Chris Acker

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Chris Acker
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Long Beach State
Conference Big West
Biographical details
Born (1980-05-01) May 1, 1980 (age 44)
Playing career
2001–2003 Howard College
2003–2004 Chaminade
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2013 Citrus (assistant)
2013–2015 West Los Angeles
2015–2017 Hawaii (assistant)
2017–2019 Boise State (assistant)
2019–2024 San Diego State (assistant)
2024–present Long Beach State

Chris Acker (born May 1, 1980) is an American basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Long Beach State Beach.

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Early life and playing career

Acker was born on May 1, 1980. [1] He grew up in Compton, California, but attended St. James School, Maryland. [2] He was a nominee for the McDonald's All-American Game at St. James. [2] Afterwards, he played two seasons at Howard College in Texas before transferring to Chaminade University of Honolulu. [3]

With the NCAA Division II Chaminade Silverswords, Acker saw limited action as a junior, starting three games as a guard while having an average of five points with 13.3 minutes-per-game. [4] Despite his limited experience at a small school, Acker declared for the 2004 NBA draft as an early entrant, something that received significant attention due to his very unlikely chances of being selected. [5] [6] He was not selected, but did subsequently play for several seasons internationally, including in the U.S., Greece, Portugal and China. [3] [7]

Acker later attended the University of Phoenix, where he received a bachelor's degree in 2010, and received a master's degree from Concordia University Irvine in 2012. [8]

Coaching career

Acker became an assistant coach at Citrus College in 2007 and remained an assistant through the 2012–13 season, helping them win a state championship in 2008. [9] In 2013, he joined West Los Angeles College as head coach, and led a team that started with only true freshmen to an 18–9 record by his second season. [9] He became an assistant coach with the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in 2015. [9] In charge of defensive schemes and player development at Hawaii, he helped the team win the Big West Conference (BWC) with an appearance in the NCAA tournament in his first season. [10]

In 2017, Acker was hired as an assistant coach for the Boise State Broncos. [11] Two years later, he left to become an assistant with the San Diego State Aztecs. [12] [13] Starting with his second season there, Acker helped the Aztecs reach four straight NCAA tournaments, which included a 2023 appearance in the national championship. [14]

Acker was announced as the head coach of the Long Beach State Beach on April 2, 2024. [15]

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  3. 1 2 James, Jimmy (July 6, 2023). "Former Washington County basketball star reflects on Final Four". The Herald-Mail – via archive.is.
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  10. ↑ Hall, Will (June 7, 2017). "Boise State hires Hawaii assistant Chris Acker". KTVB.
  11. ↑ "UH basketball assistant coach Chris Acker leaves for Boise State". Hawaii News Now. June 7, 2017.
  12. ↑ Roberts, Rachel (June 2, 2019). "Boise State basketball loses assistant coach to rival Mountain West program". Idaho Statesman .
  13. ↑ Zeigler, Mark (February 15, 2020). "Aztecs assistant Chris Acker makes 'awkward' return to Boise State". The San Diego Union-Tribune .
  14. ↑ "Report: Long Beach State set to hire Chris Acker". KPVI-DT. March 27, 2024.
  15. ↑ Zeigler, Mark (April 2, 2024). "'My dream job': SDSU assistant Chris Acker is Long Beach State's new head coach". The San Diego Union-Tribune .
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