Charles White named Head Coach of Pierce College Men’s Basketball
The Pierce College Athletic Department is pleased to announce that Coach Charles White will continue to lead our men’s Brahma basketball squad as head coach.
The Pierce College Athletic Department is pleased to announce that Coach Charles White will continue to lead our men's Brahma basketball squad as head coach. Coach White was appointed as interim head coach for the 2019-2020 season after Casey Weitzel's departure, where White served as the associate head coach. Previously, he served as assistant head coach to Ed Babayan for six years, taking the LAPC men's basketball program to the Western Conference Championships during the 2012-13 and 2014-15 seasons, and to their first ever playoff appearance in the 2010-11 season.
Coach White also serves as a Student Athlete Success Coach within the athletic department, helping organize and create student athlete workshops that focus on building the holistic student while monitoring student athlete success progress. Additionally, Coach White has been very responsive to the athletic department's transition to an online format due to the covid-19 coronavirus crisis – navigating the college's learning management system and maintaining meaningful contact with the student-athletes as they deal with the realities of these times.
"Coach White continues to be an integral member of this athletic department. He's usually the first coach to arrive and the last coach to leave. He has a proven record as a head coach and as an assistant coach, while maintaining longtime ties to the local community. I have been very impressed with his dedication to his athletes, on and off the court. We wanted to ensure that student-athletes benefited from having stability and continuity within the coaching staff and that Coach White knew Pierce College was his home," stated Interim Athletic Director, Susan Armenta.
Welcome home, Coach White, and we look forward to cheering you on next season and beyond!
Susan Armenta
Interim Director of Athletics