Jack Francis Avina (January 30, 1929 – October 4, 2018) was an American
college basketball coach, known for his career at head coach at the
NCAA Division I University of Portland where he served for 17 seasons.
Avina, a Mexican-American born in
Madera, California, served in the
United States Navy, then attended
San Jose State University where he played basketball for two seasons. He first coached at the high school level in California, at
Gridley High School
Gridley High School is a public high school in Gridley, California, United States, a city north of Sacramento and south of Redding.
Academics
As of 2013, Gridley High School operates on an 8:00 a.m. to 3:06 p.m. schedule. The only exc ...
and
San Jose High School. He then moved to San Mateo Junior College (now the
College of San Mateo) for eight seasons from 1962 to 1970, compiling a record of 140–80. He then moved to the major college ranks to
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
. Avina coached the Pilots from 1970 to 1987, compiling a record of 222–243. He coached several of the school's top players, including
National Basketball Association (NBA) players
Jose Slaughter and
Darwin Cook. Avina retired in 1987 after a 14–14 campaign.
Following his time at Portland, he coached professionally in Brazil and Turkey.
Avina died on October 4, 2018, in
Lafayette, California at the age of 89.
References
External links
Coaching record @ sports-reference.com
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1929 births
2018 deaths
American expatriate basketball people in Brazil
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball coaches
American sportspeople of Mexican descent
Basketball coaches from California
Basketball players from California
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
High school basketball coaches in California
Junior college men's basketball coaches in the United States
People from Madera County, California
Portland Pilots men's basketball coaches
San Jose State Spartans men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) coaches
United States Navy sailors