Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Jim Shaw a Contender for Joe B. Hall Rookie Coach Award

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – As one of the top first-year head coaches in the country, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi head coach Jim Shaw was named a finalist for the 2024 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year Award. The award is presented annually to the top rookie, first-year head coach in Division I college basketball. Shaw led the Islanders to the program’s best regular season record under a first-year head coach with a 21-10 mark. He beat out his predecessor, Steve Lutz, who won 20 regular season games his first year at the helm when Shaw was on staff as…