Jim Foster (basketball)
Jim Foster (born October 16, 1948) is a former American basketball coach who served as the head coach of the women's college basketball team at Chattanooga from 2013 to 2018. He has previously served as a head coach of the women's basketball team at St. Joseph's, Vanderbilt and Ohio State. He has been elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2013. On February 1, 2018, Foster notched his 900th career win as a head coach, becoming the eighth fastest to reach that mark and tying for seventh in all-time career wins. He announced his retirement in May 2018, after 40 years on the bench.
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| Born | October 16, 1948 Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1991 | Saint Joseph's | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–2002 | Vanderbilt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2013 | Ohio State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Chattanooga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coaching record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | 903–347 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4× Big Ten Coach of the Year (2005–2007, 2009) USA Basketball Developmental Coach Of The Year (2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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