Clovis West's Vance Walberg hired as the Fresno State Men's Basketball new head coach

An introductory property league is expected to instrumentality spot Friday, April 12.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Vance Walberg has been hired arsenic the caller men's hoops manager astatine Fresno State, becoming the 20th caput manager successful programme history.

Walberg made a sanction successful coaching circles arsenic the developer of the "Dribble Drive Motion" offense. That strategy recovered occurrence astatine Memphis and aboriginal Kentucky nether John Calipari and astir precocious with Nate Oats' Final Four squad astatine Alabama.

It's the 67-year-old's 2nd stint arsenic a D-I caput coach, pursuing a little spell successful 2006 erstwhile helium was the caput manager astatine Pepperdine. He resigned midway done his 2nd twelvemonth starring the Waves, citing household issues. There, his teams had a grounds of 14-35.

He's been a precocious schoolhouse manager for 31 years, including 20 astatine Clovis West. His coaching travel began successful 1978 astatine Mountain View High School astatine the property of conscionable 22. Future stops took him to Los Altos HS, Newark Memorial HS and ultimately, Clovis West, wherever helium recovered the astir success.

From 1989 to 2002, Walberg led the Golden Eagles to 11 league and 8 Central Section titles. However, championships successful 1999 and 2000 were revoked due to the fact that an ineligible subordinate was used.

Charlie Rodriquez, a Dominican Republic calved center, was recovered to person a forged commencement certificate and was 21 years aged erstwhile CW bushed Mater Dei 71-64 successful the D-I SoCal Regional final.

Walberg went connected to manager astatine Fresno City College where, betwixt 2002-2006, helium amassed a grounds of 133-11, including a cleanable 34-0 play that came successful with a authorities title successful 2005.

After Pepperdine, helium was an adjunct manager astatine UMass from 2008 to 2011 earlier entering the NBA. From 2012 to 2016, helium served arsenic an adjunct manager to the Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers, and Sacramento Kings. He was fired successful 2016, a determination caput manager George Karl called disappointing and confusing.

Walberg, who present becomes the oldest prosecute successful schoolhouse history, comes into a programme successful flux. Justin Hutson had been the manager since 2018 and compiled a grounds of 920-94 during his six-year tenure.

In 2024-25, the squad volition beryllium wholly new, with six players successful the transportation portal and 2 others exhausting eligibility from past year's squad.

Fresno State hasn't been successful the NCAA Tournament since winning the Mountain West Tournament successful 2016 and hasn't won a league rubric since playing successful the Western Athletic Conference successful 2003.

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