Jim Whitesell (born December 27, 1959) is an American

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coach, currently the head men's coach for the

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. He has previously coached at the Division I level as a head coach at

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and an assistant at St. John's and Saint Louis. Whitesell replaced

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as head coach of the Ramblers on April 14, 2004. Whitesell was fired as head coach of the Ramblers on March 14, 2011, after seven seasons, posting a 109–106 record in that time. Whitesell was hired in August 2013 as an assistant coach at St. John's to fill the void left by former director of basketball operations Moe Hicks. On April 16, 2015, he was named associate head coach of men's basketball at the

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. On April 6, 2019, Whitesell was named the 14th head coach of men's basketball at the

, filling the void left by Nate Oats when he resigned to take the head coach position at the University of Alabama. Several of Whitesell's brothers work in the entertainment industry, including director

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, writer Chris Whitesell, writer/actor

Sean Whitesell Sean Whitesell (March 11, 1963 – December 28, 2015) was an American film and television actor, writer and producer. Early life and education Whitesell was born in Iowa Falls, Iowa,Patrick Whitesell Patrick Whitesell (born February 4, 1965) is an American businessman and executive chairman of Endeavor, an entertainment and media agency. He joined the Endeavor Talent Agency as a partner in February 2001, where he was a member of the company ...

."From Hollywood Hills to Chicago hoops"
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Feb. 10, 2006
Mar 12, 2001

Head coaching record

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