Byron Rimm II

Byron Newton Rimm II (born January 30, 1974) is an American college basketball coach, currently the interim head men's basketball coach at IUPUI.

Byron Rimm II
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamIUPUI
ConferenceHorizon
Record8–28
Biographical details
Born (1974-01-31) January 31, 1974
Playing career
1994–1996Ventura
1996–1997Cal State Los Angeles
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–1999Pasadena CC (assistant)
1999–2000Chaffey (assistant)
2000–2001Cal State San Bernardino (assistant)
2001–2002Texas College (women's)
2002–2005Jarvis Christian
2005–2006Prairie View A&M (assistant)
2006–2016Prairie View A&M
2017–2018UC Riverside (assistant)
2018–2019IUPUI (assoc. HC)
2019–presentIUPUI (interim HC)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2016–2017Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (dir. of operations)
Head coaching record
Overall190–271

Coaching career

Rimm is a 1999 graduate of Cal State Los Angeles and lettered in basketball as a junior in the 1996–97 season after transferring from Ventura College.[1][2] In his one season at Cal State Los Angeles, Rimm averaged 4.7 points per game in 19 games.[3]

While completing his studies at Cal State Los Angeles, Rimm served as a junior college basketball assistant coach, first at Pasadena City College in 1997 then at Chaffey College.

Rimm was head men's basketball coach at Prairie View A&M from the 2006–07 season until resigning on January 27, 2016.[4]

On October 12, 2016, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi men's basketball head coach Willis Wilson hired Rimm as director of basketball operations.[5]

On July 31, 2017, Rimm was hired as assistant coach at UC Riverside.[6]

On November 14, 2018, Rimm was hired by IUPUI as associate head coach under Jason Gardner.[7] On August 28, 2019, he was named interim head coach of IUPUI for the 2019-20 season after Gardner's resignation stemming from an OWI arrest.[8] On June 11, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the school to shut down their coaching search, IUPUI announced that Rimm would be retained for at least the 2020-21 season.[9]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Texas College Steers (Red River Athletic Conference) (2001–2002)
2001–02 Texas College 20–12Ineligible[10]
Jarvis Christian Bulldogs (Red River Athletic Conference) (2002–2005)
2002–03 Jarvis Christian 16–1514–62nd[11]
2003–04 Jarvis Christian 16–1313–94th[12]
2004–05 Jarvis Christian 10–2010–127th[12]
Jarvis Christian: 47–3937–27
Prairie View A&M Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2006–2016)
2006–07 Prairie View A&M 8–226–129th
2007–08 Prairie View A&M 8–226–128th
2008–09 Prairie View A&M 17–1612–63rd
2009–10 Prairie View A&M 16–1411–74th
2010–11 Prairie View A&M 10–227–117th
2011–12 Prairie View A&M 14–1810–84th
2012–13 Prairie View A&M 15–198–105th
2013–14 Prairie View A&M 11–236–128th
2014–15 Prairie View A&M 15–1812–64th
2015–16 Prairie View A&M 1–181–6(resigned)
Prairie View A&M: 115–19279–90
IUPUI Jaguars (Horizon League) (2019–present)
2019–20 IUPUI 7–253–1510th
2020–21 IUPUI 1–30–3
IUPUI: 8–283–18
Total:190–271

References
  1. "2014-15 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff: Byron Rimm II, Head Coach". Prairie View A&M University. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. "All-time roster" (PDF). Cal State LA Men's Basketball 2015-16. Cal State Los Angeles. 2015. p. 22.
  3. http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20II_1997_100_California%20State%20University,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf
  4. Roepken, Corey (January 27, 2016). "Byron Rimm resigns as Prairie View A&M basketball coach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  5. "Wilson Adds Byron Rimm to Staff" (Press release). Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. October 12, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  6. "Men's Basketball Adds Byron Rimm II To Coaching Staff" (Press release). UC Riverside Athletics. July 31, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  7. Holdaway, Ed (November 14, 2018). "GARDNER NAMES BYRON RIMM AS IUPUI'S ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH" (Press release). IUPUI Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  8. Mack, Justin; DePompei, Elizabeth (August 27, 2019). "IUPUI men's basketball coach Jason Gardner resigns after OWI arrest". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  9. "IUPUI retains Byron Rimm II as basketball coach for coming season". Indianapolis Star. June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20020601232154/http://naia.org/basketball/wdi/championship/2002/qualplan.html
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20030312100539/http://www.redriverconference.com/mhoops/mbmain.htm
  12. http://www.redriverconference.com/f/Basketball_Standings_(Men).php


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