James “Jamie” Angeli - Class of 2025

(Iron River)

James “Jamie” Angeli graduated from West Iron County HS (1980) where he led the conference in scoring twice, was a two-time unanimous All U.P. First Team selection, and chosen All-State as a senior. He graduated from UW-Stout and embarked on a successful 40-year basketball coaching and administrative career in three countries and seven states. Angeli’s head coaching record is 221-136 (.619). He won a district championship at Norway (MI) HS in 1997 and multiple professional titles in the country of Qatar (2004-2007), including the coveted Asian Cup (2005). He was NCAA Coach of the Year at City College of New York (2016) and a 12-year assistant at the Division 1 level, most notably with UCLA (1998-2004), competing in the NCAA tournament five times and Sweet 16 three times. Angeli is a best-selling author on basketball strategy and is known throughout the U.P. and NE Wisconsin for his Basketball Camp of Champs.