Eastern Michigan Athletics
Men's Basketball
Wooten, Jimmy
Jimmy Wooten
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- emu_basketball@emich.edu
- Phone:
- 734.487.0214
Entering his second year as an assistant coach in 2018-19 is Jimmy Wooten. Wooten has compiled more than 12 years of coaching experience at the prep school level in Georgia, Massachusetts, and New York. Over that time, he has worked with more than 100 student-athletes that went on to play at the Division 1 level.
A native of Queens, N.Y., Wooten arrives in Ypsilanti following a yearlong coaching position at Redemption Christian Academy in Northfield, Mass. At the Academy, Wooten worked as the head coach for the men’s prep and varsity team where he was responsible for recruiting, coordinating, mentoring, and preparing boys for collegiate basketball.
Before coaching at RCA, Wooten worked as a student assistant for the Arkansas State University men’s basketball program while completing his bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. Wooten was with the school from 2014-16, until he graduated and relocated to Massachusetts.
Prior to his student assistant experience, Wooten spent three years as the director of operations and head prep basketball coach at Beacon Prep, two years in Houston, Texas and another year in Douglasville, Ga. There, he was responsible for founding and organizing the Beacon Prep athletic program, as well as excelling on the court as a coach.
Wooten started his professional coaching career in 1999 in Troy, N.Y. at the Redemption Christian Academy as the junior varsity head coach and varsity assistant coach. He also worked at the academy’s New York location from 2010-11 as the athletic director and head basketball coach.
From 2007-11, Wooten also worked in the Information Technology industry with his career focused on desktop support and web development.
A native of Queens, N.Y., Wooten arrives in Ypsilanti following a yearlong coaching position at Redemption Christian Academy in Northfield, Mass. At the Academy, Wooten worked as the head coach for the men’s prep and varsity team where he was responsible for recruiting, coordinating, mentoring, and preparing boys for collegiate basketball.
Before coaching at RCA, Wooten worked as a student assistant for the Arkansas State University men’s basketball program while completing his bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. Wooten was with the school from 2014-16, until he graduated and relocated to Massachusetts.
Prior to his student assistant experience, Wooten spent three years as the director of operations and head prep basketball coach at Beacon Prep, two years in Houston, Texas and another year in Douglasville, Ga. There, he was responsible for founding and organizing the Beacon Prep athletic program, as well as excelling on the court as a coach.
Wooten started his professional coaching career in 1999 in Troy, N.Y. at the Redemption Christian Academy as the junior varsity head coach and varsity assistant coach. He also worked at the academy’s New York location from 2010-11 as the athletic director and head basketball coach.
From 2007-11, Wooten also worked in the Information Technology industry with his career focused on desktop support and web development.
| The Jimmy Wooten File | ||
| Name: | Jimmy L. Wooten | |
| High School: | Redemption Christian Academy - Troy, N.Y. | |
| College: | Bryant & Stratton College - Associate’s degree in information technology - 2007 | |
| Arkansas State University - Bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies - 2016 | ||
| Professional Experience | ||
| Year | School/Team | Position |
| 2017-18 | Eastern Michigan University | Assistant Coach |
| 2016-17 | Redemption Christian Academy (Mass.) | Head Prep and Varsity Men’s Coach |
| 2014-16 | Arkansas State University | Student Assistant |
| 2012-14 | Beacon Prep Houston (Texas) | Director of Operations and Head Prep Coach |
| 2011-12 | Beacon Prep Douglasville (Ga.) | Director of Operations and Head Prep Coach |
| 2010-11 | Redemption Christian Academy (N.Y.) | Athletic Director and Head Coach |
| 1999-2006 | Redemption Christian Academy (N.Y.) | JV Head Coach and Varsity Assistant Coach |
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