Jim Littell
James Alan Littell (born September 28, 1955)[1] is the current head coach of the Oklahoma State University women's basketball team.[2]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Oklahoma State |
Conference | Big 12 |
Record | 176–111 (.613) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Wichita, Kansas | September 28, 1955
Alma mater | Southwestern College (Kansas) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1978–1983 | Oxford High School |
1983–1988 | Friends |
1988–1989 | Cameron (men's asst.) |
1991–2005 | Seward County CC |
2005–2011 | Oklahoma State (assoc. HC) |
2011–present | Oklahoma State |
Littell spent 14 seasons as the head coach at Seward County Community College, where he had a record of 418–61 (.873) and recorded nine conference titles. In 2005 he became an assistant coach at Oklahoma State under new coach Kurt Budke.
After Budke's death in a plane crash on November 17, 2011, Littell was promoted to head coach, and led the team to the 2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament Championship.[3]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Oklahoma State (Big 12 Conference) (2011–present) | |||||||||
2011–12 | Oklahoma State | 21–12 | 8–10 | T–6th | WNIT Champions | ||||
2012–13 | Oklahoma State | 22–11 | 9–9 | T–5th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
2013–14 | Oklahoma State | 25–9 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2014–15 | Oklahoma State | 20–12 | 9–9 | T–3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
2015–16 | Oklahoma State | 21–10 | 11–7 | T–4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
2016–17 | Oklahoma State | 17–15 | 6–12 | 7th | WNIT First Round | ||||
2017–18 | Oklahoma State | 21–11 | 11–7 | T-3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
2018–19 | Oklahoma State | 14–16 | 5–13 | 7th | NONE | ||||
2019-20 | Oklahoma State | 15-15 | 6-12 | 8th | NONE | ||||
Oklahoma State: | 176–111 (.613) | 76–86 (.469) | |||||||
Total: | 176–111 (.613) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 27 Sep 2015.
- "Oklahoma State University Athletics – 2015–16 Women's Basketball Roster". www.okstate.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- Bishop, Jordan (February 23, 2016). "Legend of Littell: Cowgirl basketball coach carrying out the pact". ocolly.com.