| Born: |
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March 10, 1946 in New York City |
| Died: |
April 28, 1993 |
| 1963: |
Seaford High School |
| 1964-67: |
Rutgers University, Degree in English
Senior Athlete of the Year-1967
Led Scarlet Knights to 3rd place finish in NIT
Rutgers' 21 highest scorer with 1,122 points
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| 1968-69: |
Head Basketball Coach Johns Hopkins (10-9)
Led the school to its first winning season in 24 years
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| 1972-75: |
Head Basketball Coach Bucknell University (33-42) |
| 1975-80: |
Head Basketball Coach Iona College
Finished with 99-47 record with two NCAA appearances
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| 1980-89: |
Head Men's Basketball Coach NC State University (209-114) |
| 1983: |
N.C. State won the ACC Tournament and the NCAA
National Basketball Championship
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| 1986: |
Named Athletic Director of N.C. State University |
| 1990: |
Signed with ABC/ESPN as Basketball Commentator/Analyst |
| 1992: |
January: Won Cable ACE Award for Commentator/Analyst for NCAA Basketball broadcasts |
| 1992 June: |
Diagnosed with terminal cancer |
| 1992 November: |
Returned to ESPN calling color commentary during
pre-season NIT. |
| 1993 March: |
Received the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at ESPN's
first American Sports Awards-the ESPYs. Announced with the assistance
of ESPN the formation of The V Foundation for Cancer Research. |
| 1993: |
Died of metastatic cancer of unknown primary origin. |
| 1993: |
Inducted into Rutgers' Basketball Hall of Fame. |
| 1999 |
Inducted into Hall of Distinguished Alumni at Rutgers University. |
| 1999: |
Inducted into The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame. |
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Jim Valvano was 346-212 in 19 seasons as an NCAA head coach. During his tenure, he appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments and won a National Championship with North Carolina State University in 1983. Jim was twice voted ACC Coach of the Year.
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