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Jim Baron
American basketball coach (born 1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the American basketball coach. For his son, the player, see Jimmy Baron (basketball). For the English footballer, see Jim Barron.
James Edward Baron (born March 20, 1954) is a retired American college basketball coach. He previously held the position of head coach at Saint Francis University, St. Bonaventure University, the University of Rhode Island and Canisius College.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1954-03-20) March 20, 1954 (age 70) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1973–1977 | St. Bonaventure |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1978–1979 | Rochester (assistant) |
1979–1980 | Loyola (MD) (assistant) |
1980–1981 | St. Bonaventure (assistant)) |
1981–1987 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
1987–1992 | St. Francis (PA) |
1992–2001 | St. Bonaventure |
2001–2012 | Rhode Island |
2012–2016 | Canisius |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 412–397 (.509) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NEC tournament (1991) NEC regular season (1991) | |
Awards | |
4× Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (1995, 2003, 2007, 2009) | |
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