Ferry was named interim head coach at Penn State.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth State Panthers (Little East Conference) (1998–1999) | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Plymouth State | 22–8 | 11–3 | T–1st | ECAC Runner-up | ||||
| Plymouth State: | 22–8 (.469) | 11–3 (.524) | |||||||
| Adelphi Panthers (East Coast Conference) (1999–2002) | |||||||||
| 1999–00 | Adelphi | 23–7 | NCAA Division II Regional Final | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Adelphi | 31–1 | NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Adelphi | 28–3 | NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||||
| Adelphi: | 82–11 (.882) | ||||||||
| Long Island Blackbirds (Northeast Conference) (2002–2012) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Long Island | 9–19 | 7–11 | T–8th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Long Island | 8–19 | 4–14 | 11th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Long Island | 14–15 | 10–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Long Island | 12–16 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Long Island | 10–19 | 6–12 | 10th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Long Island | 15–15 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Long Island | 16–14 | 12–6 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2009–10 | Long Island | 14–17 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Long Island | 27–6 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Long Island | 25–9 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| Long Island: | 150–149 (.502) | 98–82 (.544) | |||||||
| Duquesne Dukes (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2012–2017) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Duquesne | 8–22 | 1–15 | 16th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Duquesne | 13–17 | 5–11 | T–10th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Duquesne | 12–19 | 6–12 | 11th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Duquesne | 17–17 | 6–12 | T–10th | CBI Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2016–17 | Duquesne | 10–22 | 3–15 | 14th | |||||
| Duquesne: | 60–97 (.382) | 21–65 (.244) | |||||||
| Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Penn State | 7–8 | 4–7 | ||||||
| Penn State: | 7–8 (.467) | 4–7 (.364) | |||||||
| Total: | 321–273 (.540) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- https://www.PennStateHoops.com
- Borzello, Jeff (October 21, 2020). "Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball coach Pat Chambers resigns after internal investigation". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2020.