Shaw_WSU_2019

Men's Basketball

Shaw accepts position at Washington State

Coach Shaw at Western Oregon
Year Overall
Record 		GNAC
Record		 GNAC
Tournament		 NCAA DII
Tournament
2015-16 31-4 18-2 2-0 5-1
2016-17 18-13 13-7 2-1 -
2017-18 31-2 19-1 2-0 4-1
2018-19 22-11 13-7 2-1 0-1
Totals 102-30 (.772) 63-17 (.787) 8-2 (.800) 9-3 (.750)
 -- 2x GNAC Champions (2015-16, 2017-18
 -- 2x GNAC Tournament Champions (2015-16, 2017-18
 -- 2x GNAC Coach of the Year & West Region NABC Coach of the Year
 -- 3x NCAA DII National Tournaments (2016, 2018, 2019)
PULLMAN, Wash.—After leading Western Oregon to the NCAA DII national tournament in three of the last four seasons, head men's basketball coach Jim Shaw has accepted a coaching position at Washington State University.

"Under Coach Shaw's leadership, Western Oregon has become nationally recognized in men's basketball," Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Curtis Campbell said. "I want to thank Jim for the impact and leadership he has provided for this program and wish him all the best in his next endeavor."

A national search for Western Oregon's next head men's basketball coach will begin immediately.

"This was the best four years of my career professionally," Shaw said. "Being able to reconnect with the people that have made an impact on my life and work with those groups again was truly special. This was a tremendous opportunity to pay it forward and I wouldn't have traded it for anything."

At Washington State, Shaw will serve under newly-appointed head coach Kyle Smith.

Shaw and Smith share a background working under longtime Saint Mary's College head coach Randy Bennett. Smith was an assistant for Bennett from 2001-10 while Shaw worked with the NCAA DI Gaels from 2013-15.

In four seasons as the head coach at Western Oregon, Shaw accumulated a 102-30 (.772) overall record and a 63-17 (.787) mark in GNAC games.

In his initial season at the helm, Shaw led the Wolves to a regular-season GNAC title and went on to capture the GNAC Tournament title and the West Region crown before bowing out in the NCAA DII Final Four.

Shaw's teams reached the GNAC title game in all four seasons with titles in 2015-16 and 2017-18.

Finishing the year with a 31-2 overall record, Shaw's 2017-18 team set a GNAC record for conference wins (19) and conference winning percentage (.950).

"I want to thank the entire WOU community, starting with President Rex Fuller, Curtis Campbell and the people I worked with daily. I also want to thank the special people and families that have been a part of this journey for a long time: the Brandt's, Boutin's, Rye's, and Marr's," Shaw said.
 
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