May 1, 2028
Our national championship resulted in a boost to our prestige. It now stands at a perfect
100. Our Facilities score is an excellent
92, which ranks fifth in our league.
Successful programs often see their assistant coaches move on to better positions. This year, it's our scouting director,
Chris Hogue, who accepts the head coaching job at IPFW.
Our board has approved a budget of $800,000 for the season, and we use $180,000 of it to hire one of the most promising young coaches around.
Daniel Bryant is only 25 years old, but in the three years since he graduated from Wisconsin, Coach Bryant has developed a remarkable ability to evaluate basketball talent. For that more-than-comfortable salary, our program will get a 100-level scout.
Graham Sims levels up this year. He's now a Level 13 coach, and after I max out his Recruiting and Defense scores, I distribute the rest of his points evenly between the remaining two categories.
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COACH DETAILS
Graham Sims - Head Coach - Villanova
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Age: 49
High School: St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Alma Mater: Villanova
Current Level: 13
Career Record: 496 - 104
Recruiting: 100
Scouting: 78
Offense: 82
Defense: 100
Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2027 Villanova Head Coach 36 3 16 2 NCAA Champion
2026 Villanova Head Coach 32 6 14 4 Loss in NCAA Championship Game
2025 Lafayette Head Coach 33 4 13 1 Loss in NCAA Elite Eight
2024 Lafayette Head Coach 35 3 13 1 NCAA Champion
2023 Lafayette Head Coach 32 4 12 2 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2022 Lafayette Head Coach 30 5 12 2 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
2021 Lafayette Head Coach 29 5 11 3 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
2020 Lafayette Head Coach 28 7 13 1 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2019 Lafayette Head Coach 30 5 14 0 Loss in NCAA Round 1
2018 Lafayette Head Coach 34 4 13 1 Loss in NCAA Final Four
2017 Lafayette Head Coach 31 5 13 1 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2016 Lafayette Head Coach 28 7 12 2 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
2015 Lafayette Head Coach 27 6 14 0 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
2014 Lafayette Head Coach 27 6 12 2 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
2013 Lafayette Head Coach 26 7 12 2 Loss in NIT Round 2
2012 Lafayette Head Coach 20 13 10 4 Loss in NCAA Round 1
2011 Lafayette Head Coach 18 14 7 7 Loss in CIT Round 2
Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2027 Conference Coach of the Year (Big East Conference)
2027 NCAA Champion
2025 Conference Coach of the Year (Patriot League)
2025 Patriot League Champion
2024 National Coach of the Year
2024 NCAA Champion
2024 Patriot League Champion
2023 Patriot League Champion
2022 Conference Coach of the Year (Patriot League)
2022 Patriot League Champion
2021 Patriot League Champion
2020 Conference Coach of the Year (Patriot League)
2020 Patriot League Champion
2019 Conference Coach of the Year (Patriot League)
2019 Patriot League Champion
2018 Patriot League Champion
2017 Patriot League Champion
2016 Conference Coach of the Year (Patriot League)
2016 Patriot League Champion
2015 Patriot League Champion
2014 Conference Coach of the Year (Patriot League)
2014 Patriot League Champion
2013 Conference Coach of the Year (Patriot League)
2013 Patriot League Champion
Job Movement:
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Season Move
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2026 Hired by Villanova (Head Coach)
2026 Quit job with Lafayette to pursue another position.
2011 Hired by Lafayette (Head Coach)
Sometime early in the 2028/29 season, Coach Sims should celebrate the 500th victory of his coaching career. Barring a catastrophe, he'll reach that milestone before he turns 50.