Men's Basketball
Platt, Jim
Jim Platt
- Title:
- Director of Player Development/Team Manager
- Email:
- jim-platt@utulsa.edu
- Phone:
- 3132
Jim Platt is in his second stint at Tulsa, joining the men’s basketball staff as Director of Player Development/Team Manager in May of 2016 and he is in his sixth season with the program.
Platt previously served as an assistant coach at Tulsa from 1995-97, helping lead the Golden Hurricane to two NCAA Tournament appearances. Before returning to TU, Platt spent the previous four seasons as an assistant coach at Saint Louis.
During Platt’s nearly 40-year career as a Division I coach, he has reached the NCAA Tournament 12 times and spent nine years as a head coach, including four years at Little Rock (1990-94) and five years at Charleston Southern (2000-05). Platt registered 111 wins in his two head coaching stints and he earned Big South Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2001.
While at Saint Louis, Platt helped the Billikens win three Atlantic 10 Conference championships – the 2013 and 2014 regular season, and 2013 tournament titles – and make two NCAA Tournament appearances.
Prior to his stint at Saint Louis, Platt was Director of Basketball Operations at Liberty in 2011-12, an assistant coach at Bradley in 2010-11 and he served as an assistant coach at Army from 2005-10.
After his two-year term at Tulsa under head coach Steve Robinson, Platt coached with Robinson at Florida State from 1997-2000, helping the Seminoles reach the NCAA Tournament in 1998.
Platt earned his first Division I head coaching job in 1990, when he was tabbed to lead Little Rock. He recorded 56 wins in four seasons with the Trojans. He was an assistant coach at DePaul from 1984-90, reaching the postseason every year, including Sweet Sixteen appearances in 1986 and 1987.
Platt began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at Illinois State from 1978-84, where he helped the Redbirds to the NCAA Tournament in his final two seasons. A 1973 graduate of Concordia (Ill.) University, Platt is a member of the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame following standout playing careers on the basketball and baseball teams.
Platt previously served as an assistant coach at Tulsa from 1995-97, helping lead the Golden Hurricane to two NCAA Tournament appearances. Before returning to TU, Platt spent the previous four seasons as an assistant coach at Saint Louis.
During Platt’s nearly 40-year career as a Division I coach, he has reached the NCAA Tournament 12 times and spent nine years as a head coach, including four years at Little Rock (1990-94) and five years at Charleston Southern (2000-05). Platt registered 111 wins in his two head coaching stints and he earned Big South Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2001.
While at Saint Louis, Platt helped the Billikens win three Atlantic 10 Conference championships – the 2013 and 2014 regular season, and 2013 tournament titles – and make two NCAA Tournament appearances.
Prior to his stint at Saint Louis, Platt was Director of Basketball Operations at Liberty in 2011-12, an assistant coach at Bradley in 2010-11 and he served as an assistant coach at Army from 2005-10.
After his two-year term at Tulsa under head coach Steve Robinson, Platt coached with Robinson at Florida State from 1997-2000, helping the Seminoles reach the NCAA Tournament in 1998.
Platt earned his first Division I head coaching job in 1990, when he was tabbed to lead Little Rock. He recorded 56 wins in four seasons with the Trojans. He was an assistant coach at DePaul from 1984-90, reaching the postseason every year, including Sweet Sixteen appearances in 1986 and 1987.
Platt began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at Illinois State from 1978-84, where he helped the Redbirds to the NCAA Tournament in his final two seasons. A 1973 graduate of Concordia (Ill.) University, Platt is a member of the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame following standout playing careers on the basketball and baseball teams.
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