Grand Canyon women's basketball head coach
Molly Miller announced the addition of assistant coach Bryan Camacho to her Lopes staff.
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Camacho brings more than 20 years of coaching experience, working from high school to the NCAA Division I level.
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"We are so excited to have Bryan join our staff," said Miller. "His resume speaks for itself, but the trust that has already been built and the character he demonstrates makes this a great addition to our program. Bringing experience, West Coast recruiting ties and an unmatched energy and passion for the game will make him an incredible asset to our staff and a great coach for our student-athletes. Please help me welcome Bryan to our Lope family."
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The 1996 UCLA graduate most recently was head coach for the Central Arizona women's basketball team in 2023-24. Prior to that, Camacho spent six seasons as an assistant coach for Long Beach State, beginning in 2017-18. He helped guide the Beach to three Big West quarterfinal appearances and a semifinal showing in 2022-23 after a 23-10 season that included a trip to the WNIT.
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At Long Beach State, he coached several All-Big West honorees, including All-Big West Defensive Player of the Year Maddi Utti and two-time Big West All-Defensive Team player Justina King. GCU forward
Kristyna Jeskeova earned Defensive POTY honors in 2022-23 under Camacho and returns to the Lopes this year after redshirting last season.
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Before his stint at Long Beach State, Camacho spent six seasons as the girls basketball head coach at Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California, where he compiled a 165-44 record that included six consecutive California Intersholastic Federation Tournament appearances and five Mission League titles. He reached the 2013 CIF Division III championship and reached the Southern Region championship game in CIF DI the following season.
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Camacho's resume also includes stops at CSUN, where he was an assistant coach for the women's team in Northridge, California, and was responsible for team training, scouting recruiting, fundraising, budget maintenance, video exchange and conditioning and strength training. He also served as head coach of Bellarmine Jefferson High School, compiling a 185-51 record and winning the Santa Cruz League title in three-peat fashion (2008-10).
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Camacho also has experience coaching on the men's side as he served as an assistant coach at Great Falls in Montana and Chaminade College Preparatory in Califronia.
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He earned an associate's degree from College of the Canyons in 1994 and graduated from UCLA with a bachelor's degree in history in 1996.
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