Jim Saia
| Sport(s) | Men's college basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Cal State San Marcos |
| Conference | CCAA |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 15, 1964 |
| Playing career | |
| 1982–1984 | Cal Poly |
| 1984–1985 | College of Marin |
| 1985–1987 | Chapman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1989 | Cal (asst.) |
| 1989–1990 | Indiana State (asst.) |
| 1990–1994 | Fresno State (asst.) |
| 1994–1996 | Columbia College |
| 1997–2003 | UCLA (asst.) |
| 2004–2005 | USC (interim HC) |
| 2006–2007 | Citrus College (asst.) |
| 2007–2010 | Fresno Pacific |
| 2010–present | Cal State San Marcos |
Jim Saia (born June 15, 1964) is the men's head basketball coach at California State University San Marcos.[1]
High school career
Saia prepped at Sir Francis Drake High in San Anselmo, California.
College career
Saia started his college basketball playing career at Cal Poly.
He then transferred to College of Marin for one year and finished at Chapman University for his final two years.
Saia graduated from Chapman University in 1987.
Coaching career
Prior to his appointment as head basketball coach at CSUSM, he was the head coach at Fresno Pacific University, an assistant coach at Citrus College in the 2006-07 season and the interim head coach at the USC between 2004 and 2005. He was the head coach at Columbia College from 1994-96. Additionally, he was an assistant coach at UCLA, Fresno State, Indiana State and Cal.
In his seven years as an assistant coach at UCLA, many of his players went on to play for NBA teams, including Baron Davis, Earl Watson, Jason Kapono, and Matt Barnes.
In the 2012-13 season, Saia led CSUSM to their first-ever appearance in the NAIA Division I National Championship Tournament.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia College (Central Valley Conference) (1994–1995) | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | Columbia College | 31-5 | ? | 1st | CCCAA Tournament | ||||
| 1995–96 | Columbia College | 30-5 | ? | 1st | CCCAA Final Eight | ||||
| Columbia College: | 61-10 (.859) | 25-3(.893) | |||||||
| USC (Pac-10) (2004–2005) | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | USC# | 10-15 | 5-13 | 10th | |||||
| USC: | 10–15 (.400) | 5–13 (.278) | |||||||
| Fresno Pacific (GSAC) (2007–2010) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Fresno Pacific | 19-12 | 10-10 | 6th | GSAC 1st round | ||||
| 2008–09 | Fresno Pacific | 26-8 | 18-2 | 1st | NAIA 1st Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Fresno Pacific | 25-9 | 13-7 | 4th | NAIA 2nd Round | ||||
| Fresno Pacific: | 70-29 (.707) | 41-19(.683) | |||||||
| Cal State San Marcos (AII) (2010–2015) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Cal State San Marcos | 19-12 | - ^ | 2nd | AII runner-up | ||||
| 2012–13 | Cal State San Marcos | 23-7 | - ^ | 1st | NAIA 1st Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Cal State San Marcos | 32-2 | - ^ | 1st | NAIA quarterfinals | ||||
| 2014–15 | Cal State San Marcos | 30-4 | - ^ | 1st | NAIA quarterfinals | ||||
| Cal State San Marcos: | 104-25(.806) | - | |||||||
| Cal State San Marcos (CCAA) (2015–present) | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | Cal State San Marcos | 15-12 | 11-9 | 6th | |||||
| Cal State San Marcos: | 15-12(.556) | 11-9(.550) | |||||||
| Total: | 260–91 (.741) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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| # Henry Bibby fired midseason. Jim Saia finished season as interim head coach. ^ No regular season conference games are held in the AII. Standings are based on conference tournament. |
Personal
Saia and his wife, Stacey, have three daughters and a son.[2]
Saia is close friends with Steve Lavin, having played on the same team with him at Sir Francis Drake High School and Chapman University, and served as an assistant coach when Lavin was UCLA's head coach.
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