Jim Foster (basketball)
Foster in 2015
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| Sport(s) | Women's college basketball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Title | Head coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Chattanooga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conference | SoCon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record | 98-26 (54–4 SoCon) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October 16, 1948 Abington, Pennsylvania |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1991 | Saint Joseph's | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–2002 | Vanderbilt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2013 | Ohio State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–present | Chattanooga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall | 881-333 (.726) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4× Big Ten Coach of the Year (2005–2007, 2009) USA Basketball Developmental Coach Of The Year (2003) |
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Jim Foster (born October 16, 1948) is the head coach of the women's college basketball team at Chattanooga. He has previously served as a head coach of the women's basketball team at St. Joseph's, Vanderbilt and Ohio State. He has been elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2013.
Foster was born October 16, 1948 in Abington, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, and attended Cardinal Dougherty High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He joined the Army in 1966, and served until 1969, with half of that time spent in Vietnam. While he was serving, his brother, John was drafted. Although Jim's tour was scheduled to end, he agreed to serve an additional tour in Vietnam so his brother would not have to serve in a war zone. After completing his tours, Foster attended Temple University, graduating in 1980.
Foster began his coaching career at Bishop McDevitt High School in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania where he served as the assistant coach of the boys basketball team and the head coach of the girls basketball team.
Foster began his college head coaching career as the head coach at St. Joseph's in 1978. He remained as head coach for 13 seasons, compiling a record of 248–126. In 1985, the Hawks won seven of their eight Atlantic Ten games to win the conference title. They won 25 games during the season to earn their first ever bid to an NCAA tournament. This bid would be the first of six consecutive bids to the NCAA Tournament.
Foster accepted a position as head coach of the women's basketball team at Vanderbilt in 1991. He remained there for eleven seasons, compiling a record of 256–99.
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