Jim Padgett (1930-2009)

Teams coached: California Golden Bears, Nevada Wolfpack
California record: 52-53 (.495)
Nevada record: 43-61 (.413)
Overall record: 95-114 (.455)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0

Awards:

• WCC Coach of the Year:  1  (1973)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1972-1976	Nevada
1968-1972	California
195?-196?	San Jose City College

Jim Padgett Facts

• Jim Padgett
• Born 1930
• Died December 19, 2009
• Hometown: Redding, California
• Alma Mater: Oregon State University (BA, 1952)
• Originally from Oklahoma City, Padgett was a star athlete at Shasta HS in Redding CA before going on to play at Oregon State
  • Played four seasons for the Beavers and Hall of Fame head coach Slats Gill
  • After graduating in 1952, Padgett served in the US Air Force during the Korean War
• Started his career coaching and teaching in the San Jose, CA area after returning to the States
  • Spent some time as the head coach at San Jose City College, winning a California state title in 1960
• Became the head coach at California in 1968, going 52-53 in four seasons as the Bears’ head coach
• Left Cal in 1972 and spent the next four years as the head coach of the Nevada Wolfpack
  • Was 43-61 overall at Nevada during a time when the program was still adjusting to Division I competition
• Continued to live and work in Nevada, helping build a successful education program for the Nevada State Prison system
• Passed away in 2009 at the age of 79; survived by wife of 58 years, Nancy, their three children and eight grandchildren
  • His son, Pete, played at Nevada and later coached at Reno HS (NV); there he coached David Padgett – Pete’s son and Jim’s grandson – who would go on to play and coach at Louisville

Jim Padgett Coaching Tree

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^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only