Len Stevens (born May 19, 1942) is a retired American college basketball coach. He was the head coach at St. Martin's College (1978–1981),[1][2] Washington State University (1983–1987),[3][4] and the University of Nevada (1987–1993).[5][6][7]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 19, 1942 |
| Playing career | |
| ? | Sacramento State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| ? | Jesuit HS (CA) |
| 1978–1981 | Saint Martin's |
| 1981–1983 | Washington State (assistant) |
| 1983–1987 | Washington State |
| 1987–1993 | Nevada |
| c. 1998 | UC Irvine (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 192–190 (college) |
Before St. Martin's in Lacey, Washington, Stevens was the head coach at Jesuit High School in Sacramento, California.[1][8] He played college basketball at Sacramento State College, and was an assistant at Washington State for two seasons under George Raveling before becoming the head coach in 1983.[2] After Nevada, he opened a restaurant in Reno, coached in Switzerland, and was an assistant coach at UC Irvine.[9][10]
After coaching, Stevens was CEO of the chamber of commerce in Reno and retired in 2016.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Cougars nab St. Martin's coach". Ellensburg Daily Record. Washington. July 21, 1981. p. 12.
- ^ a b Grippi, Vince (April 6, 1983). "Stevens to coach Cougars". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
- ^ Bergum, Steve; Blanchette, John (April 4, 1987). "Embattled Stevens accepts Reno post". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. B1.
- ^ Bellamy, Ron (January 21, 1988). "Stevens revives the Wolf Pack". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1D.
- ^ Jacobson, Bryan (January 9, 1988). "Nevada-Reno's Stevens in brief return to Palouse". Idahonian. Moscow. p. 3D.
- ^ "Stevens fired at Nevada". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 2, 1993. p. C1.
- ^ "Stevens' successor will make big bucks". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. Associated Press. March 3, 1993. p. 3B.
- ^ Weaver, Dan (November 30, 1983). "The highway to the 'big time' is a route Len Stevens avoids". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. p. 23.
- ^ Foster, Chris (February 4, 1998). "Reno has plenty of memories for Stevens". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- ^ "Men's basketball Coaches' Circle to induct six more alums on Oct. 29". Sacramento State Athletics. May 5, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- ^ Garcia, Jessica (January 26, 2016). "Chamber CEO Len Stevens to retire". Reno Gazette Journal. Nevada. Retrieved March 21, 2006.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Len Stevens
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