James Alan Littell (born September 28, 1955)
is a former head coach of the
Oklahoma State University women's basketball team.
He is currently an assistant coach for the
Wichita State
Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of study in ...
.
Littell spent 14 seasons as the head coach at
Seward County Community College
Seward County Community College (SCCC) is a public community college in Liberal, Kansas.
History
Established on December 29, 1967, its classes officially started on September 2, 1969. For the 2008–2009 academic year, Seward County Community Co ...
, where he had a record of 418–61 () and recorded nine conference titles. In 2005 he became an assistant coach at Oklahoma State under new coach
Kurt Budke
Kurt John Budke (June 3, 1961 – November 17, 2011) was an American college basketball coach. Budke was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015. His final coaching job was as the head coach for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls baske ...
.
After Budke's death in
a plane crash on November 17, 2011, Littell was promoted to head coach, and led the team to the
2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament
The 2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. ...
championship.
On March 7, 2022, it was announced that Littell and Oklahoma State agreed to part ways after 11 years as head coach.
Head coaching record
References
External links
Oklahoma State bio
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1955 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
American women's basketball coaches
Basketball coaches from Kansas
Cameron Aggies men's basketball coaches
High school basketball coaches in the United States
Junior college women's basketball coaches in the United States
Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball coaches
Southwestern Moundbuilders men's basketball players
Sportspeople from Wichita, Kansas