Alex Pribble

Last updated
Alex Pribble
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Idaho
Conference Big Sky
Record11–21 (.344)
Biographical details
Born (1985-04-05) April 5, 1985 (age 39)
Greenbrae, California, U.S.
Playing career
2003–2007 California
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2008 California (GA)
2008–2011 Tamalpais HS
2011–2013 San Francisco State (assistant)
2013–2015 Eastern Washington (assistant)
2015–2019 Saint Martin's
2019–2023 Seattle (assistant)
2023–present Idaho
Head coaching record
Overall94–61 (.606)
Tournaments3–2 (NCAA DII)

Alexander Reed Pribble (born April 5, 1985) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Idaho Vandals men's basketball team. [1]

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Playing career

Born in Greenbrae, California and raised in nearby Fairfax, Pribble graduated from Sir Francis Drake High School in 2003 and played college basketball at California under Ben Braun, initially as a walk-on before earning a scholarship. [2] He was part of the Golden Bears' 2006 NCAA Tournament squad, [3] and graduated in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in sociology.

Coaching career

Following graduation, Pribble served as a graduate assistant at Cal before becoming the head boys' basketball coach at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California from 2008 to 2011, where he guided the school to its first playoff berth in eight years during the 2009–10 season. [4] Pribble returned to the college ranks at San Francisco State in NCAA Division II, then to Eastern Washington in Division I. During the 2014–15 season, he was part of the Eagles' Big Sky Conference regular season co-champions and conference tournament championship, which earned them a berth in the NCAA tournament.

His first college head coaching job came in 2015 at Saint Martin's University in Lacey, Washington. In four seasons at the helm, Pribble guided the Saints to an 83–40 (.675) record, and the program's first two appearances in the NCAA Division II tournament, including a Sweet 16 appearance in 2019. [4] [1]

Following the 2019 season, Pribble joined the staff at Seattle University, serving under head coaches Jim Hayford and Chris Victor. [5] On March 16, 2023, the University of Idaho named Pribble as head coach, the 31st in program history, replacing Zac Claus. [6] [7]

Head coaching record

NCAA DI

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Idaho Vandals (Big Sky)(2023–present)
2023–24 Idaho 11–215–139th
Idaho:11–21 (.344)5–13 (.278)
Total:11–20 (.355)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA DII

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Saint Martin's Saints (GNAC)(2015–2019)
2015–16Saint Martin's 15–139–117th
2016–17Saint Martin's 17–1310–104th
2017–18Saint Martin's 25–815–53rd NCAA Division II Second Round
2018–19Saint Martin's 26–617–31st NCAA Division II Sweet 16
Saint Martin's:83–40 (.675)51–29 (.638)
Total:83–40 (.675)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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