# Jim Crews

James S. Crews (born February 14, 1954) is an American former men's college basketball coach for Saint Louis University. He was promoted to head coach after serving on an interim basis following the health concerns and eventual death of former Billikens head coach Rick Majerus. He was on Majerus' staff since 2011. After leading the Billikens to a school-record 28 wins, Crews was formally named SLU's 25th head coach on April 12, 2013. He was fired after the 2016 Atlantic 10 tournament resulted in the elimination of the Billikens and marked the end of two 11–21 Billikens seasons.
Crews spent the first 13 years of his adult life at Indiana University under Bob Knight. He played on the 1976 NCAA Championship-winning team, the last undefeated champion in the men's division. After graduating, he served as an assistant on Knight's staff for eight years before moving to the University of Evansville in 1985. In 17 years, he led the Purple Aces to five NCAA Tournaments. His best team was the 1988–89 unit, which tallied the school's only NCAA Tournament win to date. He then coached at the United States Military Academy for seven years.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Evansville Purple Aces (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1985–1994) ||||||
| 1985–86 | Evansville | 8–19 | 3–9 | 6th | |
| 1986–87 | Evansville | 16–12 | 8–4 | T–1st | |
| 1987–88 | Evansville | 21–8 | 6–4 | 2nd | NIT Second Round |
| 1988–89 | Evansville | 25–6 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 |
| 1989–90 | Evansville | 17–15 | 8–6 | 5th | |
| 1990–91 | Evansville | 14–14 | 7–7 | T–5th | |
| 1991–92 | Evansville | 24–6 | 8–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 |
| 1992–93 | Evansville | 23–7 | 12–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 |
| 1993–94 | Evansville | 21–11 | 6–4 | T–2nd | NIT First Round |
| Evansville Purple Aces (Missouri Valley Conference) (1994–2002) ||||||
| 1994–95 | Evansville | 18–9 | 11–7 | 5th | |
| 1995–96 | Evansville | 13–14 | 9–9 | T–5th | |
| 1996–97 | Evansville | 17–14 | 11–7 | T–4th | |
| 1997–98 | Evansville | 15–15 | 9–9 | T–6th | |
| 1998–99 | Evansville | 23–10 | 13–5 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 |
| 1999–00 | Evansville | 18–12 | 9–9 | 6th | |
| 2000–01 | Evansville | 14–16 | 9–9 | 6th | |
| 2001–02 | Evansville | 7–21 | 4–14 | T–9th | |
| Evansville: | Evansville: | 294–209 (.584) | 143–109 (.567) | | |
| Army Black Knights (Patriot League) (2002–2009) ||||||
| 2002–03 | Army | 5–22 | 0–14 | 8th | |
| 2003–04 | Army | 6–21 | 3–11 | 7th | |
| 2004–05 | Army | 3–24 | 1–13 | 8th | |
| 2005–06 | Army | 5–22 | 1–13 | 8th | |
| 2006–07 | Army | 15–16 | 4–10 | T–6th | |
| 2007–08 | Army | 14–16 | 6–8 | T–5th | |
| 2008–09 | Army | 11–19 | 6–8 | 4th | |
| Army: | Army: | 59–140 (.296) | 21–77 (.214) | | |
| Saint Louis Billikens (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2012–2016) ||||||
| 2012–13 | Saint Louis | 28–7 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 |
| 2013–14 | Saint Louis | 27–7 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 |
| 2014–15 | Saint Louis | 11–21 | 3–15 | 14th | |
| 2015–16 | Saint Louis | 11–21 | 5–13 | T–12th | |
| Saint Louis: | Saint Louis: | 77–56 (.579) | 34–34 (.500) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 430–405 (.515) | | | |
| 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 ||||||