COACHING STAFF

Rider became the tenth head coach in the history of men's basketball at California Lutheran University, in an announcement by CLU President Dr. Luther Luedtke on March 16, 1994.

Rider, 55, came to CLU, most recently, from the Boise Unified School District in Idaho where he served the 1993-94 academic year as athletic director. Prior to that, he was associate men's basketball coach at Boise State University for nine seasons under head coach Bobby Dye. Rider also spent a tenth season under Dye when they were at Cal State Bakersfield in 1982-83 as the Roadrunners posted a 25-5 overall record and garnered the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) championship and a trip to the "elite eight" of the NCAA Division II Championship.

Dye considers Rider one of the top on-court coaches in the country and has a good effect with the
players, both on the court and off. While at BSU, Rider was in charge of scheduling and recruiting as the Broncos won three Big Sky Conference titles and earned five NCAA Division I playoff appearances.

Rider was the head coach at then Chapman College (now University) in Orange, California for nine seasons (1973-74 through 1981-82) and had seven winning campaigns. Rider guided the program to a 136-104 overall record (.567), including a high-water mark of 19-10 for the 1976-77 campaign and a berth in the NCAA Division II Championships. Rider also posted an 18-9 overall mark in 1980-81.

A winner everywhere he has coached, Rider expects the same at CLU. "I'm thrilled to be at CLU," said Rider. "I believe in running an up-tempo offense, along with a strong defense," continued Rider. "The fast break starts with defense. At Boise State, we were ranked in the top ten nationally in scoring defense and opponents' shooting percentage. When you put those two together, you're doing well."

A three-year starter for the Bulldogs at Northeast Missouri State University (NEMO), Rider has a
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (1968) and Health (1970) from NEMO, and a Master's degree in Physical Education (1971) and a Doctoral degree in Physical Education from the University of Utah (1973). Following a three-year stint at Utah, Rider began his head-coaching career at Chapman. While at Chapman, Rider served an interim director of athletics for one year and was chair of the physical education department.

"I've always enjoyed working at small colleges," continued Rider. "It's a good feeling to be coaching again. The people here are friendly, and the players are all quality guys."

Rider and his wife, Janie, have three children, Jon, Scott, and Missy. Jon was a two-year varsity letter-winner for the CLU Kingsmen (1994-95 & 1995-96) and Missy, a 1998 CLU Graduate, was a three-year letter winner as a member of the CLU Regals basketball team. The Riders make their home in Thousand Oaks, California.

Assistant Coach Bob Massell enters his 10th year of coaching basketball at the collegiate level, including two years at Oregon State University (1992-94) under Jimmy Anderson, two years at Oxnard Community College (1989-91) under Remy McCarthy, and at CLU (1994-Present) under current Head Coach Dr. Rich Rider.

Coach Massell began his basketball coaching career in 1987 at Camarillo High School, as the head JV Boys Coach for three seasons, including one Maramounte League Championship. Coach Massell received his Bachelor's Degree and Teaching Credential in Business Education from Weber State University. He earned his Master's of Education Degree in College Student Affairs Administration from Oregon State in 1994.

Before his coaching career, Coach "Bob" played at the College of Eastern Utah (1983-85) and at Weber State University (1985-87). During his playing days at the College of Eastern Utah, he was voted the Team's Most Inspirational Player.

Bob, a 1983 graduate of Wendover H.S. in Wendover, Utah, and his wife Stacy make their home in Moorpark, CA. with their two children - Ashley (3) and Christian (1).

Returning to the CLU coaching ranks is assistant coach Geoff Dains. Coach Dains is a 1995 graduate of DePauw University in Indiana with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and a minor in Coaching. He received his Masters Degree in Counseling and Guidance from California Lutheran University in 1998. Along with his coaching duties, Coach Dains also teaches at C.L.U. in the Exercise Science Department.

Coach Dains played for the DePauw Tigers for one season in 1991-92 and became a student assistant for the DePauw varsity basketball team in 1994-95.

After graduation from DePauw, Coach Dains continued his coaching career with several basketball camps across the country. These included Hoosier School of Basketball (Green Bay, WI), Snow Valley Basketball School (Santa Barbara, CA.), and the Lavin Camps (Marin, CA). When the 1995-96 basketball season began, Coach Dains could be found driving the countryside from one Division I school to the next, learning and watching some of the finest coaches and basketball programs in the country. After two months of watching the defending national champions - UCLA Bruins - Coach Dains spent three weeks each at Purdue University, Indiana University, Duke University, and one week at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Having gained a vast amount of knowledge from his trip, Coach Dains was then hired onto the Kingsmen Staff.

A native of Southern California, Coach Dains is a 1991 graduate of Saugus H.S. He was born on September 13, 1973, in Bloomington, Indiana. Geoff is single and makes his home in Thousand Oaks, California.

Joining the CLU coaching staff this year is assistant coach David Stringer. Coach Stringer served as the head J.V. basketball coach for three season (1997-2000) at Camarillo High School. In his three coaching seasons at Camarillo, he helped lead the team to two league championships and was named Ventura County Coach of the Year in 1998.

David graduated from California Lutheran University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and recently (2000) received his Masters Degree in Public Administration. C

Coach Stringer is a graduate of Thousand Oaks H.S. and was born on July 15, 1974, in Thousand Oaks, California. David is single and makes his home in Camarillo, California.