Jim Crews

James S. Crews (born February 14, 1954) is the former men's basketball coach for Saint Louis University. He was promoted to head coach after serving on an interim basis following the health concerns and eventual death of former Billikens head coach Rick Majerus. He was on Majerus' staff since 2011. After leading the Billikens to a school-record 28 wins, Crews was formally named SLU's 25th head coach on April 12, 2013. He was fired after the 2016 Atlantic 10 Tournament resulted in the elimination of the Billikens and marked the end of two 11–21 Billikens seasons.[1]

Jim Crews
Crews in Iraq, 2008
Biographical details
Born (1954-02-14) February 14, 1954
Normal, Illinois
Playing career
1972–1976Indiana
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1985Indiana (assistant)
1985–2002Evansville
2002–2009Army
2011–2012Saint Louis (assistant)
2012–2016Saint Louis
Head coaching record
Overall431–404
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 MCC regular season (1987, 1989, 1992, 1993)
2 MCC Tournament (1992, 1993)
MVC regular season (1999)
2 Atlantic 10 regular season (2013, 2014)
Atlantic 10 Tournament (2013)
Awards
3× MCC Coach of the Year (1987, 1989, 1992)
MVC Coach of the Year (1999)
2× Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (2013, 2014)
Sporting News National Coach of the Year (2013)
NABC Coach of the Year (2013)

Crews spent the first 13 years of his adult life at Indiana University under Bob Knight. He played on the 1976 NCAA Championship-winning team, the last undefeated champion in the men's division. After graduating, he served as an assistant on Knight's staff for eight years before moving to the University of Evansville in 1985. In 17 years, he led the Purple Aces to five NCAA Tournaments. His best team was the 1988-89 unit, which tallied the school's only NCAA Tournament win to date. He then coached at the United States Military Academy for seven years.[2]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Evansville Purple Aces (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1985–1994)
1985–86 Evansville 8–193–96th
1986–87 Evansville 16–128–4T–1st
1987–88 Evansville 21–86–42ndNIT Second Round
1988–89 Evansville 25–610–21stNCAA Division I Second Round
1989–90 Evansville 17–158–65th
1990–91 Evansville 14–147–7T–5th
1991–92 Evansville 24–68–21stNCAA Division I First Round
1992–93 Evansville 23–712–2T–1stNCAA Division I First Round
1993–94 Evansville 21–116–4T–2ndNIT First Round
Evansville Purple Aces (Missouri Valley Conference) (1994–2002)
1994–95 Evansville 18–911–75th
1995–96 Evansville 13–149–9T–5th
1996–97 Evansville 17–1411–7T–4th
1997–98 Evansville 15–159–9T–6th
1998–99 Evansville 23–1013–51stNCAA Division I First Round
1999–00 Evansville 18–129–96th
2000–01 Evansville 14–169–96th
2001–02 Evansville 7–214–14T–9th
Evansville: 294–209 (.584)143–109 (.567)
Army Black Knights (Patriot League) (2002–2009)
2002–03 Army 5–220–148th
2003–04 Army 6–213–117th
2004–05 Army 3–241–138th
2005–06 Army 5–221–138th
2006–07 Army 15–164–10T–6th
2007–08 Army 14–166–8T–5th
2008–09 Army 11–196–84th
Army: 59–140 (.296)21–77 (.214)
Saint Louis Billikens (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2012–2016)
2012–13 Saint Louis 28–713–31stNCAA Division I Third Round
2013–14 Saint Louis 27–713–31stNCAA Division I Third Round
2014–15 Saint Louis 11–213–1514th
2015–16 Saint Louis 11–215–13T–12th
Saint Louis: 77–56 (.579)34–34 (.500)
Total:431–404 (.516)

      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
  1. Saint Louis fires Jim Crews
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2012-12-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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