James Wearden completed his third season as the head women's basketball coach at Wesley College in 2008-09.

Wearden's 2008-09 team was Division III's most prolific team from three-point range, hitting 8.8 threes per game.  Junior guard Colleen Thomas finished fourth in the nation with 3.1 threes per game.  She was just one of three Wolverines to finish in the top 10 nationally in a statistical category.  Cory Boyd ranked fourh in Division III in assists and Angie Owens finished eighth in field goal percentage.  It all resulted in Wesley winning five more games than the previous year for the second straight season, 17 victories and a trip to the ECAC South Championship Game. 

After the season, Owens and Boyd were named to the All-CAC team and Owens was chosen to the D3hoops.com All-Region team.  Wesley also won 10 games in the CAC, fourth in the conference behind three teams that advanced to the NCAAs. 

During the 2008-09 season, the Wolverines turned in the three highest single game totals for made threes in CAC history.  Three Wesley student-athletes set single season school records:  Thomas hit 93 three pointers, Boyd dished out 207 assists and Owens grabbed 332 rebounds.

His 2007-08 team won five more games than the 2006-07 squad and finished 8-8 in the CAC, which sent a pair of teams to the NCAA tournament. His squad paced the conference with 6.81 made threes per game, while freshman Cory Boyd led the CAC in assists.

Prior to Wesley, Wearden posted a 216-94 (.697) record in nearly 13 seasons as a high school coach. He has led teams to seven Henlopen Conference divisional titles and three final four appearances. He was Henlopen Conference Coach of the Year in 1999 and was a coach of the Delaware senior girl's basketball all-star game three times.  During the last seven full seasons, Wearden has a remarkable 111-13 (.895) record in the Henlopen Conference.

Wearden holds bachelor of arts (1985) and master of science (1989) degrees, both from West Virginia University. In addition to coaching, Wearden taught in the Seaford system from 1991 until he accepted his current position at Wesley.

He is also a former teacher and coach at Colonel Richardson High School in Federalsburg, Maryland. Wearden has been International Girls Basketball Tournament Coach with People to People Sports Ambassadors since 1994. Wearden also serves as the Director of Recreation at Wesley College.