| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head 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) |
| 2011–2012 | UC 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 | |
| Overall | 80–93 (.462) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Gus Argenal is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes men's basketball team.
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]
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]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal State East Bay Pioneers (California Collegiate Athletic Association)(2013–2017) | |||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Cal State East Bay | 7–21 | 4–18 | ||||||
| 2014–2015 | Cal State East Bay | 6–22 | 4–18 | ||||||
| 2015–2016 | Cal State East Bay | 9–18 | 5–15 | ||||||
| 2016–2017 | Cal State East Bay | 13–15 | 6–14 | ||||||
| Cal State East Bay: | 35–76 (.315) | 19–65 (.226) | |||||||
| Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes (California Collegiate Athletic Association)(2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Cal State San Bernardino | 27–8 | 17–5 | 1st | NCAA Division II Final Four | ||||
| 2024–2025 | Cal State San Bernardino | 18–9 | 11–4 | ||||||
| Cal State San Bernardino: | 45–17 (.726) | 28–12 (.700) | |||||||
| Total: | 80–93 (.462) | ||||||||