Iowa Lakes Community College Men's Basketball

Coach Willmore is in his seventh year as a volunteer coach with the Iowa Lakes Men's Basketball team. He has assisted with the team for the past eight seasons, sharing the successful seasons, qualifying for the 2021, 2023 and 2024 NJCAA National Tournaments. Coach Willmore is a 1965 graduate of Luther College with a major in Biology and minor in Compound Science. He brings with him thirty-six years of coaching experience, coaching at Keosauqua, Plainfield, and Emmetsburg Iowa. Coaching in all areas. Head coach in varsity basketball, baseball, golf; head coach jr. high track, basketball, and wrestling. Assisting in varsity football and track. While in Emmetsburg Willmore took part in seven state football championships. His major interest was with the health and well-being of his athletes. Coach Willmore started a program while coaching in Emmetsburg as a trainer, taking care of sport injuries and care of all taping and equipment. He was involved with the IAHSAA in developing a program dealing with sport injuries for all schools in the state, which became the Iowa Athletic Trainers Society. Coach is married to his wife Bettje for over fifty-nine years. They have two grown sons James and David and seven grandchildren. Jim and his wife live on Ingham Lake south of Estherville.

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Harris joins Iowa Lakes after serving as a Graduate Assistant coach at the University of Central Missouri during the 2025-26 season. In that role, he assisted with player development, scouting, recruiting, practice planning, film breakdown, and the day-to-day operations of one of the nation's respected NCAA Division II basketball programs. In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Harris has coached with the Gateway Knights AAU program, where he has helped develop talented student-athletes while building strong relationships throughout the Midwest basketball community. His experience at both the collegiate and grassroots levels gives him a strong foundation in player development and recruiting. Before entering the coaching profession, Harris enjoyed an accomplished collegiate playing career. He concluded his career at William Woods University, where he was named the team's Defensive Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 7.0 points, 3.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game. His defensive mindset, leadership, and competitive spirit made him one of the team's most respected players. Prior to William Woods, Harris spent three seasons at Washington Adventist University, earning the team's Defensive Player of the Year honor during the 2021-22 season. He began his collegiate career at Lincoln College before transferring to Lincoln Christian University in 2019.