Jim O'Brien (basketball, born 1952)
| Philadelphia 76ers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 11, 1952 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Saint Joseph's (1971–1974) |
| Coaching career | 1974–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1974–1975 | Wheeling Jesuit (asst.) |
| 1975–1976 | Pembroke State (asst.) |
| 1976–1977 | Maryland (asst.) |
| 1977–1978 | St. Joseph's (asst.) |
| 1978–1982 | Oregon (asst.) |
| 1982–1987 | Wheeling Jesuit |
| 1987–1989 | New York Knicks (asst.) |
| 1989–1994 | Dayton |
| 1994–1997 | Kentucky (asst.) |
| 1997–2001 | Boston Celtics (asst.) |
| 2001–2004 | Boston Celtics |
| 2004–2005 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2007–2011 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2012–2013 | Dallas Mavericks (asst.) |
| 2016–present | Philadelphia 76ers (asst.) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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As assistant coach: |
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As assistant coach:
James Francis Xavier O'Brien (born February 11, 1952) is an American basketball coach.
O'Brien is the son-in-law of Hall of Fame coach Jack Ramsay. Born and raised in Philadelphia, O'Brien graduated from Roman Catholic High School of Philadelphia in 1970 and St. Joseph's University in 1974. At St. Joseph's, O'Brien started on the Hawks basketball team for three seasons. He earned an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland in 1981.
O'Brien was also head coach at Wheeling Jesuit University from 1982–87 and the University of Dayton from 1989–94. He led the Dayton Flyers to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in his first season, after winning the Midwestern Collegiate Conference; however he led the Flyers to just 10 wins in his last two seasons at the school and was fired after the 1993–1994 season. O'Brien then served as an assistant coach to Rick Pitino at the University of Kentucky from 1994 to 1997 and then with the Boston Celtics from 1997 to 2001.
Before his stint in Philadelphia, O'Brien was the head coach of the Boston Celtics from 2001–2004, replacing Rick Pitino. He worked to rebuild the struggling Celtics and led them twice to the playoffs. During the 2003–04 NBA season, however, O'Brien consistently fought with Celtics' general manager Danny Ainge over short-term versus long-term goals. Ainge was looking to completely redo the roster, and traded Eric Williams and Tony Battie, two of O'Brien's favorite hardworking players in December 2003. As a result of the conflict, O'Brien shocked everyone in the Celtics community by resigning in January 2004.
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