Jim Brandenburg (basketball)
      
Jim Brandenburg (born December 10, 1935) is a retired American college basketball coach.[1]  Brandenburg served as the head coach at the University of Montana (1976-1978), the University of Wyoming (1978-1987), and San Diego State University (1987-1992) where he had a combined career record of 254-213.[2][3][4] He is currently the third winningest coach in the history of Wyoming Cowboys basketball and was inducted into the Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame in September 2000.[3][5]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | 
| Montana (Big Sky) (1976–1978) | 
 
| 1976–77 | Montana | 6-20 | 6-5 | T4 |  | 
| 1977–78 | Montana | 20-9 | 12-2 | 1st |  | 
| Montana: | 26-29 (.473) | 18-7 (.720) |  | 
| Wyoming (WAC) (1978–1987) | 
 
| 1978–79 | Wyoming | 15-12 | 5-7 | 4th |  | 
 
| 1979–80 | Wyoming | 18-10 | 8-6 | 4th |  | 
| 1980–81 | Wyoming | 24-6 | 13-3 | T-1st | NCAA Second Round | 
| 1981–82 | Wyoming | 23-7 | 14-2 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | 
 
| 1982–83 | Wyoming | 16-13 | 8-8 | 6th |  | 
 
| 1983–84 | Wyoming | 17-13 | 9-7 | 4th |  | 
 
| 1984–85 | Wyoming | 15-14 | 7-9 | 7th |  | 
| 1985–86 | Wyoming | 24-12 | 12-4 | T-1st | NIT Finalist | 
| 1986–87 | Wyoming | 24-10 | 11-5 | 4th | NCAA Sweet 16 | 
| Wyoming: | 176-97 (.645) | 87-51 (.630) |  | 
| San Diego State (WAC) (1987–1992) | 
 
| 1987–88 | San Diego State | 12-17 | 5-11 | 7th |  | 
 
| 1988–89 | San Diego State | 12-17 | 4-12 | 9th |  | 
 
| 1989–90 | San Diego State | 13-18 | 4-12 | 8th |  | 
 
| 1990–91 | San Diego State | 13-16 | 6-10 | T-7th |  | 
 
| 1991–92 | San Diego State | 2-19 | 0-9 | 9th |  | 
| San Diego State: | 52-87 (.374) | 19-54 (.260) |  | 
| Total: | 254-213 (.544) |  | 
   
|       National champion  
      Postseason invitational champion  
Conference regular season champion   
      Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
 Division regular season champion
      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
 Conference tournament champion
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 Award and Honors 
-  Inducted into the University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000.[5]
-  Three time Western Athletic Conference coach of the year (1980–81, 1981–82, 1985–86).[3]
-  Eastman Kodak NCAA Division I District 13 Coach of the year in 1986.[5]
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