Jim Baron
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 20, 1954 Brooklyn, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 1973–1977 | St. Bonaventure |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–1979 | Rochester (asst.) |
| 1979–1980 | Loyola (MD) (asst.) |
| 1980–1981 | St. Bonaventure (asst.) |
| 1981–1987 | Notre Dame (asst.) |
| 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 championship (1991) NEC regular season championship (1991) |
|
| Awards | |
| 4× Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (1995, 2003, 2007, 2009) | |
James Edward "Jim" Baron (born March 20, 1954) is an American retired 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.
Baron lettered in basketball for four years (1973 to 1977) at St. Bonaventure University and helped St. Bonaventure win the 1977 National Invitation Tournament as a senior. Baron graduated from St. Bonaventure with a degree in physical education in 1977 and later earned a master's degree in counseling from the same institution in 1988.
In 1977, Baron began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Aquinas Institute in Rochester, New York. The following year, Baron became an assistant coach at NCAA Division III University of Rochester. Baron moved up to Division I as an assistant for Loyola College in Maryland for the 1979–80 season. In 1980, Baron returned to his alma mater as assistant coach for St. Bonaventure.
From 1981 to 1987, Baron was an assistant coach at Notre Dame under Digger Phelps. Baron helped Notre Dame make the NCAA Tournaments of 1985, 1986, and 1987 and rank in the season-end top-25 polls in 1986 and 1987.
Baron first became a head coach in 1987 at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania. His teams showed improvement each of his first four seasons, culminating in an appearance in the 1991 NCAA Tournament.
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