Steve Aggers
Steve Aggers (born May 31, 1948)
Teams coached: Great Falls Argonauts, Wayne State Wildcats, Eastern Washington Eagles, Loyola Marymount Lions
Great Falls record^: 120-54 (.690)
Wayne State record^: 67-85 (.441)
Eastern Washington record: 51-82 (.383)
Loyola Marymount record: 55-90 (.379)
Overall record^: 293-311 (.485)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Big Sky Regular Season Champion: 1 (2000)
- Frontier (NAIA) Regular Season Champion: 3 (1981, 1982, 1983)
Awards:
- Big Sky Coach of the Year: 2 (1998, 2000)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2006-2007 | Great Falls Explorers |
| 2000-2005 | Loyola Marymount |
| 1995-2000 | Eastern Washington |
| 1994-1995 | Kansas State (asst) |
| 1990-1994 | Pepperdine (asst) |
| 1985-1990 | Wayne State |
| 1979-1985 | Great Falls |
| 1978-1979 | Wyoming (asst) |
| 1974-1978 | Mid-Plains CC |
Steve Aggers Facts
- Steve Aggers
- Born May 31, 1948
- Hometown: Laramie, Wyoming
- Alma Mater: Chadron State College (BA, 1970)
- Early coaching roles include a short stint on Jim Brandenburg‘s staff at Wyoming
- Was the head coach at the University of Great Falls (now University of Providence) in Great Falls, MT for six seasons
- Compiled a 120-54 record overall at the NAIA school and won three-straight Frontier titles from 1981-83
- Left for Wayne State College (Wayne, NE) in 1985, going 67-85 in five seasons as the Wildcats’ head coach
- Joined Tom Asbury‘s staff at Pepperdine in 1990 and four years later followed Asbury to Kansas State
- In five total seasons working with Asbury, Aggers was part of three NCAA Tournaments and one NIT
- Hired in 1995 to be the head coach at Eastern Washington, his first D-I head coaching role
- Went 51-82 overall, improving the team from 3 wins in his first season to 16 in his third
- Led the Eagles to their first-ever Big Sky regular season title in 2000, going 15-12 (12-4)
- Left for the Loyola Marymount job in 2000, leading the Lions for the next five seasons
- Was not as successful at LMU, going 55-90 overall and finishing above .500 just once (2003-04)
- Fired in 2005 following an 11-17 season in which the Lions finished last in the WCC
- Later spent one year (2005-06) as the head coach of the Great Falls Explorers of the CBA
Steve Aggers Coaching Tree
- David Carter (Nevada)
- Zac Claus (Western Colorado, Idaho)
- Dedrique Taylor (Cal State Fullerton)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I and NAIA levels only