| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Utah Utes |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 19–8 (.704) |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Hawaiʻi Pacific (1999) Hawaiʻi (2009) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002–2004 | Hawaii (assistant) |
| 2004–2006 | Idaho State (assistant) |
| 2006–2008 | Idaho State (associate HC) |
| 2008–2011 | Idaho (associate HC) |
| 2011–2012 | Hawaii (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | Hawaii (associate HC) |
| 2013–2015 | Pacific (assistant) |
| 2015–2018 | Utah (assistant) |
| 2018–2024 | Utah (associate HC) |
| 2024–present | Utah |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–8 (.704) |
Gavin Petersen is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Utah Utes women's basketball team. [1]
A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Petersen graduated from University High School, where he played basketball as a point guard and off guard. [2] [3] He also played football as a running back and defensive back for Pac-5. [2] [3]
In 2011, Petersen returned to the University of Hawaiʻi as assistant coach of the women's basketball team under Dana Takahara-Dias. [4]
On November 22, 2024, Petersen was named as the new head coach of the University of Utah women's basketball team. [5] The change was made four games into the 2024–25 season, after Lynne Roberts was hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA. [5]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Utes (Big 12)(2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | Utah | 19–8 | 13–5 | T–4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Utah: | 19–8 (.704) | 13–5 (.722) | |||||||
| Total: | 19–8 (.704) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||