Aaron Chávez
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- Title:
- Head Coach
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- Phone:
- (661) 395-4553
Aaron enters his 19th year with the men's basketball program. The first fifteen were as an assistant coach, and on August 5, 2020-2022, he was named Interim Head of Basketball Operations.
During his time as BC men's basketball assistant coach (2005-2020) and as head coach from 2021-present, the following have been accomplished:
- 33-29 BC Career Record as Head Coach
- 300 BC Combined Total Career Wins
- 117 BC Career Home Wins
- 72 Players Placed at Four Year Institutions
- 59 All-Conference Players
- 20 Years of College Coaching Experience
- 14 Team Tournaments Won
- 9 Playoff Appearances
- 7 20 Plus Win Seasons
- 9 Conference MVP’S
- 8 All-State Players
- 5 One-Thousand Point Players
- 3 Conference Championships - (Western State Conference)
- 3 Time “Coach of the Year” – (Western State Conference)
- 2 California “State Player of the Year”
- 1 Final Four Appearance
- Top 5 in Scoring Average for 5 Consecutive Seasons
Prior to Bakersfield College he was an assistant men’s basketball coach at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY from 2004-2005. Highlights from his time at Bard include:
- 2005 Hudson Valley Athletic Conference Tournament Champions
- 1 Pre-season All American Nominee
- 1 Conference Player of the Year
- 3 All-Tournament Players
- 3 NABC Academic Honor Roll Players
- 6 Conference Players of the Week
- 3 Conference Rookies of the Week
- 1 One Thousand Point Player
- 4 Team Records Established
- 1 ECAC Co. Player of the Week
From 2001-2004 he was an assistant boys’ basketball coach at West Las Vegas High School in Las Vegas, NM. Highlights from his time there include:
- Overall Record 57-17
- 2 Collegiate Players (Mount Mercy College and New Mexico Highlands University)
- 1 Regional Championship
- 15 All-District Players
- 7 North-South All-Star Players
- 4 All-State Players
- 3 Time Regular Season District Champions
- 2004 Final Four Participant
He holds a B.A. in Mass Communication with a Minor in Coaching and an M.A. in Human Performance and Sport from New Mexico Highlands University located in Las Vegas, New Mexico.