Jim Hayford
Jim Hayford (born May 5, 1967)
Teams coached: Sioux Falls Cougars, Whitworth Pirates, Eastern Washington Eagles, Seattle Redhawks
Sioux Falls record: 37–27 (.578)
Whitford record: 217–57 (.792)
Eastern Washington record: 106-91 (.538)
Seattle record: 64-55 (.538)
Overall record^: 424-230 (.648)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (2015)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- CBI Appearances: 3 (2016, 2017, 2018)
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2019)
- Big Sky Regular Season Champion: 1 (2015)
- Northwest (Div III) Regular Season Champion: 5 (2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)
- Big Sky Tournament Champion: 1 (2015)
- NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances: 6 (2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Awards:
- Big Sky Coach of the Year: 1 (2015)
- Northwest (Div III) Coach of the Year: 4 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2017-2021 | Seattle |
| 2011-2017 | Eastern Washington |
| 2001-2011 | Whitworth |
| 1999-2001 | Sioux Falls |
| 1990-1999 | Azusa Pacific (asst) |
Jim Hayford Facts
- Jim Hayford
- Born May 5, 1967
- Hometown: Amherst, Ohio
- Alma Mater: Azusa Pacific University (BS, 1989) / Claremont Graduate University (M.Ed, 1991)
- Started coaching at the HS level, spending two years as the head coach at Berean Christian HS in Walnut Creek
- First collegiate job was a nine year tenure as an assistant at his alma mater Azusa Pacific (Division II)
- Spent two seasons as the head coach at Division II Sioux Falls, going 37-27 overall
- Was the head coach at D-III Whitworth (WA) for ten seasons, winning 217 games and going to the D-III NCAA Tournament six times
- Reached the Sweet Sixteen three times and the Elite Eight once
- Named the Northwest Conference COY five times during his tenure
- Hired as the head coach at D-I Eastern Washington in March 2011, leading the program to a 26-win season and a sweep of the Big Sky regular season and Tournament titles in 2015
- Went to the CBI in each of the next two seasons, his last at EWU
- Hired in March 2017 to be the new head coach at Seattle; went 64-55 over four seasons there
- Led the team to 20 wins and a CBI appearance in his first year at the helm, then appeared in the CIT the following season
- Placed on paid administrative leave in November 2021 after allegedly using a racial slur during practice and creating an overall “hostile” environment; less than a week later, officially resigned as head coach
Jim Hayford Coaching Tree
- Jesse Nakaniski (Hawaii Pacific)
- Shantay Legans (Portland, Eastern Washington)
- Alex Pribble (Idaho)
- David Riley (Washington State, Eastern Washington)
- Chris Victor (Seattle)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I, Division III and NAIA levels