 Tention as assistant coach for Stanford in 2010. | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Saint Francis HS (Mountain View, CA) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 27, 1963 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1983–1984 | Air Force |
| 1984–1985 | Grossmont CC |
| 1986–1988 | San Francisco |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1989 | Skyline CC (assistant) |
| 1989–1991 | South Florida (assistant) |
| 1991–1994 | College of Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 1994–1997 | College of Notre Dame |
| 1997–2005 | Arizona (assistant) |
| 2005–2008 | Loyola Marymount |
| 2008–2011 | Stanford (assistant) |
| 2011–2015 | San Diego (assistant) |
| 2015–2017 | San Jose State (assistant) |
| 2018–2019 | Palo Alto HS |
| 2019–2021 | Cal Poly (assistant) |
| 2021–2023 | Palo Alto HS (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Saint Francis HS (Mountain View, CA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 48–123 (.281) |
Rodney Ellis Tention (born May 27, 1963) is an American basketball coach who currently serves as the head coach at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California. [1]
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Tention was formerly the head men's basketball coach at the College of Notre Dame and Loyola Marymount University. He then served an assistant at Stanford University under head coach Johnny Dawkins for three years, at San Diego under Bill Grier for five, and at San Jose State under Dave Wojcik for two. Following Wojcik's resignation, Tention became interim head coach of San Jose State on July 11, 2017. [2] He held this position while the school performed its search, eventually hiring Jean Prioleau. [3]
