Zac Claus
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Idaho |
Conference | Big Sky |
Record | 8–42 (.160) |
Biographical details | |
Born | November 1974 (age 47) Lincoln, Nebraska |
Playing career | |
1993–1994 | Creighton |
1996–1998 | Eastern Washington |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1998–1999 | Nebraska Wesleyan (JV/assistant) |
1999–2000 | Austin College (assistant) |
2000–2002 | Portland State (assistant) |
2002–2005 | Sacramento State (assistant) |
2005–2015 | Nevada (assistant) |
2016–2019 | Idaho (assistant) |
2019–present | Idaho |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 8–42 (.160) |
Zachary Arthur Claus (born November 1974) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Idaho Vandals men's basketball team.[1]
Playing career[]
Claus played college basketball at both Creighton and Eastern Washington.[2] He also spent a year at Nebraska, but did appear in any games for the team.[1]
Coaching career[]
After his playing career, Claus began coaching first at then-NAIA Nebraska Wesleyan as an assistant coach and junior varsity head coach. He moved on to Austin College before two assistant coaching stops in Division I at Portland State and Sacramento State.[3] In 2005, Claus joined Mark Fox's staff at Nevada, where he'd stay for the next 10 seasons under both Fox and David Carter. In that span, the Wolf Pack captured three-straight WAC regular-season titles and made three appearances in the NCAA tournament.[4]
After Carter's firing from Nevada, Claus joined Don Verlin's staff at Idaho. Verlin was placed on administrative leave and subsequently fired from Idaho after the school concluded he had committed NCAA violations, and the school named Claus the interim head coach in June 2019.[5][6] On February 25, 2020, Idaho lifted the interim tag and gave Claus the full-time job.[7][8]
Head coaching record[]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Idaho Vandals (Big Sky Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
2019–20 | Idaho | 8–24 | 4–16 | 11th | |||||
2020–21 | Idaho | 1–21 | 1–17 | 11th | |||||
Idaho: | 9–45 (.167) | 5–33 (.132) | |||||||
Total: | 9–45 (.167) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[]
- ^ a b "Zac Claus - Head Coach - Staff Directory". University of Idaho Athletics.
- ^ "Zac Claus College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ Murray, Chris (February 25, 2020). "Ex-Nevada assistant Zac Claus gets Idaho's full-time head-coaching job". Nevada Sports Net.
- ^ "Zac Claus - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Nevada Athletics.
- ^ "Idaho fires men's basketball coach Don Verlin after he was placed on administrative leave | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
- ^ Tribune, By DALE GRUMMERT Lewiston. "Idaho fires Don Verlin as head coach after 11-years". Idaho Press.
- ^ "Idaho men's basketball coach Zac Claus has interim tag removed | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
- ^ "Zac Claus Named Head Coach of Vandal Men's Basketball". University of Idaho Athletics.
- Living people
- 1974 births
- American men's basketball coaches
- Basketball coaches from Nebraska
- Idaho Vandals men's basketball coaches
- Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball coaches
- Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball coaches
- Portland State Vikings men's basketball coaches
- Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball players
- Creighton Bluejays men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Nebraska
- Sportspeople from Lincoln, Nebraska