Jim Haller
Jim Haller
Teams coached: Baylor Bears
Baylor record: 102-130 (.440)
Overall record: 102-130 (.440)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
Awards:
- Southwest Coach of the Year: 1 (1981)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1977-1985 | Baylor |
| 1973-1977 | Baylor (asst) |
| 1972-1973 | McLennan CC |
Jim Haller Facts
- Jim Haller
- Hometown: Dallas, Texas
- Alma Mater: Sam Houston State University (BA, 1967)
- Graduated from Thomas Jefferson HS in Dallas, then after two years at Lon Morris College (TX) played for coach Archie Porter at Sam Houston State
- Started out coaching at the prep level with stints at McCallum HS (TX) and Austin HS (TX)
- Spent one year as the head coach at McLennan CC in Waco, TX
- First arrived at Baylor in 1973 as an assistant at Baylor, spending four seasons working under Carroll Dawson
- Elevated to head coach towards the end of the 1976-77 season, following Dawson’s resignation
- Went 102-130 overall in 7+ years at the helm, with three winning seasons; won Southwest COY in 1981
- Resigned in 1985 amid potential NCAA violations
- After his coaching career ended, Haller worked as a college basketball analyst for ESPN Radio and Fox Sports Radio in Texas
Jim Haller Coaching Tree
- Shawn Scanlan (Eastern New Mexico)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only
