Gus Argenal is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes men's basketball team.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Cal State San Bernardino |
| Conference | CCAA |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2004 | UC Davis |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2005 | Arizona State (graduate assistant) |
| 2005–2006 | UC Davis (assistant) |
| 2008–2011 | Chico State (assistant) |
| 2011–2012 | UC Davis (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | Rice (assistant) |
| 2013–2017 | Cal State East Bay |
| 2017–2019 | Nevada (assistant) |
| 2019–2021 | Cal State Fullerton (associate HC) |
| 2021–2023 | Arkansas (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Cal State San Bernardino |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2006–2008 | UTSA (DBO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 68–85 (.444) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| |
Early life and playing career
editArgenal grew up in Concord, California and attended De La Salle High School, where he was a three-year starter on the basketball team.[1] He played college basketball for four seasons at UC Davis.[2] Argenal holds the Aggies records for assists in a single game with 14.[3]
Coaching career
editArgenal began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Arizona State during the 2004–2005 season. He returned to UC Davis as an assistant the following year.[4] Argenal served as the Director of Basketball Operations at UTSA from 2006 to 2008. He then was an assistant at Chico State for three seasons, where he coached his younger brother Justin.[5] Argenal rejoined UC Davis as an assistant before moving to an assistant position at Rice in 2012.[6]
Agernal was hired as the head coach at Cal State East Bay on May 29, 2013.[7] He coached the Pioneers for four seasons with a 35-76 record before resigning after the 2016–2017 season.[8]
After resigning, Argenal was hired as an assistant at Nevada on Eric Musselman's staff.[9] He was hired as an associated head coach at Cal State Fullerton after the 2018–2019 season.[10] Argenal left Cal State Fullerton after two seasons to take an assistant position at Arkansas, reuniting him with Musselman.[11]
Argenal was hired as the head coach at Cal State San Bernardino on May 25, 2023.[12] In his first season leading the Coyotes' the team went 27–8 and advanced to the Final Four of the 2024 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament.[13]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal State East Bay Pioneers (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (2013–2017) | |||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Cal State East Bay | 7–21 | 4–18 | ||||||
| 2014–2015 | Cal State East Bay | 6–22 | 4–18 | ||||||
| 2015–2016 | Cal State East Bay | 9–18 | 5–15 | ||||||
| 2016–2017 | Cal State East Bay | 13–15 | 6–14 | ||||||
| Cal State East Bay: | 35–76 (.315) | 19–65 (.226) | |||||||
| Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Cal State San Bernardino | 27–8 | 17–5 | 1st | NCAA Division II Final Four | ||||
| 2024–2025 | Cal State San Bernardino | 6–1 | |||||||
| Cal State San Bernardino: | 33–9 (.786) | 17–5 (.773) | |||||||
| Total: | 68–85 (.444) | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Wilkerson, Curtis (May 24, 2023). "Arkansas assistant Gus Argenal named head coach at Cal State San Bernardino". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ Egel, Benjy (July 23, 2011). "Aggies add Argenal to their arsenal". Davis Enterprise. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ Pope, Dennis (January 3, 2024). "Inland college notes: Men's basketball coach Gus Argenal brought defense-first mentality to "campus of champions" at Cal State San Bernardino". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Wolf Pack assistant Gus Argenal out to create more positive memories at Lawlor". Reno Gazette-Journal. August 8, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Flores, Argenal try to recapture rebuilding magic in new coaching roles". Marin Independent Journal. July 18, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "BASKETBALL: Rice assistant Gus Argenal accepts head job at Cal State East Bay". Houston Chronicle. June 3, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Gus Argenal gets to work as CSU East Bay men's basketball coach". East Bay Times. August 13, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ LaVenture, Louis (August 10, 2017). "Men's basketball coach leaves for Nevada". The Pioneer. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Wolf Pack adds Gus Argenal to basketball staff". Reno Gazette-Journal. August 7, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ McPherson, Kevin (May 3, 2021). "Musselman hires familiar face in Cal State Fullerton associate Head Coach Gus Argenal". NWAHomepage.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ Holt, Bob (May 3, 2021). "Musselman hires Gus Argenal as assistant coach". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ Westerman, Ethan (May 25, 2023). "UA assistant gets head coaching job". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ Pope, Dennis (April 2, 2024). "Inland college notes: National title is the goal going forward for Cal State San Bernardino's men's basketball program". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved November 22, 2024.