Interview w/ Coach Mike Jarvis (Former HC at St. John's & George Washington)

Beyond the Box Score Podcast

Coach Mike Jarvis shares his journey from growing up in Cambridge Massachusetts to becoming a NCAA D1 Head Coach. After finishing his playing career at Northeastern he joined the coaching staff there and then Harvard before becoming the Head Coach at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. He coached Patrick Ewing, Rumeal Robinson, and Karl Hobbs in high school including winning three-consecutive state championships (1979-1981), including a remarkable 77-1 record during that run. Coach Jarvis was named Massachusetts HS Coach of the Year in each of those three seasons.

Boston University named him their Head Coach in 1985 and he led them to two NCAA Tournament appearances. He led the Terriers to a 101-50 record during his five seasons at the helm before accepting the Head Coach position at George Washington.

Coach Jarvis lead the George Washington University to three NCAA tournament appearances, including the Sweet 16 in the 1993 NCAA Tournament. He made history by being the first African American father-son coaching team. Coach Jarvis led the Colonials to two wins over number one nationally ranked UMass - including at home with President Bill Clinton in attendance. In 1997 Coach Jarvis served as the President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. After accumulating a 143–100 record at GW, he was hired at St. John's. He coached at St. John's from 1998 to 2003. In 1998 Coach Jarvis was named ‘National Coach of the Year ‘by the Black Coaches Association and that same year he would be named ‘Father of the Year’ by Ebony Magazine. Coach Jarvis coached guys like Ron Artest and took St. John's to the Elite Eight in his first season as Head Coach. They won the NIT in 2003 and after leaving St. John's he worked for ESPN and Yahoo before returning to the sidelines at Florida Atlantic for six seasons.

At Florida Atlantic he guided them to the NIT in his third season. Coach Jarvis has written three book (Skills for Life, Everybody Needs a Head Coach, and The Seven C’s Of Leadership). Currently he works at South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary in addition to pubic speaking.

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