Jamie Craighead

Jamie Lynn Craighead (born May 23, 1980)[2] is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at San Jose State.

Jamie Craighead
Craighead in 2017 at Clune Arena.
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSan Jose State
ConferenceMW
Record82–133 (.381)
Annual salaryapprox. $200,000[1]
Biographical details
Born (1980-05-23) May 23, 1980
McCleary, Washington
Playing career
1998–2002Oregon
Position(s)Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2005Seattle Pacific (asst.)
2005–2007Portland State (asst.)
2007–2008Sacramento State (asst.)
2008–2009Sacramento State (assoc. HC)
2009–2013Sacramento State
2013–presentSan Jose State
Head coaching record
Overall133–203 (.396)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As player:

Early life and college playing career

Born in McCleary, Washington, Craighead grew up in nearby Elma. A 1998 graduate of Elma High School, Craighead earned four first-team all-league honors in basketball and was Washington 2A Player of the Year as a senior.[2]

Craighead then attended the University of Oregon from 1998 to 2002. As a freshman, she played 12 games as a reserve, in a season where Oregon finished first in the Pac-10 and made the 1999 NCAA Tournament.[2][3] In her sophomore season (1999–2000), Craighead moved up on the depth chart, as she became the team's second-leading three-point shooter and played in Oregon's 2000 NCAA Tournament first-round game, an overtime loss to UAB.[2] Oregon again won the Pac-10 in 2000.[3]

In the 2000–01 season, Craighead started 28 games and averaged 11.4 points and 2.7 rebounds, in her third straight season on an Oregon team that made an NCAA Tournament.[4][5]

As a senior in 2001–02 under new coach Bev Smith, Craighead started 35 of 35 games and averaged 7.9 points and 2.4 rebounds, helping Oregon win the 2002 Women's National Invitation Tournament.[6] In the WNIT title game, Craighead made a three-pointer with 1:20 left to put Oregon ahead of Houston, 51-50. Oregon would win 54-52.[7] Craighead graduated from Oregon with a B.A. in educational studies.[8]

Coaching career

Craighead became an assistant coach at Division II Seattle Pacific University in 2002 under Gordy Presnell. By Craighead's third season on staff, Seattle Pacific made the championship round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament.[8]

Moving up to the Division I level, Craighead was an assistant at Portland State from 2005 to 2007 under Charity Elliott.[8]

After two seasons at Portland State, Craighead joined Dan Muscatell's staff at Sacramento State. Craighead was promoted to associate head coach in 2008 then head coach in 2009.[8] In her first season as head coach, Craighead led the Hornets to a 15–15 record, with a 10–6 record in Big Sky Conference games, good enough for a three-way tie for second place.[9][10] In Craighead's final season in 2012–13, Sacramento State went 19–12 (13–7 Big Sky), with both total and conference win totals reaching or meeting historic highs.[10]

Following the surprise resignation of women's basketball head coach Tim LaKose,[11] San Jose State hired Craighead on September 16, 2013 to replace La Kose.[12] In her second season, Craighead led the #8 seed Spartans to the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament after an upset of #1 seed Colorado State, in a 15–17 season that also saw San Jose State break school and conference records by scoring 119 points against Columbia.[8]

Craighead's third season with San Jose State in 2015–16 ended with a 13–17 record, including an 11–7 Mountain West record and fourth-place finish, the highest Mountain West win total and conference standing in Craighead's tenure. On June 30, 2016, San Jose State extended Craighead's contract through the 2020–21 season.[13] In the next three seasons, San Jose State went 11–21 in 2016–17, 7–23 in 2017–18, and 6–24 in 2018–19.[14]

In the 2019–20 season, Craighead had her most successful season at San Jose State with a 19–12 record (12–6 MW) and tie for third place in the MW standings.[8][15] This was San Jose State's best win-loss record in 15 years.[16] In April 2020, Craighead signed a new contract through the 2022–23 season.[17]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Sacramento State Hornets (Big Sky Conference) (2009–2013)
2009–10 Sacramento State 15–1510–6T–2nd
2010–11 Sacramento State 4–251–159th
2011–12 Sacramento State 13–187–9T–6th
2012–13 Sacramento State 19–1213–74th
Sacramento State: 51–70 (.421)31–37 (.456)
San Jose State Spartans (Mountain West Conference) (2013–present)
2013–14 San Jose State 11–195–1310th
2014–15 San Jose State 15–177–118th
2015–16 San Jose State 13–1711–74th
2016–17 San Jose State 11–217–118th
2017–18 San Jose State 7–234–1411th
2018–19 San Jose State 6–245–139th
2019–20 San Jose State 19–1212–6T–3rd
San Jose State: 82–133 (.381)51–75 (.405)
Total:133–203 (.396)

References
  1. https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/2018/california-state-university/jamie-l-craighead/
  2. "Jamie Craighead". Oregon Ducks. Archived from the original on December 20, 2002. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  3. "Coaching and ranking history" (PDF). Oregon Women’s Basketball History & Record Book. University of Oregon. 2014. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20010717145427/http://goducks.fansonly.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/ore-w-baskbl-CumulativeStats.html
  5. "Postseason history" (PDF). Oregon Women’s Basketball History & Record Book. University of Oregon. 2014. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20020605045413/http://goducks.fansonly.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/ore-w-baskbl-CumulativeStats.html
  7. "Ducks Drop Houston to Claim WNIT Title". University of Oregon. March 27, 2002. Archived from the original on April 2, 2002. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  8. "Jamie Craighead". San Jose State University. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  9. http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/conferences/standings/_/id/5/year/2010/big-sky-conference
  10. "Jamie Craighead". Sacramento State. 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  11. Durkin, Jimmy (August 30, 2013). "San Jose State women's basketball coach resigns". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  12. "Jamie Craighead Named San José State Women's Head Basketball Coach". San Jose State Spartans. September 16, 2013. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  13. "Spartans Sign Craighead To Contract Extension". San Jose State University. June 30, 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  14. https://stats.ncaa.org/people/36893
  15. https://themw.com/standings.aspx?standings=71
  16. Pelton, Connor (March 23, 2020). "The Anatomy Of A Turnaround". SJSUSpartans.com. San Jose State University. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  17. "SJSU, Craighead Agree To New Three-Year Deal". San Jose State University. April 20, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
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