Sam Scholl

Current position: Assistant men’s basketball coach
Current team: Montana State Bobcats (Head coach: Matt Logie)
Current conference: Big Sky Conference
Teams coached: San Diego Toreros
San Diego record: 50-66 (.431)
Overall record: 50-66 (.431)

Samuel Elden Scholl
Born November 11, 1977
Hometown: Gig Harbor, Washington
Alma Mater: University of San Diego (BA, 2001)
Played PG at Gig Harbor HS, where his team won the 2A Washington state title in 1996
After two years at Tacoma CC, Scholl finished his career and degree at San Diego, playing under head coach Brad Holland
Started coaching right after graduating, working for Holland for the next six seasons at USD
Joined Kerry Keating‘s staff at Santa Clara in 2007; elevated to associate head coach in 2013
Returned to alma mater San Diego in 2015, this time spending three seasons as an assistant to new head coach Lamont Smith
- Named acting head coach in February 2018 when Smith was let go and coached the Toreros to a 2-1 record in the 2018 CIT; on April 2nd, Scholl was officially promoted to head coach at San Diego
- Went 48-65 over the next four seasons (50-66 overall) before he was fired in March 2022
Hired in July 2022 as an advisor on Brian Dutcher‘s staff at San Diego State; with the team in 2023 when they were National Runner-up
In May 2023, Scholl was hired as an assistant under new Montana State head coach Matt Logie