Rod Tueller

Rod Tueller (born c. 1938)

Teams coached: Utah State Aggies
Utah State record: 138-121 (.533)
Overall record: 138-121 (.533)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  3  (1980, 1983, 1988)
• NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  1  (1984)
• PCAA Regular Season Champion:  3  (1980)
• PCAA Tournament Champion:  3  (1988)

Awards:

• PCAA Coach of the Year:  1  (1980)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1979-1988	Utah State
1973-1979	Utah State (asst)

Rod Tueller Facts

• Rod Tueller
• Born c. 1938
• Hometown: Logan, Utah
• Alma Mater: Utah State University (BA, 1959)
• Played freshman basketball at Utah before transferring to Utah State to finish his studies
• Started his career at the prep level, coaching at Altamont HS (UT) from 1959-62 and Logan HS (UT) from 1963-73
• Returned to his alma mater Utah State in 1973 to be an assistant for head coach Dutch Belnap
  • In six seasons, Tueller was part of two NCAA Tournament teams and one trip to the NIT
• Elevated to head coach in 1979 and led the Aggies for seven seasons, going 138-121 overall
  • Reached the NCAA Tournament three times and won the PCAA (now Big West) in his first year, 1979-80
  • Added Athletic Director to his responsibilities in 1985, serving in that role for seven years
  • Stepped down from coaching in 1988 to focus solely on being AD; hired Kohn Smith as his replacement
• Retired from administration in 1992 and spent more than 20 years working as a radio analyst for Aggie basketball games
  • Inducted into the Utah State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016

Rod Tueller Coaching Tree

• Jon Judkins (Utah Tech, Snow College)