Men's Basketball - Our Coaches
Head Coach - John Fusano
- 17th year coaching college basketball
- Part of a Division I coaching staff (UOP) that won 16 consecutive games
- Coached on Division I (UOP) staff that won the Big West Conference Championship
- Coached player that went on to lead the nation in scoring (Div II)
- Recruited, coached, and helped transfer player that transferred on to lead the Pac 10 in 3 point shooting
- Coached 9 different players that went on to play professionally in 10 different countries (Australia, Bosnia, China, Denmark, England, Germany, Korea, Mexico, and Switzerland)
- Part of the staff that coached the # 1 draft pick in the 1998 NBA draft, Michael Olowokandi.
- 98% OF THE PLAYERS THAT HAVE PLAYED FOR COACH FUSANO HAVE EARNED THEIR AA DEGREE & TRANSFERRED ON.
Email: jfusano@sierracollege.edu
Assistant Coaches
Brandon Cole
- A.A., Sierra College; B.A., Ashford Univ., Sports Recreation & Management
- Played for Sierra, 2006-8 and received a full ride scholarship to Dakota State; Dakota State, 2008-09; Ashford Univ. 2009-10
Bobby Finch
- Head coach, Lourinburg Institute, 2009; Asst. coach Hillside HS, 2001-7; Asst. coach DWB Academy 2009-11
- B.A. North Carolina Central Univ., 2011
- Played for Sac City 1983, football
Ele Jones
- Assistant coach Los Banos HS, 2007-8; Assistant coach Delhi HS, 2008-9
- B.A., William Jessup Univ., Psychology
- Played for Modesto Jr. College; William Jessup Univ.
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