Jim Jabir

Jim Jabir is an American basketball coach at the college level and formerly at the professional level.

Jim Jabir
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSiena
ConferenceMAAC
Record63–52 (.548)
Biographical details
Born (1962-08-12) August 12, 1962
Alma materNazareth College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1987Buffalo State
1987–1990Siena
1990–1996Marquette
1996–2002Providence
2002–2003Colorado (assistant)
2003–2016Dayton
2017SISU BK
2017–2021Florida Atlantic
2021–presentSiena
Head coaching record
Overall527–464 (.532)

Career

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Jabir graduated from Nazareth College in 1984 with a degree in English. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Nazareth in 1984–85. He was the head coach of Buffalo State College in the NCAA Division 3 in 1986–87, guiding the team to a SUNYAC Championship and the NCAA Regionals. At Buffalo State, he earned a Master's degree in Student Personnel Administration.[1]

At age 24, Jabir was named Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Siena College. Between 1987 and 1990, he had a record of 50–29 at Siena, followed by head coaching stints at Marquette University (1990–1996) and Providence College (1996–2002). He guided Marquette Women’s Basketball Team to NCAA Tournament appearances in 1994 and 1995, Jabir earned Reebok/Great Midwest Coach of the Year honors twice. During his tenure at Providence, he led the Women’s team to 62 wins and 102 losses.[1]

In 2002–03, Jabir was an assistant coach at the Colorado University Women’s Basketball Team, helping the squad to a Sweet 16 appearance. Jabir moved to the University of Dayton, where he was the Head Women’s Basketball Coach from 2003 to 2016. At Dayton, he compiled a record of 252 wins and 155 defeats and became the winningest coach in program history. In 2013, his Dayton Flyers’ team was ranked 11th nationally in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls. He coached Dayton to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2015. Jabir received Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year honors in 2008 and 2013 and was a finalist for the Naismith College Coach of the Year Award in 2013.[1] On September 7, 2016, Jabir stepped back for health reasons. Jabir said, he has had heart problems in the past and a pacemaker and defibrillator.[2]

In parts of the 2016–17 season, he coached in the professional ranks, serving as head coach for SISU's men's team in Denmark’s Basketligaen, where he signed in January 2017.[2] He guided the team to a semifinal appearance[3] and was named 2016–17 Basketligaen Coach of the Year.[4] Under his guidance, SISU won eleven of its 18 games.[5]

Jabir went back to the United States and was Head Women's Basketball Coach at Florida Atlantic University from 2017 to 2021. In April 2021, he returned to Siena College and was named Siena’s Women's Basketball Head Coach.[6]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Buffalo State (SUNYAC) (1986–1987)
1986–1987 Buffalo State 14–118–2
Buffalo State: 14–11 (.560)8–2 (.800)
Siena Saints (Independent) (1987–1989)
1987–1988 Siena Saints 16–10
1988–1989 Siena Saints 16–8
Siena Saints (MAAC) (1987–1989)
1989–1990 Siena Saints 18–115–5
Siena Saints: 50–29 (.633)5–5 (.500)
Marquette (Midwestern Collegiate) (1990–1991)
1990–1991 Marquette 7–203–13
Marquette (Great Midwest) (1991–1995)
1991–1992 Marquette 16–137–3
1992–1993 Marquette 22–910–0
1993–1994 Marquette 22–710–2NCAA Division I Round of 64
1994–1995 Marquette 19–129–3NCAA Division I Round of 64
Marquette (Conference USA) (1995–1996)
1995–1996 Marquette 8–205–9
Marquette Golden Eagles: 94–81 (.537)44–30 (.595)
Providence Friars (Big East) (1996–2002)
1996–1997 Providence 13–148–10
1997–1998 Providence 10–176–12
1998–1999 Providence 5–224–14
1999–2000 Providence 10–175–11
2000–2001 Providence 11–174–12
2001–2002 Providence 13–156–10
Providence Friars: 62–85 (.422)33–69 (.324)

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Dayton Flyers (A-10) (2003–2016)
2003–2004 Dayton 3–251–1512th
2004–2005 Dayton 12–166–107th
2005–2006 Dayton 17–128–86th
2006–2007 Dayton 12–197–89th
2007–2008 Dayton 25–99–54th
2008–2009 Dayton 21–147–78th
2009–2010 Dayton 25–811–32nd
2010–2011 Dayton 21–129–55th
2011–2012 Dayton 23–712–23rd
2012–13 Dayton 28–314–01st
2013–14 Dayton 23–814–21st
2014–15 Dayton 28–714–22nd
2015–16 Dayton 14–157–98th
Dayton Flyers: 252–155 (.619)119–76 (.610)

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Florida Atlantic Owls (C-USA) (2017–2021)
2017–18 Florida Atlantic 13–157–9
2018–19 Florida Atlantic 5–212–11
2019–20 Florida Atlantic 13–177–11
2020–21 Florida Atlantic 11–118–8
Florida Atlantic Owls: 42–64 (.396)24–39 (.381)

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Siena Saints (MAAC) (2021–present)
2021–22 Siena 10–1910–10
2022–23 Siena 8–72–3
Siena Saints: 68–55 (.553)17–18 (.486)

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Total:532–467 (.533)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Jim Jabir". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  2. "Jim Jabir back on court as a men's coach in Denmark". daytondailynews.com. January 19, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  3. "Ligaen Play-Offs 2017". Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  4. "Årets træner". Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  5. "Mavepuster til SISU: Jim Jabir er fortid i klubben". fullcourt.dk. April 4, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  6. "Jim Jabir Returns to Lead Siena Women's Basketball Program". Siena College Athletics. April 7, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
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