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Rodgers joins GCU, enhances coaching staff
6/2/2023 1:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Former Wyoming, Long Beach State assistant coach builds upon successful Lopes bench
Already equipped with a championship coaching staff, Grand Canyon took the bench to another level of expertise and recruiting with the addition of Marc Rodgers as an assistant coach.
Lopes head coach Bryce Drew enhanced a coaching staff that has guided GCU to two NCAA tournament visits since 2021 by adding Rodgers under the NCAA's expanded allowances for on-court coaching positions.
Rodgers, 28, spent the past two seasons at Wyoming as the director of recruiting in 2021-22, when the Cowboys also made the NCAA tournament, and as an assistant coach last season.
The Los Angeles native was previously a Long Beach State assistant coach (2020-21) and graduate assistant (2018-19), as well as a Fairfax High School head coach, club basketball coach and player development coach in Southern California.
"Joining Coach Drew and this staff is truly a blessing," Rodgers said. "Being able to join a program that is built on a foundation of faith, character and hard work means everything to me. I'm honored and grateful to be able to join this Lope family."
Rodgers, who played point guard for Central Washington (2013-18), will join the returning staff of assistant coaches Jamall Walker, Ed Schilling, Casey Shaw and Jake Lindsey, director of basketball operations Peyton Prudhomme and strength and conditioning coach Jordan Jackson.
"We are excited to add Marc Rodgers to our staff," Drew said. "He is a very hard worker that has built many strong relationships on the West Coast, as well as nationally. He will be a great addition to our staff."
Rodgers was a standout point guard for Cathedral High School and overcame a junior-year knee injury to be a starter over four seasons at Central Washington, where he earned a Sociology degree as a Scholar-Athlete honoree.
His coaching career progressed rapidly since leaving Ellensburg, Washington, in 2018. He immediately moved onto a Division I staff as a graduate assistant for head coach Dan Monson at Long Beach State, where he also landed his first assistant coach position in college two years later.
When Rodgers joined Wyoming in 2021, the Cowboys went 25-9 in his first Cowboys season for their most wins in 70 years. Despite eighth-place predictions in the Mountain West Conference, Wyoming cracked the national top 25 that season and received an at-large NCAA tournament berth.
The following offseason, Rodgers was credited with Wyoming's transfer portal success in landing recruits from USC (Ethan Anderson and Max Agbonkpolo) and UCLA (Jake Kyman) through his Los Angeles basketball connections and relationships.
"Some of Los Angeles' top recruits from a few years ago have landed in Laramie, Wyo.," Mid-Major Madness wrote. "Assistant coach Marc Rodgers went back home and dominated his city."
Lopes head coach Bryce Drew enhanced a coaching staff that has guided GCU to two NCAA tournament visits since 2021 by adding Rodgers under the NCAA's expanded allowances for on-court coaching positions.Rodgers, 28, spent the past two seasons at Wyoming as the director of recruiting in 2021-22, when the Cowboys also made the NCAA tournament, and as an assistant coach last season.
The Los Angeles native was previously a Long Beach State assistant coach (2020-21) and graduate assistant (2018-19), as well as a Fairfax High School head coach, club basketball coach and player development coach in Southern California.
"Joining Coach Drew and this staff is truly a blessing," Rodgers said. "Being able to join a program that is built on a foundation of faith, character and hard work means everything to me. I'm honored and grateful to be able to join this Lope family."
Rodgers, who played point guard for Central Washington (2013-18), will join the returning staff of assistant coaches Jamall Walker, Ed Schilling, Casey Shaw and Jake Lindsey, director of basketball operations Peyton Prudhomme and strength and conditioning coach Jordan Jackson.
"We are excited to add Marc Rodgers to our staff," Drew said. "He is a very hard worker that has built many strong relationships on the West Coast, as well as nationally. He will be a great addition to our staff."
Rodgers was a standout point guard for Cathedral High School and overcame a junior-year knee injury to be a starter over four seasons at Central Washington, where he earned a Sociology degree as a Scholar-Athlete honoree.
His coaching career progressed rapidly since leaving Ellensburg, Washington, in 2018. He immediately moved onto a Division I staff as a graduate assistant for head coach Dan Monson at Long Beach State, where he also landed his first assistant coach position in college two years later.
When Rodgers joined Wyoming in 2021, the Cowboys went 25-9 in his first Cowboys season for their most wins in 70 years. Despite eighth-place predictions in the Mountain West Conference, Wyoming cracked the national top 25 that season and received an at-large NCAA tournament berth.
The following offseason, Rodgers was credited with Wyoming's transfer portal success in landing recruits from USC (Ethan Anderson and Max Agbonkpolo) and UCLA (Jake Kyman) through his Los Angeles basketball connections and relationships.
"Some of Los Angeles' top recruits from a few years ago have landed in Laramie, Wyo.," Mid-Major Madness wrote. "Assistant coach Marc Rodgers went back home and dominated his city."
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