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Does BYU hire coaches that LOVE coaching basketball?

By Ben Criddle
Posted on April 4, 2019
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Does Brigham Young University hire assistant coaches for the men’s basketball team that have a desire to be lifelong coaches?

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We decided to take a look at the list of assistant coaches that were hired under the last two regimes. We evaluated the Steve Cleveland & Dave Rose eras, tracked down their assistants and what their career moves were, as well as whether they are still in the college basketball coaching world. Here is what we found:

 

Steve Cleveland Era

Coaching Staff

  • Steve Cleveland
  • Dave Rose
  • Andy Toolson
  • John Wardenburg
  • Walter Roese
  • Nathan Call
  • Jeff Judkins
  • Heath Schroyer

Steve Cleveland

Head Coach 1997-2005

Next Position: Fresno State Men’s Basketball Head Coach

Current Position: Retired

 

Dave Rose

Assistant Coach 1997-2000
Associate Head Coach 2000-2005

Next Position: BYU Men’s Basketball Head Coach

Current Position: Retired

 

Andy Toolson

Assistant Coach 2001-2005

Next Position: VP Financial Consultant at Charles Schwab

Current Position: Partner at Eventide Partners

 

John Wardenburg

Assistant Coach 2001-2005

Next Position: BYU Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach under Dave Rose

Current Position: Southern Utah Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach

 

Walter Roese

Graduate Assistant 2001-2003
Director of Basketball Operations 2003-2005

Next Position: BYU Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach under Dave Rose

Current Position: Technical Director/Coach at NBA Development Academy in Mexico

 

Nathan Call

Assistant Coach 1997-2001
Director of Basketball Operations 2001-2005

Next Position: Sales Rep at First American Title

Current Position: Senior Sales Representative at Chicago Title

 

Jeff Judkins

Director of Basketball Operations 1999-2001

Next Position: BYU Women’s Basketball Head Coach

Current Position: BYU Women’s Basketball Head Coach

 

Heath Schroyer

Assistant Coach 1997-2001

Next Position: Wyoming Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach

Current Position: McNeese State Men’s Basketball Head Coach

 

 

Dave Rose Era

Coaching Staff

  • Dave Rose
  • Tim LaComb
  • Quincy Lewis
  • Lee Cummard
  • Andrew May
  • Heath Schroyer
  • Terry Nashif
  • Mark Pope
  • Cody Fueger
  • Mike Hall
  • Dave Rice
  • John Wardenburg
  • Walter Roese

Dave Rose

Head Coach 2005-2019

Next Position: Retired

Current Position: Retired

 

Tim LaComb

Director of Basketball Operations 2007-2010
Assistant Coach 2010-2015
Associate Head Coach 2015-2017
Assistant Head Coach 2017-2019

Next Position: Director of Enterprise Sales, Visible Supply Chain Management

Current Position: Director of Enterprise Sales, Visible Supply Chain Management

 

Quincy Lewis

Assistant Coach 2015-2019
Interim Head Coach 2019-Present

Next Position: BYU Men’s Basketball Interim Head Coach

Current Position: BYU Men’s Basketball Interim Head Coach

 

Lee Cummard

Assistant Coach 2018-Present

Next Position: TBD

Current Position: BYU Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach

 

Andrew May

Director of Basketball Operations 2015-Present

Next Position: TBD

Current Position: Director of Basketball Operations

 

Heath Schroyer

Assistant Coach 2017-2018

Next Position: McNeese State Men’s Basketball Head Coach

Current Position: McNeese State Men’s Basketball Head Coach

 

Terry Nashif

Director of Basketball Operations 2005-2007
Assistant Coach 2007-2016
Assistant Head Coach 2016-17

Next Position: EVP, Enterprise and Partner Sales at Visible Supply Chain Management

Current Position: EVP, Enterprise and Partner Sales at Visible Supply Chain Management

 

Mark Pope

Assistant Coach 2011-2015

Next Position: Utah Valley Men’s Basketball Head Coach

Current Position: Utah Valley Men’s Basketball Head Coach

 

Cody Fueger

Director of Basketball Operations 2013-2015

Next Position: Utah Valley Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach

Current Position: Utah Valley Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach

 

Mike Hall

Director of Basketball Operations 2010-2013

Next Position: BYU Academic Advisor

Current Position: BYU Honor Code Counselor

 

Dave Rice

Associate Head Coach 2005-2011

Next Position: UNLV Men’s Basketball Head Coach

Current Position: Washington Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach

 

John Wardenburg

Assistant Coach 2005-2010

Next Position: BYU Hawaii Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach

Current Position: Southern Utah Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach

 

Walter Roese

Assistant Coach 2005-2007

Next Position: San Diego Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach

Current Position: Technical Director/Coach at NBA Development Academy in Mexico

 

Combined Number of Assistant Coaches under the last 2 Head Coaches = 16

Active Number of Coaches = 7

Inactive Number of Coaches = 6

To Be Determined = 3 (Quincy Lewis, Lee Cummard, Andrew May)

 

Coaching attrition is common in college basketball, especially amongst assistant coaches. Sports Illustrated looked at the turnover rate of assistants across the SEC, ACC, and PAC-12 back in 2015 and the average number of new assistant coaches per program over a 4-year period of time was 3.1.

The more alarming statistic is that BYU is losing coaches to the corporate world at the same rate as they are to the coaching world.

The percentage of former coaches that chose the corporate path rather than their initial coaching path, currently stands at a surprising 37.5%. The percentage of active assistants from these two eras currently sits at 43.75% with the future coaching careers of Quincy Lewis, Lee Cummard and Andrew May still to be determined. The only active coach from these two eras that is still working for BYU is Jeff Judkins, the head coach of the BYU Women’s Basketball team.

At a mere 6.25% difference between the two groups, one should ask, “Is BYU hiring assistant coaches that are passionate about their career path? Do they love what they do? Do they have one foot in and one foot out? Does the BYU coaching experience create perspective that influences coaches to pursue a different career path? Does the BYU experience take the coaching out of the coach?” Tweet at me @CriddleBenjamin and use #ESPN960.

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