 | Born: | | 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' 21st highest scorer with 1,122 points
| | 1968-69: | Head Basketball Coach Johns Hopkins (10-9)
Led the school to its first winning season in 24 years
| | 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
| | 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
| | 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. | .................... 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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