Jim made a great contribution to basketball as a very successful coach and organizer. He started coaching in the late 1930's and did not stop until the early 1980's. He coached the "Paulins" from 1948 thru 1955. The "Paulins" were Canadian Senior "A" Men's Champions in 1954. He coached St. Andews from 1959 to 1964 and again in 1968 - 69. Jim also coached Nicolett Inn from 1978 thru 1983, leading them to a Canadian Senior "A" Men's Championship in 1979. Jim also coached Glenlawn Collegiate to three consecutive Provincial Championship Tournaments.

In 1949, Jim was a founder of the nine-team McGregor Armouries Junior Men's League. In the 1960's, he was a founder of the Winnipeg Paraplegic Sports League and the Golden Ramblers Wheelcchair Basketball Team. Jim was also instrumental in organizing the first Pan American Paraplegic Games, held in Winnipeg in 1967 in conjunction with the Pan American Games. Jim has also been inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.