Beginning his first season with the Hawks as an assistant coach, Jim Todd has been involved in coaching at the high school, college and pro level since 1976. He comes to Atlanta from Milwaukee, where he spent last season as an assistant coach, in his third stint with the Bucks.

Prior to working with Milwaukee, Todd spent three seasons as an assistant coach with Toronto, and the Raptors won a franchise-record 47 games and the Atlantic Division title in his final season.

Todd began his NBA career as an assistant coach under Chris Ford with the Bucks (where he was on the same staff with Mike Woodson) from 1996-98, followed Ford to the L.A. Clippers in 1998, and was named interim head coach of the Clippers on February 3, 2000.

An assistant coach at DePaul University in 2001-02, Todd then returned to Milwaukee as an assistant coach the following two seasons, helping guide Milwaukee to back-to-back playoff trips.

After graduating with a Masters in Education from Fitchburg State (his alma mater) in 1976, Todd led Notre Dame (MA) High School to a 26-2 record and the state title. From 1977-86, he worked as a head coach at Fitchburg State, an assistant at Columbia University and Marist College, and an associate head coach at Manhattan College. He helped lead Marist to its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance, and worked with future NBA center Rik Smits.

Todd was head coach at Salem State from 1987-96, recording a 192-57 (.771) mark, including a 110-10 (.917) record in Conference play. He led the school to eight Division III NCAA tourney appearances, and was named NCAA New England Coach of the Year in 1990. He also coached Salem State’s golf team, leading them to three NCAA appearances.

A member of both the Salem State and Fitchburg State Halls of Fame, Todd and his wife Gail, a schoolteacher, reside in Westford, MA.