Jim Wooldridge
Jim Wooldridge (born August 22, 1955)
Teams coached: Central Missouri State Mules, Southwest Texas State Bobcats, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Kansas State Wildcats, UC Riverside Highlanders
Central Missouri record^: 131-48 (.732)
Texas State record: 46-40 (.535)
Louisiana Tech record: 52-59 (.468)
Kansas State record: 83-90 (.480)
UC Riverside record: 70-112 (.385)
Overall record^: 382-349 (.523)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1994)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Southland Tournament Champion: 1 (1994)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 3 (1989, 1990, 1991)
Awards:
- Southland Coach of the Year: 1 (1994)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2007-2013 | UC Riverside |
| 2000-2006 | Kansas State |
| 1998-2000 | Chicago Bulls (asst) |
| 1994-1998 | Louisiana Tech |
| 1991-1994 | Southwest Texas State |
| 1985-1991 | Central Missouri State |
| 1982-1985 | Central Missouri State (asst) |
| 1978-1982 | East Central Oklahoma State (asst) |
| 1977-1978 | Louisiana Tech (asst) |
Jim Wooldridge Facts
- James Allen Wooldridge
- Born August 22, 1955
- Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Alma Mater: Louisiana Tech University (BA, 1977) / East Central Oklahoma State University (M.Ed, 1979)
- Won a state title in 1972 while at Putnam City HS (OK), then went on to play for coaches Scotty Robertson and Emmett Hendricks at Louisiana Tech
- Spent one year assisting new Tech head coach J. D. Barnett then worked at East Central Oklahoma State
- After three seasons assisting Lynn Nance at Central Missouri State, Wooldridge became the Mules’ head coach
- Went 131-48 over six seasons at the helm, reaching three D-II NCAA Tournaments
- Later inducted into the Central Missouri State Athletic Hall of Fame (c/o 2004)
- Left for Southwest Texas State (now just Texas State) in 1991, coaching the Bobcats for the next three seasons
- Reached the NCAA Tournament in 1994 after finishing 25-7 and winning the Southland Tournament crown
- Returned to alma mater Louisiana Tech in 1994, going 52-59 in four seasons as head coach
- Moved up to the pro ranks in 1998, spending two seasons on Tim Floyd‘s staff with the Chicago Bulls
- Spent six seasons as the head coach at Kansas State, but failed to lead the Wildcats to the postseason
- Finished his coaching career at UC Riverside, leading the Highanders for six seasons before retiring in 2013
- Spent the next two years (2013-15) as UC Riverside’s athletic director
- Hired in 2015 as athletic director at Riverside City College (CA), holding that role until his retirement in 2020
- Along with his wife, Ann, has one daughter and one son
Jim Wooldridge Coaching Tree
- Dennis Cutts (UC Riverside)
- Josh Eilert (West Virginia)
- Robbie Laing (Campbell)
- Mike Miller (New York Knicks, Westchester Knicks, Eastern Illinois, Texas State)
- Keith Richard (Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels
