 Hatfield during the 1977–78 season | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1943-12-28)December 28, 1943 |
| Died | February 26, 2025(2025-02-26) (aged 81) |
| Playing career | |
| 1963–1966 | East Tennessee State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972–1974 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1975–1978 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 1978–1981 | Mississippi State |
| 1981–1983 | Hardin–Simmons |
| 1983–1985 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 96–122 (.440) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Southland regular season (1977) | |
Jim Hatfield (December 28, 1943 – February 26, 2025) was an Americancollege basketball coach. He was head coach of theSouthwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns,Mississippi State Bulldogs, and theHardin–Simmons Cowboys.
Hatfield played atEast Tennessee State. Following the close of his college career, he joined the coaching ranks. An assistant atKentucky from 1972 to 1974, he was hired as head coach of the University of Southern Louisiana (now theUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette) in 1975 followinga college basketball scandal there. He compiled a record of 47–35 in three seasons and was then hired to coach Mississippi State of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC). Hatfield coached three seasons for the Bulldogs, ultimately resigning at the end of the1980–81 season.[1]
He then coached at Hardin–Simmons for two seasons before returning to Kentucky as an assistant.[2]
Hatfield died on February 26, 2025, at the age of 81.[3]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns(Southland Conference)(1975–1978) | |||||||||
| 1975–76 | Southwestern Louisiana | 7–19 | 4–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1976–77 | Southwestern Louisiana | 21–8 | 8–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1977–78 | Southwestern Louisiana | 19–8 | 7–3 | 3rd | |||||
| Southwestern Louisiana: | 47–35 (.573) | 19–11 (.633) | |||||||
| Mississippi State Bulldogs(Southeastern Conference)(1978–1981) | |||||||||
| 1978–79 | Mississippi State | 19–9 | 11–7 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1979–80 | Mississippi State | 13–14 | 7–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 1980–81 | Mississippi State | 8–19 | 3–15 | 10th | |||||
| Mississippi State: | 40–42 (.488) | 21–33 (.389) | |||||||
| Hardin-Simmons Cowboys(Trans America Athletic Conference)(1981–1983) | |||||||||
| 1981–82 | Hardin-Simmons | 6–20 | 2–14 | 9th | |||||
| 1982–83 | Hardin-Simmons | 3–25 | 1–13 | 8th | |||||
| Hardin-Simmons: | 9–45 (.167) | 3–27 (.100) | |||||||
| Total: | 96–122 (.440) | ||||||||
