Saturday, September 7, 2013

Alex Pribble Joins Eagle Basketball Coaching Staff



Pribble, a graduate and former player at the University of California, spent the past two seasons as an assistant at San Francisco State where he was the top assistant for the Gators. Prior to that, he was the boys’ basketball coach at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California for three years. 
 
"I am honored that Alex will join our staff,” said Hayford, who enters his third season as head coach of the Eagles. “He has a bright future in the coaching profession and our players will benefit from his mentoring. Alex is very intelligent, knows the game, and works well with people. He has a great work ethic and will be involved in all areas of our program." 

San Francisco State was 9-19 his first season with the school, then improved to 16-12 in the 2012-13 season. The Gators finished 13-9 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, and advanced to the semifinals of the CCAA Tournament. A 57-47 victory over Cal State L.A. was the school’s first-ever home playoff victory as a member of the CCAA. 

While at Tamalpais, the Red Tail Hawks won 30 games and earned a trip to the North Coast Section Playoffs during the 2009-10 season. It was the school’s first playoff berth in eight years. Pribble was the head coach at Tamalpais from 2008 until 2011. 

He spent the 2007-08 season as a graduate assistant coach for Cal, and also spent time as an AAU head coach and individual instructor for the North Bay Basketball Academy. 

Pribble received his bachelor’s degree in 2007 and his master’s in 2008 from the University of California-Berkeley. He walked-on during his freshman season and played in 76 games for the Bears during his four-year intercollegiate career. He received a scholarship at Cal after his sophomore season, and was named team captain as a senior when he played in 29 games and started eight.
He was twice named to the Pac-10 All-Academic Team and was a two-time recipient of the Cal Hustle Award. He was also selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court and played in the inaugural Maccabi Australia International games. 

The Fairfax, Calif., native graduated from Sir Francis Drake High School in 2003. He was the team’s leading scorer his senior season while earning league Most Valuable Player honors. Pribble also was a two-time All-Bay Area selection.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Eagles Lend a Helping Hand



Members of the EWU Men’s basketball team took time out of their busy schedules to lend a helping hand last week. Partnered with the Salvation Army of Spokane the players helped hand out over 4,000 backpacks fully stocked with school supplies to children who are heading back to school.


 

 The kids were very excited to meet the players and get their new backpacks


Parker Kelly helping a young lady pick out her backpack

Over 1,000 backpacks were handed out within the first hour

Thomas Reuter and Parker Kelly posing with a fellow Eagles fan and Salvation Army volunteer