Oklahoma State University Athletics
Jim Littell Inducted Into NJCAA Hall of Fame
March 18, 2009 | Cowgirl Basketball
STILLWATER, Okla. —Oklahoma State's Jim Littell was inducted earlier this week into the National Junior College Athletic Association's Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Salina, Kan.
In his fourth year as associate head coach for the Cowgirl basketball team, Littell was one of the most successful head coaches in the nation during his 14 seasons at Seward County (Kan.) Community College.
At SCCC, Littell won 87 percent of his games, tallying a 418-61 ledger and producing nine Jayhawk West Conference titles.
A nine-time conference coach of the year, Littell was named the WBCA National Coach of the Year in 2001 and was selected as the top coach in the region on four occasions, earning the distinction in 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2005.
Littell led Seward County to its first Region VI title in 1999 and followed up with regional titles in 2002, 2004 and 2005. In both 2000 and 2001, Littell led the Lady Saints to a No. 1 ranking in the final NJCAA poll and a combined record of 32-0 against conference opponents.
His 2002 squad produced three All-Americans, a perfect 38-0 mark and the school's first-ever national championship in any sport. The 2001-02 season capped a three-year run by the Lady Saints that produced 104 wins against just two losses.
Under his watch, the Lady Saints recorded seven 30-win seasons. After finishing with a 14-16 record during his first season, Littell's squads never produced less than 25 wins in a season and averaged nearly 32 wins per year against less than four losses over the course of his final 13 seasons.
The most impressive number of all may have come in the form of Seward County's home record in his 14 seasons. From 1995-2004, the Lady Saints did not lose a home game, posting a 135-game winning streak inside the SCCC Activities Center to set the NJCAA national record. During the course of his final 13 seasons, Littell's squads won 99 percent of their home contests, producing an astounding record of 189-2.
All told, his squad's produced 11 All-Americans and five Region VI Most Valuable Players. Nine times, one of Littell's players was tabbed as the Jayhawk West Conference Most Valuable Player, while four players from Seward County earned the league's freshman of the year honor under his direction.
In his fourth year as associate head coach for the Cowgirl basketball team, Littell was one of the most successful head coaches in the nation during his 14 seasons at Seward County (Kan.) Community College.
At SCCC, Littell won 87 percent of his games, tallying a 418-61 ledger and producing nine Jayhawk West Conference titles.
A nine-time conference coach of the year, Littell was named the WBCA National Coach of the Year in 2001 and was selected as the top coach in the region on four occasions, earning the distinction in 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2005.
Littell led Seward County to its first Region VI title in 1999 and followed up with regional titles in 2002, 2004 and 2005. In both 2000 and 2001, Littell led the Lady Saints to a No. 1 ranking in the final NJCAA poll and a combined record of 32-0 against conference opponents.
His 2002 squad produced three All-Americans, a perfect 38-0 mark and the school's first-ever national championship in any sport. The 2001-02 season capped a three-year run by the Lady Saints that produced 104 wins against just two losses.
Under his watch, the Lady Saints recorded seven 30-win seasons. After finishing with a 14-16 record during his first season, Littell's squads never produced less than 25 wins in a season and averaged nearly 32 wins per year against less than four losses over the course of his final 13 seasons.
The most impressive number of all may have come in the form of Seward County's home record in his 14 seasons. From 1995-2004, the Lady Saints did not lose a home game, posting a 135-game winning streak inside the SCCC Activities Center to set the NJCAA national record. During the course of his final 13 seasons, Littell's squads won 99 percent of their home contests, producing an astounding record of 189-2.
All told, his squad's produced 11 All-Americans and five Region VI Most Valuable Players. Nine times, one of Littell's players was tabbed as the Jayhawk West Conference Most Valuable Player, while four players from Seward County earned the league's freshman of the year honor under his direction.
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