Jim Haney (born c. 1949) was the head basketball coach at the University of Oregon in Eugene for five seasons, from 1978 to 1983.
[1] After considering Cornell and Rutgers,[1] he played college basketball under head coach Dick Harter in the Ivy League at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he majored in chemical engineering.
He was voted the team's "most inspirational" player as a senior, as Penn won its first 28 games before falling in the Elite Eight to Philly neighbor Villanova.
Harter was known for his "Kamikaze Kids" defense, and led the Ducks for seven seasons.
The prior season in 1982, Monson's nationally-ranked Vandals were 27–3, third-seeded in the west regional, and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.