| James Year-by-Year Head Coaching |
|
|
Overall |
NSIC |
| Year |
School |
W |
L |
Pct. |
W |
L |
Pct. |
| 2013-14 |
South Dakota |
12 |
18 |
.400 |
6 |
8 |
.429 |
| 2014-15 |
Concordia-St. Paul |
19 |
11 |
.633 |
14 |
8 |
.636 |
| 2015-16 |
Concordia-St. Paul |
13 |
16 |
.448 |
10 |
12 |
.455 |
| 2016-17 |
Concordia-St. Paul |
6 |
25 |
.194 |
2 |
20 |
.091 |
| 2017-18 |
Concordia-St. Paul |
5 |
24 |
.172 |
4 |
18 |
.182 |
| 2018-19 |
Concordia-St. Paul |
9 |
20 |
.310 |
4 |
18 |
.182 |
|
Concordia Totals (5 yrs) |
52 |
96 |
.351 |
34 |
76 |
.309 |
|
Career Totals (6 yrs) |
64 |
114 |
.360 |
|
|
|
James Coaching Background Highlights
Record as USD assistant (2002-13): 213-117 (.645)
Record as Div. I coach (head & asst): 92-88 (.511)
Record as Div. II coach (head & asst): 185-145 (.561)
6 NCAA Div. II Tournament appearances
2006-07 North Central Conference Championship
2009-10 Great West Conference Championship
2009-10 Div. I Postseason Collegiate Insiders Tournament appearance |
Joey James became the ninth head men's basketball coach at Concordia-St. Paul in April, 2014.
He made an immediate impact for the Golden Bear basketball program, leading the team to an 11-win turnaround and the third-most wins in a single season in program history with a 19-11 overall finish. The team also set a program record for most NSIC wins with a 14-8 conference record in his debut season. The 11-win improvement was a team record and the best improvement in the NSIC in 2014-15.
Prior to joining Concordia's sidelines, James spent a season as interim head coach at the University of South Dakota where he had been an assistant for 11 seasons prior to his interim appointment. James also played for the Coyotes from 1997-99.
“This is an exciting day for Concordia basketball, our campus community and the Twin Cities basketball scene,” said former AD Tom Rubbelke when announcing the hire. “Joey possesses the character, commitment, desire and basketball acumen to take Golden Bear basketball to a championship level. We are ecstatic to land a coach of Joey’s caliber and are looking towards a bright future with him on the sidelines.”
In his interim season, James and the Coyotes went 12-18 overall and 6-8 in the Summit League. USD played to a 10-3 record at home in the DakotaDome, had a five-game midseason winning streak and a pair of three game winning streaks (one early, one late).
“I am very excited about the opportunity to lead the men’s basketball program at Concordia University,” said James. “I would like to thank Tom and the search committee for believing in me and having the confidence in me as their men’s basketball coach. My staff and I will work extremely hard to make Concordia a program that competes every night in the highly competitive NSIC. I’m eager to get started and look forward to the challenges of building a championship caliber program on and off the court.”
While James joins Concordia after serving as a Division I head coach at USD, he also has a strong Division II background prior to the Coyotes making the jump. In his first five seasons as a USD assistant, the Coyotes reached the NCAA Division II Tournament. In his 12 total seasons as a USD coach, the program produced a 225-137 (.622) record as James was involved in all aspects of USD basketball. He also helped lead the team to seven-straight 20-plus win along with two conference championships.
The Bellevue, Neb. native averaged 24 points per game as a prep at Bellevue West High School before attending Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs. He averaged 15 points as a sophomore and transferred to South Dakota. He averaged eight points as a junior in his first year with the Coyotes, leading the team to a 19-8 season. During James’ senior season, South Dakota finished 23-7, won the North Central Conference championship and reached the NCAA Tournament.
James graduated from South Dakota in 2001 with a degree in recreational science. He earned his master’s degree in athletic administration from USD in 2003.
James resides in Eagan and has a son, Jaylen, and two daughters, Jayci and Jayna.
