Byron Rimm II is in his second season as head coach of the Jaguars after originally being named the program's interim head coach for the 2019-2020 season on Aug. 27, 2019. The ninth head coach in program history, Rimm originally joined the IUPUI program in October 2018 as the Jaguars' associate head coach.
In his first season as head coach, he piloted the team to a 7-25 mark, which included a resounding early season road win over AAC foe South Florida. Under his leadership, guard Marcus Burk earned All-Horizon League honors and later entered his name in the NBA Draft, while forward Elyjah Goss was an All-Defensive Team selection and set a program record for single-season rebounds.
Rimm originally came to Indianapolis to serve as associate head coach during the 2018-2019 campaign, helping IUPUI to 16 wins - the program's most since a 19-win campaign in 2010-11. Included in the wins was a benchmark road win at ACC foe Boston College and a win of the Niagara Regional of the Fort Myers Tip-Off Classic during non-conference play. The Jaguars were later selected to play in the 2019 CIT, earning the program's third postseason appearance in the Division I era.
Rimm has an extensive background in college basketball including having served as head coach at Prairie View A&M from 2006-15, where he remains the program's all-time winningest coach with 115 victories. Under Rimm's direction, the program ascended to new heights, including back-to-back appearances in the SWAC tournament championship game in 2013 and 2014. Before Prairie View, the Pensacola, Fla.-native gained valuable experience on the West Coast, which included assistant coaching stops at Pasadena City College and Chaffey Community College from 1997-2000.
He directed Cal State San Bernardino to a No. 3 national ranking in NCAA Division II during the 2000 campaign and then took over the reins as the head women's basketball coach at Texas College in Tyler, Texas, guiding the team to a 20-12 mark in his lone season. At the time, the 20-12 mark was the most successful season in program history. He then had a four-year run as the head men's coach with Jarvis Christian College before joining Prairie View A&M as an assistant for the 2005-06 season. He was promoted to the head coaching spot the following season at age 32.
He coached Prairie View A&M to winning seasons in 2008-09 and 2009-10 and won 115 games during his time as head coach. His 2014 squad boasted the highest APR ranking among SWAC teams and also registered the best score in program history.
Since then, Rimm has served as the director of basketball operations at Texas A&M Corpus Christi in 2016-17 and as an assistant at UC Riverside in 2017-18.
Rimm played at Ventura College and California State University Los Angeles before earning his degree from Cal State, Los Angeles in 1999. He earned his master's degree in education from American InterContinental University in 2005.
| Rimm’s Year-By-Year Head Coaching Record |
| Year |
School |
Record |
Win % |
Conf. |
Win % |
Finish |
| 2001-02 |
Texas College (women) |
20-12 |
.625 |
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| 2002-03 |
Jarvis Christian |
16-15 |
.516 |
14-6 |
.700 |
2nd / Red River Ath. Conf. |
| 2003-04 |
Jarvis Christian |
16-13 |
.552 |
13-9 |
.591 |
4th / Red River Ath. Conf. |
| 2004-05 |
Jarvis Christian |
10-20 |
.333 |
10-12 |
.455 |
7th / Red River Ath. Conf. |
| Totals |
Jarvis Christian |
47-39 |
.547 |
37-27 |
.578 |
|
| 2006-07 |
Prairie View A&M |
8-22 |
.267 |
6-12 |
.333 |
9th / SWAC |
| 2007-08 |
Prairie View A&M |
8-22 |
.267 |
6-12 |
.333 |
8th / SWAC |
| 2008-09 |
Prairie View A&M |
17-16 |
.515 |
12-6 |
.667 |
3rd / SWAC |
| 2009-10 |
Prairie View A&M |
16-14 |
.533 |
11-7 |
.611 |
4th / SWAC |
| 2010-11 |
Prairie View A&M |
10-22 |
.313 |
7-11 |
.389 |
7th / SWAC |
| 2011-12 |
Prairie View A&M |
14-18 |
.438 |
10-8 |
.556 |
4th / SWAC |
| 2012-13 |
Prairie View A&M |
15-19 |
.441 |
8-10 |
.444 |
5th / SWAC |
| 2013-14 |
Prairie View A&M |
11-23 |
.324 |
6-12 |
.333 |
8th / SWAC |
| 2014-15 |
Prairie View A&M |
15-18 |
.455 |
12-6 |
.667 |
4th / SWAC |
| 2015-16 |
Prairie View A&M |
1-18 |
.053 |
1-6 |
.143 |
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| Totals |
Prairie View A&M |
115-192 |
.375 |
79-90 |
.467 |
|
| 2019-20 |
IUPUI |
7-25 |
.219 |
3-15 |
.167 |
9th / HL |
| Totals |
IUPUI |
7-25 |
.219 |
3-15 |
.167 |
|
| TOTALS |
15 seasons |
189-268 |
.414 |
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