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| Title: | Assistant Coach |
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| Email: | sscholl@scu.edu |
| Phone: | 554-4640 |
| Experience: | Fifth Season at SCU |
| College: | San Diego '01 |
Sam Scholl helped coach the Broncos to one of their most successful seasons in 2010-11. The Broncos finished the season with 24 wins – the second most in school history – and the CollegeInsider.com Post-Season Tournament Championship. Kevin Foster was named to the All-WCC First Team and an NABC All-District honoree; Evan Roquemore was named to the Freshman All-WCC Team and Troy Payne was named the WCC Defensive Player of the Year.
The Broncos also set eight team records, seven individual season records, two individual career records and four freshman individual records in 2010-11. Foster, who averaged a WCC-leading 20.2 ppg in 2010-11, was named by CollegeInsider.com to the Mid-Major All-America Team and the WCC’s Most Valuable Player. His 140 three’s were No. 1 nationally and No. 9 all-time in the NCAA. Both Foster and Marc Trasolini scored their 1000th point this season. All four seniors – Ben Dowdell, Troy Payne, Nate Mensah and Michael Santos – will graduate in June 2011.
Santa Clara University men's basketball head coach Kerry Keating tapped former University of San Diego standout Sam Scholl to join his staff as an assistant coach on April 9, 2007.
Scholl worked with Keating and his staff to recruit another fantastic class with all five newcomers expected to play vital rolls in 2009-10. Scholl, 31, spent the past seven seasons as an assistant coach at the University of San Diego, his alma mater, on the staff of former Torero head coach Brad Holland.
"Sam is continuing to prove his recruiting mettle, having assisted in recruited a championship team already in this conference. He has done a fantastic job of starting our recruiting efforts here at Santa Clara," said Santa Clara head coach Kerry Keating. "Sam is a great people person who has a bright future ahead of him." At University of San Diego, Scholl worked closely with the guards, in addition to his roles with recruiting, scouting, academic support and San Diego's Elite Camp. He also played an integral role in the recruitment of 16 Torero players, including four first-team All-WCC performers, one WCC Newcomer of the Year, and a pair of WCC All-Freshman Team players. The Torero's advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2003. The Toreros' lone senior on the team's 20-9 squad from 1999-2000, Scholl played guard for San Diego for two seasons. Prior to USD, he played two seasons at Tacoma Community College in Tacoma, Washington.
A native of Gig Harbor, Washington, Scholl completed his undergraduate degree in Sociology at the University of San Diego in 2001. A 1996 Gig Harbor High School graduate, Scholl was the point guard on the 1996 2A Washington State championship team.
Scholl is married to the former Heather Brown and they have two children, Riley Marie Scholl, born January 9, 2008 and Reese Jaden, born April 30, 2010.
