Jim Littell
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James Alan Littell (born September 28, 1955)[1] is a former head coach of the Oklahoma State University women's basketball team.[2] He is currently an assistant coach for the Wichita State.
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Current position | |
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Title | Assistant coach |
Team | Wichita State |
Conference | The American |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1955-09-28) September 28, 1955 (age 68) Wichita, Kansas |
Alma mater | Southwestern College (Kansas) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1978–1983 | Oxford High School |
1983–1988 | Friends |
1990–1991 | Garden Plain High School (Girls Head) |
1991–2005 | Seward County CC |
2005–2011 | Oklahoma State (assoc. HC) |
2011–2022 | Oklahoma State |
2022–present | Wichita State (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 176–111 (.613) |
Tournaments | 5–6 (.455) (NCAA Division I) 0–0 (–) (Big 12) |
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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]
On March 7, 2022, it was announced that Littell and Oklahoma State agreed to part ways after 11 years as head coach.[citation needed]