19 Facts About Jim Rosborough

James M Rosborough was born on December 2,1944 and is an American basketball coach.

Jim Rosborough coached briefly at Tulsa and as head coach at NIU before rejoining Olson in 1989 as an assistant, and eventual associate head coach, at Arizona through 18 seasons.

Jim Rosborough coached over 50 All-American, all-conference and future NBA players during his time at Arizona.

Jim Rosborough was inducted to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2001.

Jim Rosborough served as an assistant coach for the University of Arizona women's tennis program for four seasons with Vicky Maes, before taking his current role as an assistant coach with Todd Holthaus for the Pima College women's basketball program in 2015.

Jim Rosborough achieved his 1000th career victory as a coach on April 2,2021.

Jim Rosborough was born in Moline, Illinois, to Jim and Pinky Rosborough on December 2,1944, and is of Scottish American descent.

Jim Rosborough's family had a strong connection to local basketball.

Jim Rosborough was a standout player at Moline High School from 1960 to 1962.

Jim Rosborough earned first team all-Mississippi Valley Conference accolades, as well as all-Metro Moline and All-Quad Cities honors, and was a fourth team all-state selection.

Jim Rosborough graduated with a political science degree in 1966 and received a teaching degree in 1970 from Loyola University Chicago.

On Olson's departure, Jim Rosborough was hired as an assistant to athletic director Bump Elliott and stayed at Iowa for two additional years.

Jim Rosborough assumed the role of head coach briefly in 2001 following the death of Olson's wife, Bobbi Olson.

When Lute Olson was hired at Iowa in the spring of 1974, Jim Rosborough phoned and told him about a Chicago prospect.

Jim Rosborough served under Olson for nine seasons at Iowa, and for 18 seasons at Arizona as an assistant coach, and following the 1997 national championship, as associate head coach.

Jim Rosborough worked as an assistant coach for the Arizona Wildcats women's tennis team for four seasons with head coach Vicky Maes.

Jim Rosborough returned to Pima in 2015 as an assistant to Todd Holthaus on the women's team, where he currently coaches.

In 2015, Jim Rosborough was hired as an NBA Scout for the Atlanta Hawks.

Jim Rosborough has been an active board member involved in community governance at Epworth Heights, in Ludington, Michigan, his family summer home.