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Jim Brandon is a gifted international, motivational speaker with a very impressive background in the world of professional basketball. Jim has over 5 years experience as a sports commentator and guest sports analyst with Sky Sport, ITV sport, Channel 4 Sport, BBC Radio Sports and Chrysalis Sport Productions in The United Kingdom.

As a young player Jim was very acclaimed. In Jim's 4 years of his college basketball playing career, he was named Junior College Player of the Year at Walla Walla Community College. Also during those years he was awarded the NCAA Division 1 Player of the year by New York and New Jersey Sports Writers while attending Saint Peter's University. Bye Bye Brandon as he was know for during his college playing days, because of his unique follow through on his foul shots. He also was player captain for English League and Wembley Championship team Reg Vardy Sunderland Maestros. Later he would become the first American in British Basketball to win a national championship as a player and also as a coach.

Jim also played with the legendary Boston Celtics, alongside one of America's greatest sporting icons, Larry Bird for a short time. He represented the USA NIT All Star Team Coached by P.J. Carlesimo (NBA Coach and TV Analyst), and still holds the record for highest points scored by a touring American team player in international competition. Jim scored an incredible 47 points against the Olympic Gold Medal winning, Yugoslavia.

He was the very first ever Head Coach of two British Basketball multi championship winning teams Sheffield Sharks and Scottish Rocks. He is a former Head Coach of the Saudi Arabian national team and a former assistant of the English national basketball team. Jim was professional basketball player and coach in the premier leagues of six different countries, Spain, Italy, England, USA, Saudi Arabia, and Scotland. He has clocked up over 20 years experience in professional sports.

Coach Brandon had the distinction of being the only American ever to coach a non NBA team in the prestigious McDonalds NBA Invitational World Club Championship Tournament, when his Sheffield Sharks hosted the 1995 tournament in London.

Jim's style has been described as inspirational, entertaining and fun. Jim spent his youth growing up in both Newark, New Jersey and The Bronx, New York. Jim is not only an eloquent and charismatic business speaker but he can also give any function a dose of New York Street credibility. Apart from his work in the corporate market, Jim has also been involved in numerous youth projects in both the USA, Europe, and Australia. He is Founder of Winners inc., a non profit organization aimed at inspiring today's youth to being the best they can be. His incredible wealth of sporting experiences allows Jim the unique opportunity to achieve, experience, and observe positive habits and traits that lead to winning. Jim brings this collection of experiences to the business world and it is called 'The Biz Athlete'.

Jim uses music, video clips and imagery to stimulate and encourage business professionals to think, breath and act like professional athletes.

Motivational Speaking client list includes - The Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest Bank (UK), Mortgage Direct (UK), Citigroup (USA), Habitat For Humanity (USA), Fairbridge (UK), Police Athletic League (USA), University of Sheffield (UK), South Yorkshire Police (UK), WestPac Bank (AUS), ST.George Bank (AUS), Brisbane Business Woman's Association (AUS), Florida Institute of Technology (USA), Sydney Kings (AUS).

Jim is a proud member of The Saint Peter's University Hall of Fame.

Professionals from the world of Sport and Business, call Jim Brandon 'Coach'.