SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California State University, Sacramento men’s

basketball program completed its coaching staff on Tuesday by hiring Bob

Cantu as an assistant, it was announced today. Cantu, formerly an

assistant coach at Cuesta College and Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo,

Calif., will join the staff immediately.

“I am very excited about the opportunities at Sacramento State,” Cantu

said. “I believe we can win next year. We have a very athletic team and

a young and energetic coaching staff.”

Cantu spent the past three years as associate head coach at Cuesta.

While with the Cougars, he served as the recruitment and placement

coordinator and assisted in day-to-day coaching duties. In his three

years at Cuesta, the team averaged 22 wins a season and claimed a pair

of Western State Conference titles. In addition, Cuesta advanced to the

state playoffs all three years and 17 players received scholarships from

four-year institutions including 10 to Div. I schools.

Prior to his tenure at Cuesta, Cantu served as an administrative

assistant at Cal Poly under head coach Jeff Schneider. His

responsibilities with the Mustangs included film exchange and directing

the team’s summer basketball camps. Cantu served as director of the

camps from its inception and helped raise participation to over 600 in

two years.

Outside of the coaching ranks, Cantu is also the founder and director

of Fundamental Basketball Camps.

Cantu graduated from Paso Robles High School in 1992 and received a

sociology degree from Chapman University in 1997. He currently is on

pace to earn his master’s degree in sports administration from the

United States Sports Academy in June.

“I’m very excited about Bob’s arrival and I think he can take our staff

to another level,” head coach Jerome Jenkins said. “He’s extremely

hungry like the rest of us and comes from a highly respectable junior

college program (Cuesta College).

“He has an outstanding work ethic and will bring more respectability to

Sacramento State basketball.”