Luster offers the unique skillset of both recruiting and on-court instruction from prior stints with Pacific, the NBAs Dallas Mavericks, Bradley and Arizona. Chris Acker - Men's Basketball Coach - SDSU Athletics That effort produced grade point averages over 3.15 and the National Association of Basketball Coaches Team Academic Awards throughout his time in Missoula. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegebasketball | pageType: stories | "Colin bleeds blue and gold and will make a huge impact in the experiences and development of our student-athletes because he coaches from a place of love and care for our players, which is a perfect fit for our basketball family.". Triton Athletics promotes the pursuit of excellence, strength of character, teamwork, ethical conduct, and diversity, and is inextricably linked to the educational mission of the University. at This button displays the currently selected search type. Last year, San Jose State called. On April 11, Dutcher got a commitment from Reese Dixon-Waters, a 6-foot-5 senior guard from USC who averaged 9.8 points in 25.4 minutes last season and was named the Pac-12s Sixth Man of the Year. The Assistant Coach must have a commitment to the philosophy of providing a competitive Womens Basketball program that emphasizes integrity and the educational welfare of its student-athletes and also strives for athletic excellence. San Diego State's Final Four run traces back to the glory and heartache of the Fab Five era at Michigan, where current Aztecs head coach Brian Dutcher was an assistant under Steve Fisher. Payne moved to Western Oregon in 2016-17, when the Wolves advanced to the GNAC Championship Game. 6-keys: media/spln/collegebasketball/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Julius Smith is someone that has been integral to the success of our basketball family for the last four years at Point Loma and will hit the ground running in both the recruiting arena as well as the practice floor this summer. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Phone Email Address; Mark Lamoreaux: Director of Athletic Performance (619) 260-2373 (619) 260-2373: mlamoreaux@sandiego.edu I always felt I brought value to the program. Its not easy to build a culture in two or three years, Dutcher says. Velasquez has remained loyal, much like Dutcher did for years under Fisher. San Diego State Men's Basketball (@Aztec_MBB) April 9, 2023 A move to the Pac-12 would bring a five-to-tenfold increase in revenue. University of Montana assistant coach Zach Payne, San Diego State staff member Sam Scholl, and Point Loma assistant Julius Smith each join Logie's first staff. Location: San Diego, California Seasons: 54 (1969-70 to 2022-23) Record: 918-716 .562 W-L% Conferences: MWC, WAC and PCAA. Im happy for Mark and the opportunity he has to make it to Houston, said Steve Fisher, father of Mark and former head coach at SDSU and the University of Michigan, where he led the Wolverines to the 1998 National Championship. Dutcher made $1.33 million this year in salary in the third of a six-year contact extension well under market value for a head coach with this resume. (Editor's Note: Montana State Press Release). Dutcher is also actively pursuing Josiah Allick, a 6-8 super senior forward from New Mexico who is also considering Nebraska, Oklahoma and Clemson, among others. He spent the first five as the program's director of basketball operations. Over the last 13 years, the Aztecs have won or shared eight Mountain West Conference regular season championships. Brian Dutcher, the coach of San Diego State, will visit Michigan for the first time since leaving 23 years ago. Smith worked as a Point Loma assistant during Logie's four seasons there, helping the Sea Lions to an 82-23 record (61-10 in the PacWest Conference) with four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. He also has been an assistant at . You must be a very important person, she says. Hoops & Hope: Mark Fisher Coaching San Diego State for NCAA Title Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. He also is rumored to be involved for head coach openings at Cal State Northridge and Southern Utah along with several high-major assistant jobs that pay north of $350,000. They arent even the highest paid assistants in the Mountain West. San Diego State's success fueled by Kawhi Leonard, Fab Five, coaches Triton Athletics promotes the pursuit of excellence, strength of character, teamwork, ethical conduct, and diversity, and is inextricably linked to the educational mission of the University.Continue . Dutcher joined then-interim coach Fisher in 1989 when Michigan won the national championship. "Hes everything we stand for," said Dave Velasquez, the teams top assistant coach. One or the other is going to happen, athletic director John David Wicker says. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Colin McGettigan has been a part of the recent success of Bobcat basketball and is a perfect match for our basketball family's culture here at Montana State. Brian Dutcher - Men's Basketball Coach - SDSU Athletics Assistant Coach Email cacker@sdsu.edu (Entering the 2022-23 season) Chris Acker begins his fourth season at San Diego State as an assistant coach after joining the program on June 2, 2019. Sure, lets get the phone out, Dutcher says cheerfully. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) [4], Dutcher and his wife, Jan, have two daughters: Erin and Liza. 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San Diego State and Connecticut play for the national championship on Monday. [2] Dutcher was named San Diego State's "head coach in waiting" in 2011. Founded, monitored, and run by college coaches. This will be Mark Fisher's 12th season with SDSU. Then came the victory over Creighton. The Pac-12 is in dire need of expansion due to the decisions of UCLA and USC to move to the Big Ten next summer. Brian Dutcher named San Diego State Basketball Coach UC San Diego hiring Assistant Coach - Women's Basketball - LinkedIn Then made the free throw that clinched San Diego States 57-56 victory and secured the schools first berth in the Final Four. Spending that money will be a welcome challenge. April 2, 2023 Connecticut head coach Dan Hurley and San Diego State head coach Brian Dutcher speak during an interview with CBS Sports' Seth Davis at the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament on Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Houston. He is best known for overseeing a defense that ranked in the top five nationally for the last two seasons, but he is intimately involved in all aspects of the program as Dutchers longest-tenured assistant. Conference regular season champion Assistant David Velasquez and Matt Soria, the glue-guy director of basketball operations, have been there for two decades as well. Demonstrated experience in coordinating and instructing camps of specified sport. Said Velasquez, "Hes the epitome of strength.". Dutcher was able to make a few recruiting phone calls, but it wasnt until he returned home that he could really dive in. Meraut brings multiple years of coaching and professional playing experience to The Mesa, most recently as an assistant coach at Florida International University. BOZEMAN Montana State head men's basketball coach Matt Logie rounded out his first Bobcat coaching staff on Tuesday, announcing the hiring of three veteran coaches. In four years with the Aztecs, they have had two 30-win seasons and reached the NCAA Tournament three times (and it would have been four had the 2020 tournament not been canceled). Aztecs extend Brian Dutcher's contract 3 years through 2026 It would be grueling at times. And then theres Justin Landry, the strength and conditioning coach who arrived three years ago from Georgia State. Does he give up on plays? Dutcher has more than 30 years of coaching experience, including 18 seasons as an assistant to Steve Fisher at San Diego State preceded by nine at the University of Michigan. But he makes $110,000 and works with the womens team as well, constantly on the road with one or the other while trying to raise a family. That's when current San Diego State head coach Brian Dutcher got hired as an assistant coach in Ann Arbor, joining a Michigan staff that included Steve Fisher, the future head coach. At the same time, the NCAA is changing rules about the size of basketball coaching staffs, allowing six instead of four to participate in on-floor instruction. 5:52 am ET. Brian Dutcher enters his sixth season as head coach after five years in which he led the Aztecs to five Mountain West title games, their conference-record 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Mountain West crowns and back to the NCAA tournament three times. I'm thrilled that he will be joining us.". San Diego State DL Jonah Tavai, WR Jesse Matthews best prospects for three-day draft, though several Aztecs expected to be free-agent signings, Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceSign Up For Our NewslettersSite Map, Copyright 2023, The San Diego Union-Tribune |. Basketball Coaches in San Diego, CA | CoachUp SDSUs addition to the league should be a layup given that it is located in a major city in southern California, has a winning football team that plays in a new stadium, and its basketball program is already more competitive than most of the Pac-12. SAN DIEGO - San Diego State women's tennis has named Tristan Meraut as an assistant coach, head coach Peter Mattera announced Monday. The school does not have a significant NIL collective for football. You can make a donation to Mark Fishers Aztecs Fighting ALS Walk to Defeat ALS team at ALS.org/Aztecs. On December 12, 2022, the Aztecs home game versus Kennesaw State was presented as Athletes vs. ALS night. The estimated base pay is $46,406 per year. He played basketball at William Jessup University in Rocklin, California. He's been a full-time assistant for each of the past six. Six years later, Fisher retired at age 71 and Wicker honored Sterks wishes. Reach out to the author: contact and available social following information is listed in the top-right of all news releases. Rather, it was the natural culmination of sustained excellence. No. Must also participate in the DMV Pull program and maintain a clean DMV record. Copyright 2023 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Lusters salary this season is $214,000. "I tell people all the time, working for Sean Miller at the University of Arizona, I got a Ph.D. in basketball," Luster said. Not wondering, well, if Coach retires after a bad year, they may not hire me for the job. Since our last time working together, Zach has been a part of tremendous success at Western Oregon and has followed that up with five years in the Big Sky Conference at Portland State and University of Montana. He asks if the coach can make a quick video. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. 2 transfer Max Abmas commits to Texas. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at UC San Diego by 2x. Each brings experience in all levels of coaching and recruiting and strong ties to the Northwest and West Coast. . For example, Wicker likes that the coaches offices across all sports are located inside the Fowler Athletics Center, the four-story, 130,000 square foot facility that opened in the summer of 2001, and that all of the schools athletes eat and train inside as well. The 34-year-old's new title is "assistant to the head coach.". Try a week on us. Im 63 years old, he says. They want a young, energetic guy., True enough, but there are some places some restaurants, at least where 63 is still considered rather young. Assist Head Coach in all of the following: recruiting, organizing and conducting practices, preparation of scouting reports, conditioning programs, utilize video tagging software, competitive and fundraising events. On the Saturday following the Aztecs 76-59 loss to UConn in the title game, thousands of fans poured into Snapdragon Stadium to celebrate their accomplishment. Strong writing skills to prepare clearly understandable correspondence and reports. Aztec Basketball has supported the fight against ALS all season and we will at the Final Four, as well. San Diego States historic basketball season that culminated in the NCAA championship game Monday night is going to cost the university at least $255,000. The next year WOU finished with a 31-2 record, winning the GNAC regular season and tournament titles and rising to a No.