Jimmy Tillette is an American college basketball coach and the former head coach of the men"s basketball team at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.
Career
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tillette was the head coach of the Bulldogs team from 1997-2012, and is the school"s winningest coach. He assumed his former position when John Brady left Samford to become the head basketball coach at Louisiana State University. The 1999–2000 season was highlighted by upset wins over traditional basketball powers Saint John"s and Alabama.
Membership
In fifteen seasons as the coach of the Bulldogs, Tillette compiled record of 229–219, leading the Bulldogs to their only two appearances in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Division I Basketball Championship in 1999 and 2000 while they were a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference.