Mark Madsen
Mark Madsen (born January 28, 1976)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: California Golden Bears
Current conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
Utah Valley record: 70-51 (.579)
California record: 13-19 (.406)
Overall record: 83-70 (.542)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2023)
- ACC Regular Season Champion: 0
- WAC Regular Season Champion: 2 (2021, 2023)
- ACC Tournament Champion: 0
Awards:
- WAC Coach of the Year: 1 (2023)
- AP All-American: 1 (2000)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2023-present | California |
| 2019-2023 | Utah Valley |
| 2014-2019 | Los Angeles Lakers (asst) |
| 2013-2014 | Los Angeles Lakers (player development) |
| 2012-2013 | Stanford (asst) |
| 2009-2010 | Utah Flash (asst) |
Mark Madsen Facts
- Mark Ellsworth Madsen
- Born January 28, 1976
- Hometown: Walnut Creek, California
- Alma Mater: Stanford University (BA, 2000 & MBA, 2012)
- Played at Stanford for four seasons under Hall of Fame head coach Mike Montgomery
- Earned All-Pac-10 honors twice and was a Third-Team AP All-American as a senior in 2000
- Drafted 29th overall in the 2000 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers
- Spent nine seasons in the NBA, three with the Lakers and six with the Minnesota Timberwolves
- Won two NBA titles in LA and is remembered by fans for his goofy dance moves during victory parades
- In 2009, Madsen took an assistant coaching job under Brad Jones with the Utah Flash of the NBA D-League
- Returned to Stanford to earn his MBA and then spent the 2012-13 season as one of Johnny Dawkins’ assistants
- In May 2013, Madsen was named head coach of the Lakers’ D-League affiliate, the Los Angeles D-Fenders
- Before coaching any games, Madsen was promoted into a player development role with the Lakers
- In 2014, Madsen became one of Byron Scott’s assistant coaches and was retained by Luke Walton in 2016
- Hired in April 2019 to be the head coach at Utah Valley, a member of the WAC
- In his second season, Madsen led the Wolverines to a share of the WAC title
- Won 20 games in year three and 28 in year four, winning the outright WAC title in 2022-23 to earn a NIT bid
- In March 2023, Madsen was hired to be the head coach at California, his old rival from his Stanford playing days
- Went 13-19 in his first year; the program moved from the Pac-12 to the ACC in July 2024
Mark Madsen Coaching Tree
- Todd Phillips (Utah Valley)