Jim Platt was hired as an assistant coach by Jim Crews prior to the 2012-13 season. He served four seasons as an assistant coach at SLU.
Platt helped the Billikens to three Atlantic 10 Conference championships (2012-13 regular-season and tournament, 2013-14 regular-season) and two NCAA Tournament appearances.
Among Platt's coaching experiences are nine years as a head coach. He spent five years at the helm at Charleston Southern (2000-05) and four years at Arkansas-Little Rock (1990-94). Platt was an assistant coach for five seasons at Army (2005-10), four of which were under Crews. Most recently, Platt was director of basketball operations at Liberty in 2011-12, and he served as assistant coach at Bradley in 2010-11.
The 2001 Big South Conference Coach of the Year, Platt had a 55-81 record in five seasons at Charleston Southern. The Buccaneers were a win away from capturing the Big South tournament title in 2005 before falling in the championship game.
Prior to his stint at Charleston Southern, Platt spent three years as an assistant at Florida State (1997-00), helping the Seminoles to the NCAA Tournament in 1998. He also was an assistant at Tulsa for two years (1995-97), with both seasons culminating in an NCAA Tournament appearance for the Golden Hurricane.
Platt's first job as a collegiate head coach came at Arkansas-Little Rock, where he went 56-59 in four seasons (1990-94). He was an assistant at DePaul for six seasons (1984-90), going to the postseason every year including the Sweet Sixteen during the 1985-86 and 1986-87 campaigns.
Platt began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Illinois State from 1978-84. He helped the Redbirds to the NCAA Tournament in his final two seasons before moving on to DePaul.
A 1973 graduate of Concordia (Ill.) University, Platt is a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame following standout playing careers on the basketball and baseball teams.
