Raymond Joseph Birmingham Jr. (born November 14, 1955) is an American college baseball coach who has been the head coach of New Mexico since the start of the 2008 season. Under him, New Mexico has reached five NCAA Tournaments and won seven Mountain West Championships. Previously, he was the head coach at the College of the Southwest and New Mexico Junior College. His coaching career began at Las Cruces (N.M.) Mayfield High School where the Trojans won the Class AAAA state championship in 1981 and had three No. 1 rankings through 1983. Birmingham went to NMJC in the fall of 1983, serving as the public relations officer and assistant to legendary basketball coach Ron Black. The Thunderbird basketball team posted three consecutive 20-win seasons, including the school's first conference championship in 1987, a year in which they were ranked No. 1 in the country for the majority of the season. He has had nearly 150 players go on to play professionally during his coaching career.
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