Jim Haney

Teams coached: Oregon Ducks
Oregon record: 53-82 (.393)
Overall record: 53-82 (.393)

Jim Haney
Born c. 1949
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania
Alma Mater: University of Pennsylvania (BS, 1971)
Graduated from Mt. Lebanon HS outside of Pittsburgh then played for Dick Harter and the Penn Quakers
- Played three seasons at Penn, including the Quakers’ Elite Eight run in 1971
Became a graduate assistant at Oregon in 1971, where Harter had taken over as head coach
- Elevated to assistant coach in 1972, working in that capacity for six seasons
Took over as head coach of the Ducks in 1978, going 53-82 over five seasons at the helm
- Failed to finish above .500 or reach the postseason in any of those five years
Haney planned to be an assistant at Kansas in 1983, but instead became assistant commissioner of the Metro Conference
After two years, Haney was hired as the commissioner of the Missouri Valley; ran the MVC for three years (1985-88)
Moved back to the West Coast in 1988 to be the commissioner of the PCAA, which would become the Big West in 1992 (his final year at the helm)
Became the executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) in 1992
- Haney remained in this role for 29 years, serving until his retirement in 2020

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