Gus Argenal

Last updated
Gus Argenal
Current position
TitleHead 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)
2011–2012UC 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
Overall74–90 (.451)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

Gus Argenal is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes men's basketball team.

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Early life and playing career

Argenal 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

Argenal 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

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Cal State East Bay Pioneers (California Collegiate Athletic Association)(2013–2017)
2013–2014Cal State East Bay 7–214–18
2014–2015Cal State East Bay 6–224–18
2015–2016Cal State East Bay 9–185–15
2016–2017Cal State East Bay 13–156–14
Cal State East Bay:35–76 (.315)19–65 (.226)
Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes (California Collegiate Athletic Association)(2023–present)
2023–2024Cal State San Bernardino 27–817–51st NCAA Division II Final Four
2024–2025Cal State San Bernardino 12–65–4
Cal State San Bernardino:39–14 (.736)21–9 (.700)
Total:74–90 (.451)

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