Jim Molinari
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Nebraska |
| Record | 47–75 (.385) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 26, 1954 |
| Playing career | |
| 1973–1975 | Kansas State |
| 1975–1977 | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979–1989 | DePaul (asst.) |
| 1989–1991 | Northern Illinois |
| 1991–2002 | Bradley |
| 2004–2006 | Minnesota (asst.) |
| 2006–2007 | Minnesota (interim HC) |
| 2007–2008 | Ball State (asst.) |
| 2008–2014 | Western Illinois |
| 2014–present | Nebraska (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 263–244 (.519) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
MVC regular season championship (1996) Summit regular season championship (2013) |
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James R. "Jim" Molinari (born December 26, 1954) is an American basketball coach and lawyer. Molinari currently serves as an assistant coach at Nebraska. He is the former head coach of the Western Illinois University Leathernecks, where he served from 2008 to 2014. Prior to being named coach at WIU, Molinari was as assistant coach at Ball State University[1] after serving as the interim head coach at the University of Minnesota, replacing Dan Monson on November 30, 2006 and being succeeded by Tubby Smith on March 22, 2007. Previously, he served as head men's basketball coach at Northern Illinois University and Bradley University. He also was a scout for the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat.
Molinari graduated from Glenbard West High School, where he starred on its varsity boys' basketball team. He first attended Kansas State from 1973 to 1975, lettering twice for Jack Hartman's Wildcats. A 6'1" (1.85 meters) guard who wore uniform number 30, he appeared in 22 games, including a 95–87 defeat to Syracuse in the NCAA East Regional Final at the Providence Civic Center on March 22, 1975.
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