Jim Berkman

Jim Berkman, formally James Berkman, is an American college lacrosse coach who has led the men's team at Salisbury University in Maryland since 1989. Under him Salisbury has made the NCAA tournament every season, with 33 consecutive appearances, and has won 13 NCAA Division III championships and many Capital Athletic Conference titles. In 2008 he passed Jack Emmer's record of 326 wins to become the winningest coach in NCAA men's lacrosse history, and his teams set a 105-game conference winning streak. He grew up in Watertown, New York, and played lacrosse as a midfielder and basketball at St. Lawrence University, where he was a second-team All-American in 1982. Before Salisbury he coached one season at SUNY Potsdam in 1985. He entered the St. Lawrence Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001 and was named Division III coach of the year four times.