Jim Les

College coach infobox


Name = Jim Les
Sport = Basketball
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DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1963|8|18
Birthplace = Niles, Illinois, U.S.
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College = Bradley
Title = Head coach
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CurrentRecord = 105-90 (.538)
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Player = *
Years = 1981–1982
1983–1986
Team = Cleveland State
Bradley
Position = Point guard
Coach = *
CoachYears = 1993–1994
1999–2001
2002–present
CoachTeams = Omaha Racers (asst.)
Sacramento Monarchs (asst.)
Bradley
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James (Jim) Allen Les (born August 18 1963 in Niles, Illinois) is an American basketball player and coach, a former NBA basketball guard. He was picked in the third round (seventieth pick overall) of the 1986 NBA Draft out of Bradley University.

Les began his collegiate basketball career playing at Cleveland State University, but transferred after the 1981–1982 season to Bradley. While attending Bradley University he was a member of the Accounting Student Association and the Delta Upsilon fraternity.PDFlink| [http://www.bubraves.com/pdf4/46986.pdf Jim Les' 2006–2007 Media Guide bio] |99.0 KiB , Bradley University, released January 12 2007] When he left college in 1986, he had compiled the second most assists in NCAA history in a combined playing career with Cleveland State and Bradley.

A 5'11" point guard, Les played seven seasons in the NBA, from 1988 to 1995 for four franchises. The highlight of his career came during the 1990-91 season with the Sacramento Kings, when he reached career highs in scoring average (7.2 PPG), assists (5.4 APG), steals (1.04 SPG) and field goal percentage (.444), while also leading the league in three-point field goal percentage (.461). The following year, he was runner-up to Craig Hodges in the AT&T Long Distance Shootout contest.

Following his NBA career, Les became an assistant coach for three years for the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs. In 2003 he returned to his alma mater as head coach, where he led Bradley to an improved record in each of his first two seasons. The Bradley Braves advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tournament in 2006. The following year the Braves exceeded expectations to make it to the NIT. In 2008, the Braves participated in their third consecutive postseason tournament when they were invited to the first annual College Basketball Invitational tournament. The Braves advanced to the CBI finals, defeating Cincinnati, Ohio University and Virginia, while losing two games to one to Tulsa in the CBI championship round.

His older brother Tom played for the Bradley Braves from 1972–75 and is the school's all-time assists leader. [ [http://www.pjstar.com/sports/ssections/teamofdecade/1971-1980.shtml BU moved closer to valley than hilltop during 1970s] , July 21, 2002]

Head coaching record

CBB Yearly Record Start
type=coach
conference=
postseason=
poll=noCBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Bradley
startyear=2002
conference=Missouri Valley Conference
endyear=|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2002–2003
name = Bradley
overall = 12-18
conference = 8-10
confstanding = T-5th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2003–2004
name = Bradley
overall = 15-16
conference = 7-11
confstanding = T-6th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2004–2005
name = Bradley
overall = 13-15
conference = 6-12
confstanding = 8th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2005–2006
name = Bradley
overall = 22-11
conference = 11-7
confstanding = T-5th
postseason = NCAA Sweet 16CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2006–2007
name = Bradley
overall = 22-13
conference = 10-8
confstanding = 4th
postseason = NIT 2nd RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2007–2008
name = Bradley
overall = 21-17
conference = 9-9
confstanding = T-5th
postseason = CBI FinalsCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Bradley
overall = 105-90
confrecord = 51-57CBB Yearly Record End
overall=105-90

Notes

External links

* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lesji01.html Career Stats from Basketball-reference.com]
* [http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=122838 Coaching Record from bubraves.com]