Gavin Petersen
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Utah Utes |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 38–21 (.644) |
| Biographical details | |
| Education | Hawaiʻi Pacific (1999) Hawaiʻi (2009) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002–2004 | Hawaii (assistant) |
| 2004–2006 | Idaho State (assistant) |
| 2006–2008 | Idaho State (associate HC) |
| 2008–2011 | Idaho (associate HC) |
| 2011–2012 | Hawaii (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | Hawaii (associate HC) |
| 2013–2015 | Pacific (assistant) |
| 2015–2018 | Utah (assistant) |
| 2018–2024 | Utah (associate HC) |
| 2024–present | Utah |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 38–21 (.644) |
Gavin Petersen is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Utah Utes women's basketball team.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Petersen graduated from University High School, where he played basketball as a point guard and off guard.[2][3] He also played football as a running back and defensive back for Pac-5.[2][3]
Coaching career
[edit]In 2011, Petersen returned to the University of Hawaiʻi as assistant coach of the women's basketball team under Dana Takahara-Dias.[4]
On November 22, 2024, Petersen was named as the new head coach of the University of Utah women's basketball team.[5] The change was made four games into the 2024–25 season, after Lynne Roberts was hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Utes (Big 12) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | Utah | 19–8 | 13–5 | T–4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2025–26 | Utah | 19–13 | 10–8 | T–7th | WBIT First Round | ||||
| Utah: | 38–21 (.644) | 23–13 (.639) | |||||||
| Total: | 38–21 (.644) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Gavin Petersen - Women's Basketball Coach". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
- 1 2 "Gavin Petersen - Women's Basketball Coach". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
- 1 2 Chase, Al (November 23, 2002). "Petersen gets his shot". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ McInnis, Brian (April 26, 2011). "Petersen returns to UH". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "What new Utah women's basketball coach Gavin Petersen said about the task of taking over for Lynne Roberts in-season". Deseret News. November 22, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
- Living people
- American women's basketball coaches
- Sportspeople from Honolulu
- Basketball coaches from Hawaii
- Hawaii Pacific University alumni
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni
- Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball coaches
- Idaho State Bengals women's basketball coaches
- Idaho Vandals women's basketball coaches
- Pacific Tigers women's basketball coaches
- Utah Utes women's basketball coaches
