Sport(s) Basketball Record 97–96 (.503) Siblings Ron Verlin Conference Big Sky Spouse Serena Verlin | Team Idaho Role Basketball Coach Title Head coach Name Don Verlin Nieces Kelsie Verlin | |
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Born June 15, 1965 (age 58)
Roseville, California ( 1965-06-15 ) Alma mater Cal State Stanislaus '91
Colorado State '93 Children Sydnee Verlin, Jacob Verlin Nephews Nathan Verlin, Trenton Verlin Similar People Ron Verlin, Kyle Barone, Connor Hill, Stephen Madison, Gus Johnson | ||
Don verlin battle of the palouse press conference 2015
Donald Gene Verlin (born June 15, 1965) is an American college basketball coach who is currently men's basketball head coach at the University of Idaho. Previously, he was an assistant coach at Colorado State, Utah State, and Cal State Bakersfield.
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- Don verlin battle of the palouse press conference 2015
- wachoops gets to know don verlin idaho men s basketball head coach
- Early life and education
- Coaching career
- Personal life
- References
wachoops gets to know don verlin idaho men s basketball head coach
Early life and education
Born in Roseville, California, Verlin graduated from Del Oro High School in Loomis, California in 1983. Verlin graduated from California State University, Stanislaus in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and Colorado State University in 1993 with a master's degree in education.
Coaching career
With his twin brother Ron, Don Verlin was freshman basketball co-head coach at Del Oro High for a season after graduating from high school before coaching junior varsity one season at Placer High School.
Verlin then coached from 1989 to 1991 at the junior college level, as an assistant at Columbia College in Sonora, California. Later, Verlin moved up to the NCAA as an assistant at Colorado State under Stew Morrill in the 1991–92 season. Then, from 1992 to 1994, Verlin was an assistant at Cal State Bakersfield under Pat Douglass for back-to-back NCAA Division II championship seasons.
In 1994, Verlin rejoined Colorado State, again under Stew Morrill, as an assistant and stayed for four seasons. Verlin followed Morrill to Utah State in 1998. In ten seasons with Utah State, Verlin helped Utah State reach eight postseason appearances and eight 20-plus win seasons.
Personal life
Don Verlin is married and has two children, and his twin brother Ron is also a college basketball coach, most recently at the University of the Pacific.