Jump to content

Jim Ferry

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jim Ferry
Ferry coaching Penn State in 2021
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUMBC
ConferenceAmerica East
Record47–49 (.490)
Biographical details
Born (1967-07-09) July 9, 1967 (age 57)
Elmont, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1985–1986NYIT
1987–1990Keene State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1991Keene State (assistant)
1991–1998Bentley (assistant)
1998–1999Plymouth State
1999–2002Adelphi
2002–2012Long Island
2012–2017Duquesne
2017–2020Penn State (assistant)
2020–2021Penn State (interim HC)
2021–presentUMBC
Head coaching record
Overall372–328 (.531)
Tournaments0–2 (NCAA Division I)
1–1 (CBI)
5–3 (NCAA Division II)
0–1 (TBC)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
LEC regular season (1999)
3 ECC regular season (2000–2002)
ECC tournament (2001)
2 NEC regular season (2011, 2012)
2 NEC tournament (2011, 2012)
Awards
2× NEC Coach of the Year (2005, 2011)

James A. Ferry Jr. (born July 9, 1967) is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of the UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team.[1] He formerly served as interim head coach for the 2020–2021 season at Penn State and the head men's basketball coach at Duquesne, Long Island, Adelphi, and Plymouth State.

Playing career

[edit]

Ferry played one season at NYIT before transferring to Keene State College for his final three years where he led the Owls in scoring his junior year.[2]

Coaching career

[edit]

After graduation, Ferry stayed on as an assistant coach with his alma mater for one season before joining Bentley as an assistant coach from 1991 to 1998. He'd accept his first head coaching job, a single season at Division III Plymouth State, guiding the Panthers to the 1999 Little East Conference regular season title.[2] Ferry moved on to Division II Adelphi, where he stayed for three seasons, making three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, including two Elite Eights. He also guided the Panthers to 30-straight wins during the 2000–01 season.[2] In 2002, Ferry would be named the head coach at LIU Brooklyn, where he'd stay for 10 seasons, earning a pair of Northeast Conference regular season and tournament titles plus back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances in 2011 and 2012.[3]

Ferry would accept the head coaching position at Duquesne in 2012 where he'd coach for five seasons before being fired with a 60–97 overall record.[4][5] Ferry would subsequently join Pat Chambers' staff at Penn State in 2017 and was part of the program's 2018 NIT Championship squad.[6] Following the resignation of Chambers on October 21, 2020, Ferry was named interim head coach at Penn State for the remainder of the season, putting together an 11–14 record.[7] Ferry would not be retained by Penn State, which chose to hire Micah Shrewsberry as its permanent head coach.[8]

On April 12, 2021, Ferry was named the head coach at UMBC, replacing Ryan Odom who departed for the head coaching position at Utah State.[9]

Head coaching record

[edit]
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Plymouth State Panthers (Little East Conference) (1998–1999)
1998–99 Plymouth State 22–8 11–3 T–1st ECAC Runner-up
Plymouth State: 22–8 (.733) 11–3 (.786)
Adelphi Panthers (East Coast Conference) (1999–2002)
1999–00 Adelphi 23–7 NCAA Division II Regional Final
2000–01 Adelphi 31–1 NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
2001–02 Adelphi 28–3 NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
Adelphi: 82–11 (.882)
Long Island Blackbirds (Northeast Conference) (2002–2012)
2002–03 Long Island 9–19 7–11 T–8th
2003–04 Long Island 8–19 4–14 11th
2004–05 Long Island 14–15 10–8 4th
2005–06 Long Island 12–16 9–9 6th
2006–07 Long Island 10–19 6–12 10th
2007–08 Long Island 15–15 7–11 7th
2008–09 Long Island 16–14 12–6 T–2nd
2009–10 Long Island 14–17 11–7 4th
2010–11 Long Island 27–6 16–2 1st NCAA Division I Round of 64
2011–12 Long Island 25–9 16–2 1st NCAA Division I Round of 64
Long Island: 150–149 (.502) 98–82 (.544)
Duquesne Dukes (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2012–2017)
2012–13 Duquesne 8–22 1–15 16th
2013–14 Duquesne 13–17 5–11 T–10th
2014–15 Duquesne 12–19 6–12 11th
2015–16 Duquesne 17–17 6–12 T–10th CBI Quarterfinal
2016–17 Duquesne 10–22 3–15 14th
Duquesne: 60–97 (.382) 21–65 (.244)
Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten Conference) (2020–2021)
2020–21 Penn State 11–14 7–12 T–10th
Penn State: 11–14 (.440) 7–12 (.368)
UMBC Retrievers (America East Conference) (2021–present)
2021–22 UMBC 18–14 11–7 2nd TBC First Round
2022–23 UMBC 18–14 8–8 T–4th
2023–24 UMBC 11–21 6–10 7th
UMBC: 47–49 (.490) 25–25 (.500)
Total: 372–328 (.531)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "UMBC Names Jim Ferry as New Men's Basketball Head Coach". UMBC Athletics.
  2. ^ a b c "LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds – Jim Ferry – 2009–10 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff – LIU Brooklyn". LIU Brooklyn.
  3. ^ "Jim Ferry College Coaching Record - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "Jim Ferry – Men's Basketball Coach – Duquesne University Athletics". Duquesne University Athletics.
  5. ^ Spencer, Sarah K. "Jim Ferry out as Duquesne men's basketball coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  6. ^ "Jim Ferry – Men's Basketball Coach – Penn State University Athletics". Penn State University Athletics.
  7. ^ Borzello, Jeff (October 21, 2020). "Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball coach Pat Chambers resigns after internal investigation". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "Micah Shrewsberry Named Men's Basketball Coach". Penn State University Athletics.
  9. ^ Lee, Edward (April 12, 2021). "UMBC hires Jim Ferry, former Duquesne and Penn State coach, to lead men's basketball program". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
[edit]


Flag of United StatesBiography icon

This biographical article relating to a United States basketball coach is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ferry&oldid=1218493068"