Billy Mims

Billy Mims is an American basketball coach and head coach of Florida Tech Panthers.

Billy Mims
Florida Tech Panthers
PositionHead coach
LeagueSunshine State Conference
Personal information
BornMoncks Corner, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Career information
CollegeBaptist College at Charleston
Coaching career1981–present
Career history
As coach:
1981-82Charleston Cougars (assistant)
1982-83Winthrop Eagles (assistant)
1983-84Lander Bearcats (assistant)
1984-86Winthrop Eagles (assistant)
1986-87Neptune
1987-88Chowan Hawks (assistant)
1988-94Barry Buccaneers
1994-99Greater London Leopards
1999-03Leicester Riders
2004-05Texas–Permian Basin Falcons
2005–presentFlorida Tech Panthers

    Coaching career

    Greater London Leopards

    Mims was recruited to his first professional head coaching role to lead the fledging Leopards franchise in their inaugural BBL season in 1994. A charismatic and animated figure, Mims developed the Leopards on-court, culminating in winning the BBL Cup in 1997, and BBL Championship titles in 1997 and 1998, the latter rewarding him with the BBL Coach of the Year title. [1]

    Leicester Riders

    After leaving the Leopards during the 1999-00 season, Mims was appointed head coach at the struggling Leicester Riders. The Riders had started the season 0-18, and had made the post season Playoffs in just one season in the prior five. Following Mims' appointment, the Riders saved face to finish the season with a 10-26 record. The following season, with odds against the Riders once more, the team confounded expectations to win the 2001 BBL Playoffs and National Cup. [2] [3] As the oldest basketball club in the United Kingdom, this was the first silverware the club had ever won. [4] The success could not last, however, and following poor seasons in 2002 and 2003, and a difficult start to the 2003-04 season, the Riders parted company with Mims. [5]

    Florida Tech

    After one year at the Texas–Permian Basin Falcons, Mims was appointed head coach of the Florida Tech Panthers in June 2005. [6] In 2018, Mims became the all-time winningest coach in Florida Tech history. [7] [8]

    Broadcasting career

    Mims regularly worked as a basketball pundit for Sky Sports in their coverage of the NBA and BBL, a role he first took on in his days as coach of the Leopards in London.

    References
    1. "Molten BBL Coach of the Year Records".
    2. "Underdogs Leicester lift trophy". May 5, 2001 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
    3. "Mims stays with the Riders". September 11, 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
    4. "Riders hope for smooth journey". April 18, 2001 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
    5. "Riders sack Mims". November 17, 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
    6. "Florida Tech Names Billy Mims Men's Basketball Coach". Florida Tech Newsroom. June 27, 2005.
    7. "All-Time Winningest Basketball Coach in Florida Tech History, Billy Mims Notched 600th Career Win In 2018". spacecoastdaily.com.
    8. "Head Coach Billy Mims Earns 600th Victory as Panthers Defeat Sailfish". Florida Tech Newsroom. February 19, 2018.
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