"Rule that doesn't make sense": Craig Campbell fails to meet coaching requirements at Fresno State

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- There's an opening for the presumption of caput manager of the Fresno State women's hoops squad but 1 of the area's apical coaches volition not beryllium considered.

Craig Campbell, the long-time caput manager of the Clovis West girls hoops team, told Action News helium was funny successful applying for the presumption but failed to conscionable the "Minimum of 5 (5) years hoops coaching and/or playing acquisition astatine the NCAA oregon nonrecreational level."

Campbell reached retired straight to Garrett Klassy, the school's diversion director, astir making an objection but tells Action News the schoolhouse volition not budge with this requirement.

He says it's "a small disappointing" and that helium told Klassy helium hopes the schoolhouse volition reconsider.

In his 30+ years of coaching astatine Reno High School and Clovis West, Campbell has won 768 games including 2 authorities championships (won the 2017 unfastened part rubric with the Golden Eagles).

He's besides coached 7 McDonald's All-Americans erstwhile starring his NIKE EYBL squad (AAU) including Donovyn Hunter from TCU and Morgan Cheli astatine UCONN, 2 players successful this year's Elite 8.

The 5 twelvemonth request astatine FS has frustrated different applicants successful the past including Quincy Pondexter who wasn't looked at earlier the schoolhouse hired Vance Walberg to beryllium the caput manager of the men's team. Pondexter is present an adjunct manager astatine USC.

Campbell acknowledges helium whitethorn not beryllium the close antheral for the position, with erstwhile caput manager Adrian Wiggins applying for the aforesaid job, but he's frustrated that the schoolhouse wouldn't look astatine idiosyncratic with his resume.

He cited coaches similar Alabama's Nate Oats and UCONN's Dan Hurley who made the leap consecutive from precocious schoolhouse to assemblage who recovered success. "Is it common? No," helium told Action News. "But the occurrence we've had astatine Clovis West isn't communal either."

This past season, CW finished with a grounds of 33-1 with the Golden Eagles lone nonaccomplishment coming successful the semifinals of the unfastened part playoffs to Archbishop Mitty, the eventual runner-up to Etiwanda. "Elite coaches are elite coaches," helium went connected to say.

San Jose State has a akin opening, a presumption Campbell says idiosyncratic astatine SJSU told him to use for.

Their required qualifications authorities "College hoops coaching and/or nonrecreational playing acquisition oregon equivalent," but determination is not request for years coached.

Campbell isn't funny successful the Spartans' presumption due to the fact that of his 2 young kids increasing up successful the Fresno country but hopes by sharing his story, Fresno State tin alteration a regularisation "that doesn't marque sense."

The afloat database of cardinal qualifications for the caput coaching presumption astatine FS tin beryllium found here.

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