STOCKTON, Calif. – With experience coaching several different levels of basketball, Brandon Cole was named Assistant Coach on the Pacific men's basketball staff, announced by head coach Dave Smart.
 
"I'm very grateful, humbled and excited to be part of Coach Smart's staff. I'm ready to go to work with an amazing group of coaches that are like-minded in achieving tremendous goals on and off the court," Cole said.
 
Cole spent last season coaching Jalen Green Elite on the adidas 3SSB Circuit in 2024 and helped the team reach the Elite Eight. He previously Coached West Coast Elite on the Under Armour Circuit from 2018-2023, which included a run to the 17U Championship game in 2022.
 
"Coach Cole is very well connected in California. His time with Jalen Green Elite and West Coast Elite allowed him to coach some of the top players in the state and in the country over the last few years," Smart said. "Brandon has a really good understanding of what it takes for a player to be successful at this level. He'll be an influential floor coach and teacher for us, as well as a great recruiter, especially in California."
 
Cole also has collegiate coaching experience with stops at Central Wyoming, Fresno Pacific and Sierra College. Cole, in his one season at Central Wyoming, helped the Rustlers to a 20-win season and a playoff berth while competing in the difficult Region 9 in 2017-18.
 
He was both an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Fresno Pacific in 2016-17, and spent five seasons at Sierra College from 2011-16 when he was promoted to associate head coach in 2015. The Wolverines reached the playoffs each year during Cole's tenure.
 
As a student-athlete, Cole played two years at Sierra College, one year at Dakota State University and finished his career at Ashford University. He earned his bachelor's degree in sports recreation and management from Ashford and holds a master's degree in business administration.
 
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