Len Stevens (basketball)

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]

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

  1. 1 2 "Cougars nab St. Martin's coach". Ellensburg Daily Record. Washington. July 21, 1981. p. 12.
  2. 1 2 Grippi, Vince (April 6, 1983). "Stevens to coach Cougars". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
  3. Bergum, Steve; Blanchette, John (April 4, 1987). "Embattled Stevens accepts Reno post". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. B1.
  4. Bellamy, Ron (January 21, 1988). "Stevens revives the Wolf Pack". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1D.
  5. Jacobson, Bryan (January 9, 1988). "Nevada-Reno's Stevens in brief return to Palouse". Idahonian. Moscow. p. 3D.
  6. "Stevens fired at Nevada". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 2, 1993. p. C1.
  7. "Stevens' successor will make big bucks". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. Associated Press. March 3, 1993. p. 3B.
  8. Weaver, Dan (November 30, 1983). "The highway to the 'big time' is a route Len Stevens avoids". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. p. 23.
  9. Foster, Chris (February 4, 1998). "Reno has plenty of memories for Stevens". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  10. "Men's basketball Coaches' Circle to induct six more alums on Oct. 29". Sacramento State Athletics. May 5, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  11. Garcia, Jessica (January 26, 2016). "Chamber CEO Len Stevens to retire". Reno Gazette Journal. Nevada. Retrieved March 21, 2006.

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