Pacific Tigers basketball history
University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA)
Alex G. Spanos Center
West Coast Conference (WCC)
Current head coach: Dave Smart (2024-)
- Asst: Clay Wilson (2024-)
- Asst: Myke Scholl (2024-)
- Asst: Garrett Bridges (2024-)
- Asst: Craig Beaucamp (2024-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships:Â 0
- Final Four Appearances:Â 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances:Â 3Â (1966, 1967, 1971)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances:Â 9Â (1966, 1967, 1971, 1979, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013)
- NCAAT Overall Record:Â 4-10
- NIT Championships:Â 0
- NIT Appearances:Â 1Â (1998)
- NIT Overall Record:Â 0-1
- CIT Championships:Â 0Â (Runner-up in 2010)
- CIT Appearances:Â 3Â (2009, 2010, 2014)
- CIT Overall Record:Â 8-3
- NAIA Tournament Appearances:Â 1Â (1951)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record:Â 0-1
Conference Titles (Far West, CCAA, CBA, PCAA/Big West, WCC):
- WCC Regular Season Championships:Â 3Â (1966, 1967, 1971)
- PCAA/Big West Regular Season Championships:Â 7Â (1979, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010)
- CCAA (NAIA) Regular Season Championships:Â 1Â (1947)
- Far West (NAIA) Regular Season Championships:Â 3Â (1930, 1933, 1936)
- WCC Tournament Championships:Â 0
- PCAA/Big West Tournament Championships:Â 5Â (1979, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2013)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: Â 0
- John R. Wooden Award: Â 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy:Â 0
- AP All-Americans:Â 0
- WCC Player of the Year:Â 5 Â (last = John Gianelli, 1971)
- PCAA/Big West Player of the Year: 5 (last = Christian Maråker, 2006)
Pacific head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Dave Smart | 2024-Pres | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Newman (int.) | 2024 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Perry | 2021-24 | 29-65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Stoudamire | 2016-21 | 71-77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Burns (int.) | 2015-16 | 7-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Verlin | 2013-15 | 31-42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Thomason | 1988-2013 | 437-321 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Denis Willens (int.) | 1988 | 0-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom O’Neill | 1982-88 | 51-110 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Fichtner | 1979-82 | 36-49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Morrison | 1972-79 | 100-88 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Edwards | 1963-72 | 168-72 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Van Sweet | 1952-63 | 94-186 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kjeldsen | 1942-52 | 125-107 | 1^ | 1^ | 0 |
| Ralph Francis | 1936-42 | 46-74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Apitz | 1933-36 | 29-25 | 1^ | – | – |
| Erwin “Swede” Righter | 1921-33 | 88-75 | 2^ | – | – |
| Ken Lily | 1920-21 | 5-2 | – | – | – |
| George Sperry | 1916-20 | 5-21 | – | – | – |
| Frank Reaves | 1915-16 | 1-4 | – | – | – |
| Bill Fletcher | 1914-15 | 4-4 | – | – | – |
| Walter Case | 1913-14 | 7-3 | – | – | – |
| Charles Sheldon | 1912-13 | 8-4 | – | – | – |
| James Trevarrow | 1911-12 | 5-1 | – | – | – |
| Bob Atkinson | 1910-11 | 3-2 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles came when the Pacific program was at the NAIA level; Pacific moved up to Division I prior to the 1953-54 season
NOTE:Â Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.Â
