Chris Acker - Long Beach State Men's Basketball Head Coach On Clarity, Honesty, & The Daily Pursuit Of Excellence

Chris Acker is the Long Beach State University Men’s Basketball Head Coach. Acker has spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at San Diego State, playing a crucial role in the team’s recent success. The Aztecs have reached the NCAA tournament in each of the last four seasons and were 30-2 in 2019-20 prior to the COVID shutdown. In 2022-23, SDSU reached the National Championship game and advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2023-24. In his five seasons as an assistant coach at SDSU, the Aztecs went 134-34 overall. He also served as an assistant at Boise State and Hawaii. Acker’s move to Division I came on the heels of two successful stints in the junior college ranks. As the head coach of West Los Angeles College, he rebuilt the program in two years, taking 11 freshmen in his first season and leading that group to an 18-9 record and a CCCAA Regional playoff berth within two years.In his first coaching position with Citrus College, Acker spent six seasons at Citrus, winning the 2008 California State Championship and posting a dominant 92-9 record during his tenure, first as an assistant and then as the associate head coach of the program.A Los Angeles native, Acker closed his collegiate playing career at Chaminade University in Hawaii, before playing professionally for four seasons in Europe and the United States.On the show he shares all of these experiences as well as building relationships, building programs, building young men, and making an impact on and off the court. For for more on Coach Acker follow him on social in the links below, as well as longbeachstate.com Enjoy the show!X:@ackercrInsta:@chris.ackerhttps://www.instagram.com/coach.acker/Collective:https://lbsumbballiance.com/joinMBB Insta:https://www.instagram.com/lbsumbb/?hl=en 

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