Jim Christian
Jim Christian (born February 6, 1965)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Canisius Golden Griffins
Current conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)
Kent State record: 137-59 (.699)
TCU record: 56-73 (.434)
Ohio record: 49-22 (.690)
Boston College record: 78-132 (.371)
Canisius record: 0-0 (.000)
Overall record: 320-286 (.528)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (2006, 2008)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Appearances: 5 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2018)
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2012)
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2014)
- MAAC Regular Season Champion: 0
- MAC Regular Season Champion: 5 (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2013)
- MAAC Tournament Champion: 0
- MAC Tournament Champion: 2 (2006, 2008)
Awards:
- MAC Coach of the Year: 2 (2006, 2008)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2024-present | Canisius |
| 2014-2021 | Boston College |
| 2012-2014 | Ohio |
| 2008-2012 | TCU |
| 2002-2008 | Kent State |
| 2001-2002 | Kent State (asst) |
| 1996-1999 | Pittsburgh (asst) |
| 1995-1996 | Miami (OH) (asst) |
| 1994-1995 | Western Kentucky (asst) |
| 1992-1994 | Saint Francis (PA) (asst) |
| 1990-1992 | Western Kentucky (asst) |
Jim Christian Facts
- James Patrick Christian
- Born February 6, 1965
- Hometown: Bethpage, New York
- Alma Mater: University of Rhode Island (BS, 1988)
- Played high school basketball at St. Dominic in Oyster Bay, NY for head coach Ralph Willard
- Started his collegiate career at Boston University playing under head coach Rick Pitino
- Finished at Rhode Island, playing two seasons under Tom Penders
- First college coaching job was as an assistant at Western Kentucky under his old high school coach, Ralph Willard
- Spent time as an assistant to Tom McConnell, Matt Kilcullen, Herb Sendek and Stan Heath
- Took over for Heath as the head coach at Kent State in 2002
- Won 137 games over six seasons and reached two NCAA Tournaments and three NITs
- Spent four years as the head coach at TCU, reaching the CBI 2012 but never the NIT or NCAA
- Next stop was a two-year stint at Ohio, where he went to the NIT in 2013 and CIT in 2014
- Won 24 and 25 games in his two seasons for an overall record of 49-22 at Ohio
- Has been the head men’s basketball coach at Boston College since April 2014
- His teams finished below .500 in six of his seven seasons at BC, but the Eagles did reach the NIT in 2018
- Fired in February 2021 with the Eagles sitting at 3-13 (1-9 ACC); his overall record at BC was 78-132
- In June 2022, Christian returned to Kent State as the assistant athletic director of basketball administration
- Hired in April 2024 to be the new head coach of the Canisius Golden Griffins in the MAAC
Jim Christian Coaching Tree
- Geno Ford (Stony Brook, Bradley, Kent State)
- Stan Heath (Eastern Michigan, Lakeland Magic)
- Matt Logie (Montana State, Point Loma, Whitworth)
- Jordan Mincy (Jacksonville)
- Rob Murphy (Eastern Michigan)
- Ryan Pedon (Illinois State)
- Jean Prioleau (San Jose State)
- Rob Senderoff (Kent State)
- Scott Spinelli (Chicago State, Boston College)
- Anthony Stewart (Tennessee-Martin)