Mike Jarvis
Mike Jarvis (born April 11, 1945)
Teams coached: Boston University Terriers, George Washington Colonials, St. John’s Red Storm, Florida Atlantic Owls
Boston University record: 101-51 (.664)
George Washington record: 152-90 (.628)
St. John’s record: 66-60 (.524) **
Florida Atlantic record: 76-112 (.404)
Overall record: 395-313 (.558) **
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 7 (1988, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000) **
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 2 (1993, 1999)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0 **
- NIT Appearances: 5 (1986, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2011) **
- Sun Belt Regular Season Champion: 1 (2011)
- Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champion: 2 (1996, 1998)
- Big East Tournament Champion: 1 (2000)
- America East Tournament Champion: 2 (1988, 1990)
Awards:
- Sun Belt Coach of the Year: 1 (2011)
- America East Coach of the Year: 1 (1990)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
2008-2014 | Florida Atlantic |
1998-2003 | St. John’s |
1990-1998 | George Washington |
1985-1990 | Boston University |
1973-1977 | Harvard (asst) |
1968-1973 | Northeastern (asst) |
Mike Jarvis Facts
- Michael D. Jarvis
- Born April 12, 1945
- Hometown: Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Alma Mater: Northeastern University (BA, 1968)
- Played for the Northeastern Huskies under head coach Dick Dukeshire; also played on the school’s baseball team
- Stayed at Northeastern after graduating as an assistant coach to Dukeshire for three seasons and then one each under Jim Bowman and Jim Calhoun
- Spent four years as an assistant to Tom Sanders at Harvard before returning to his alma mater, Cambridge Rindge and Latin HS
- Was at Rindge for seven seasons, coaching the likes of Patrick Ewing, Karl Hobbs and Rumeal Robinson during his tenure
- Returned to the college ranks in 1985; spent five seasons at Boston University and eight at George Washington
- Went to six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs during his time with those two programs
- Spent six seasons as head coach at St. John’s, going to the 1999 NCAA Elite Eight and winning the 2000 Big East Tournament
- Jarvis’ time at SJU ultimately ended in a resignation amidst a pay-for-play scandal that resulted in 45 wins, one NCAA Tournament appearance and the 2003 NIT title being vacated by the NCAA
- Worked in the media for several years, as a college basketball analyst at ESPN and then with Yahoo! Sports
- Became the head coach at Florida Atlantic in 2008 and held that position for six years
- Only finished above .500 once, in 2010-11 when the Owls won the Sun Belt and went to the NIT
Mike Jarvis Coaching Tree
- Paul Biancardi (Wright State)
- Kevin Clark (St. John’s)
- Patrick Ewing (Georgetown)
- Bill Herrion (New Hampshire, East Carolina, Drexel)
- Karl Hobbs (George Washington)
- Matt McCall (UMass, Chattanooga)
- Scott Spinelli (Chicago State, Boston College)
** Listed accomplishments for this coach do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA