Justin Lee Hutson (born October 16, 1971)
is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of the
Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
The Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represents California State University, Fresno, located in Fresno, California, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play their home games at the Save Mart Center and since 2012–13 are ...
team.
Playing career
Hutson began his college basketball career at two junior colleges, first
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield College (BC) is a public community college in Bakersfield, California. BC serves about 22,000 students each semester or 31,000 annually, and offers Associate degrees, certificate programs, and is one of fifteen California Community C ...
in 1989–90 then
Ventura College
Ventura College is a public community college in Ventura, California. Established in 1925, the college has a campus with an enrollment of 13,763 students. It is part of the Ventura County Community College District.
History
Ventura College ...
from 1990 to 1992.
From 1992 to 1994, Hutson played at
Cal State Bakersfield
California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB, Cal State Bakersfield, or CSU Bakersfield) is a public university in Bakersfield, California. It was established in 1965 as Kern State College and officially in 1968 as California State College Bake ...
, which was
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...
at the time.
Hutson was a member of the Roadrunners'
1993 NCAA Championship and
1994 NCAA Championship squads.
Coaching career
In 1998, Hutson got his coaching start at his alma mater as an assistant coach for two seasons before moving on to become the head boys' basketball coach at
Bakersfield HS from 2000 to 2004.
He returned to the college ranks for a one-year stop at
Cal Poly as an assistant coach before landing on
Steve Fisher's staff at
San Diego State
San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...
in 2006. Hutson would stay in the position until 2011, when he accepted an assistant coaching position at
UNLV
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes th ...
on
Dave Rice's staff.
In 2013, Hutson would return to San Diego State as an assistant until April 5, 2018 when he was named the 21st head coach in
Fresno State
California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California. It is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system. The university had a fall 2020 enrollment of 25,341 students. It offers bachelo ...
history, replacing
Rodney Terry, who departed for the head coaching position at
UTEP
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is a member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the United States to have a majority Mexican American stu ...
.
Head coaching record
College
References
1971 births
Living people
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Bakersfield Renegades men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from California
Basketball players from Bakersfield, California
Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball coaches
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball coaches
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball players
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball coaches
High school basketball coaches in the United States
San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball coaches
UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball coaches
Ventura Pirates men's basketball players
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