Jim Jabir Position: Head Coach Alma Mater: Nazareth College '84

Hard-working. Compassionate. Dedicated.

These are just a few words that come to mind when talking with Jim Jabir. On April 8, 2003, the University of Dayton introduced Jabir as the women's basketball team's eighth head coach and first male head coach in the history of the program.

Since taking over as Dayton's head coach in 2003, Jim Jabir has earned a mark of 90-95 at UD and is 310-318 in 22 years overall. With two Women's National Invitation appearances, two Atlantic 10 Semifinal appearances (the program's highest-ever finish), and 11 A-10 All-Conference performers under his belt while at the helm of the Flyers, Jabir has undoubtedly led the University of Dayton to its most successful stint in modern program history.

Jabir is focused on making success more of the rule than the exception and the results speak for themselves. The Flyers have finished the last two seasons with 20-wins or more and have made back-to-back appearances in the postseason WNIT.

When Dayton made its second-straight appearance in the Atlantic 10 Semifinals in 2009, defeating nationally-ranked Xavier in the quarterfinals behind a group of underclassmen, it was more than just "luck"; the win marked a significant moment for a team and a program on the rise. The Flyers 21-14 record in 2008-09 was the second-most wins since the program turned Division I and UD finished the year with most postseason individual honors ever.

It's no surprise that Jabir was named the 2007-2008 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year after mentoring the Flyers to a modern-program record 25-9 record including an 12-6 mark in games decided by 10 points or less. The Flyers went on to earntheir second postseason berth in modern history with a trip to the WNIT to cap the best season in modern program history.

UD improved by 11.5 victories from 2006-2007 to 2007-2008 on the strength of a school-record 16-game winning streak that was the longest in the nation at one point. The Flyers also earned their first ever votes in the AP Top 25 Poll in 2007-2008 as they were listed in two different weeks. UD has been one of the most improved teams in the nation under the direction of Jabir.

In addition to the strides made in 2007-2008, UD had the fourth best single-season turnaround in the nation in the 2004-2005 season with an improvement of nine wins over the previous campaign.

Jabir and Dayton continued the trend in 2005-2006 with an improvement of five more wins, giving UD the second best improvement over a two-year span in the nation. The season also saw two different Flyers earn Atlantic 10 All-Conference accolades as UD finished sixth in a conference that sent five teams to postseason play. Dayton also advanced to the Quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament and finished with a winning record for the first time in five years.

UD returned to the Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals at the conclusion of the 2006-07 season marking the third time in school history that the Flyers had advanced past their opening round in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Dayton played close games throughout the 2006-07 campaign as 15 of its 31 games were decided by single digits despite having just one senior in the starting lineup.

Jabir came to UD after spending one season as an assistant at Colorado. In his last season at CU, the Buffaloes (24-8) advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament and were ranked as high as 23rd in the ESPN/Coaches' Poll and 24th in the Associated Press Poll.

Jabir was primarily responsible for the development of CU's post players, including the Buffaloes' first-ever First Team All-Big 12 selection.

Jabir had been a head coach for 16 seasons prior to coaching at CU. His broad coaching experience ranges from the Big East Conference to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

The Brooklyn, NY native began his coaching career as an assistant at Nazareth College (1984-85) and at Buffalo State (1985-86). Jabir was instrumental in leading the Bengals to a 23-3 slate, the SUNYAC title, a 22-game winning streak, an NCAA regional tournament appearance and a national ranking (No. 3) during the 1985-86 season.

After one season as an assistant, Jabir became the head coach at Buffalo State during the 1986-87 season at the age of 24. He led that team to a 14-11 record and guided the Bengals to the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) championship and an appearance in the Division III Tournament.

Jabir matriculated to Siena College from Buffalo State, where he served as the head coach of the Saints for three seasons (1987-90) and compiled a 50-29 record. Jabir's teams posted three consecutive winning seasons. In his first season, Jabir was responsible for the development of Siena's first-ever Freshman All-American.

After his stint at Siena, Jabir spent six years at Marquette University becoming one of the most successful coaches in the history of the program, elevating the Golden Eagles into the national spotlight.

After posting a 7-20 record during his inaugural year (1990-91) at Marquette, Jabir guided his team to four consecutive winning seasons, two 20-plus winning seasons and three post-season appearances, including back-to-back bids to the NCAA Tournament. In 1994-95, Marquette won the Great Midwest Conference Tournament, the first tournament championship in school history. This followed the 1993-94 campaign in which Jabir compiled a program-best 22-7 overall record and its first trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Before his stint at Colorado, Jabir was at the helm of Providence College for six seasons, 1996-2002. During his last three years, the Friars' record improved with each season and in his final season, the Friars finished 13-15 overall and eighth of 14 schools in the prestigious Big East, its highest finish ever since the Big East went to a one division format.

Jabir was a two-time Reebok/Great Midwest Conference Coach of the Year while at Marquette.

He is a 1984 graduate of Nazareth College in Rochester, New York, where he received a degree in English. He also earned his Masters degree in Student Personnel Administration from Buffalo State in 1986.

Jabir and his wife Kathy have three children, Lauren, Shane and Jackson.

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