Head Coach/Director: Gary Trousdale
Assistant Coach: Bobby Bossman
Assistant Coaches: Adam Desautels
Head Coach/ Director - Gary Trousdale
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Gary Trousdale serves as the Director of the CTB basketball program. His experience includes coaching stops at the University of Tulsa, University of San Francisco, University of Portland and San Francisco State University. He currently serves as Athletic Director/Head Basketball Coach at Westwind Prep
Recently he has published "The Cager Report," a comprehensive NCAA Division I recruiting service, evaluating the top division I basketball prospects.
Trousdale has trained student athletes for over 25 years and has coached at NCAA Division I schools including:
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University Of San Francisco
Recruiting Coordinator-Assistant Basketball Coach
Recruited 4 "Freshman of the Year", 12 West Coast Conference players
One of 3 coaches hired, to rebuild program after USF disbanded Men's basketball in 1981
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University of Tulsa
Recruiting Coordinator-Assistant Basketball Coach
Ranked in the API top 20 (13th)
Recruited 1987 Arizona Player of the Year, Michael Scott-North High
Flip Saunders (Head Coach, Detroit Pistons),
Ron Jirsa (Head Coach, MarshallUniversity) served on the staff.
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University of Portland
Recruiting Coordinator-Assistant Basketball Coach
Recruited 2 "Freshman of the Year"
Recruited Matt Houle, Former Arizona All-State player
Recruited Eric Spoelstra, current Miami Heat Assistant Coach
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San Francisco State University
Recruiting Coordinator-Assistant Basketball Coach
Reached final 8 in the NCAA DII playoffs.
Recruited and coached:
Steve Lavin-Former Head Coach, UCLA. ESPN Broadcaster
Pat Sandle-Assistant Coach, University of Pittsburgh
Ranked 5th Nationally
A few of Coach Trousdale's
former Players and Coaching contacts:
Tubby Smith, Head Basketball Coach, University of Minnesota
Steve Lavin, Former Head Basketball Coach, UCLA (Recruited and Coached Lavin at San Francisco State University)
Pat Sandle, Assistant Basketball Coach, University of Pittsburgh, Coached Sandle at San Francisco State University)
Ron Jirsa, Associate Head Coach, University of Minnesota (Worked with Jirsa at Tulsa)
Flip Saunders, Head Coach, Detroit Pistons (Worked with Saunders at Tulsa)
Mike Miller, Head Coach, Eastern Illinois Head Coach
Brian Loyd, Assistant Coach, Oregon State (Coached Loyd at Tulsa)
Kevin Mouton, Assistant Coach, Oregon State (Coached Mouton at USF)
Bill Carr, Associate Head Coach, University of San Diego (recruited and coached Carr at USF)
plus many others…
