Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1991
Jim Jarvis was described as a "Bob Cousy type playmaker" by then sports information director John Eggers. He started a stretch of great guards at OSU, as he was tabbed a 1965 All-Pac-8 and All-American player. He scored 1,162 career points, at the time that was fourth at OSU.
The Roseburg, Ore. native led the 1963 team to the NCAA Western Regional title. OSU won three Far West Classics and he was selected to the all-tournament team twice. Jarvis is a 1987 State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame inductee and was part of the Pac-12 Hall of Honor class in 2015.
Jarvis was selected by the San Francisco Warriors in the 1965 NBA draft and played two years in the NBA. After his playing days, he went to coach at Spokane Falls Community College and the University of Idaho.
Jarvis was a TV analyst for Oregon State games in the early 1990s for Prime Sports Northwest.
