UCSD Men's Basketball Camps - University of California at San Diego

UC San Diego Men's Basketball Camps

Coaching Staff

Assistant Coach Eric Olen

Eric Olen begins his fourth season at UC San Diego in the capacity of Assistant Men's Basketball Coach and his first under the direction of new head coach Chris Carlson. He was promoted to his current position of top assistant coach prior to the 2005-06 campaign after spending his first season as the team's second assistant in 2004-05. Olen assists with all aspects of the men's basketball program including travel, recruiting, scouting and game planning.

During his tenure at UCSD, Olen has helped build the Tritons into California Collegiate Athletic Association contender. He helped guide UCSD to its first-ever winning season at the NCAA Division II level in 2005-06, as the Tritons posted a 15-14 overall record. UCSD also finished fourth in the highly competitive CCAA with its 12-8 league mark, the first winning league season in program history.

A hard-nosed recruiter, Olen scouted and brought in nearly every player on this year's roster, which consists of 14 players that were on the 2006-07 squad. Among those recruits is former CCAA Freshman of the Year Andrew Hatch and current starters Darryl Lawlor and Shane Poppen. Additionally, one of his other recruits, Casey Ryan, redshirtted his freshman season last year on the hardwood but did compete in Track & Field, garnering All-CCAA honors in the high jump.

Olen graduated from Spring Hill College in 2004 with a degree in Finance. He played basketball for three seasons under Coach Carr where he helped the Badgers to three-straight appearances in the NAIA National Tournament, including trips to the NAIA "Elite Eight" in 2000 and 2001.
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Assistant Coach Andy Aguinaldo

Andy Aguinaldo begins his fourth year with the UC San Diego men’s basketball program in 2006-07, and his third as an assistant coach. He served as the the Director of Basketball Operations during his first year in 2004-05 and was promoted to second assistant coach prior to the start of the 2005-06 campaign.

In his first year as an assistant coach, Aguinaldo helped the UCSD to its best-ever finish in men's basketball at the Division II level with a 15-14 overall record. The Tritons finished in a tie for fourth place in the highly compeitive California Collegiate Athletic Association, posting the program's first-ever winning season in league play with a 12-8 mark.

Aguinaldo graduated from the University of LaVerne in 1992 with a BS in Business Management. He would later go on to earn a Master’s degree in Sports Management from the United States Sports Academy in 2001. His basketball background extends back to his high school playing days at Santa Maria High School where he helped his team to the Northern League Championship. He would go on to become an assistant coach at his alma mater in 1994.