CLYDE VAUGHAN NAMED ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH FOR THE 49ERS
Long Beach, Calif.--Long Beach State Head Men’s Basketball Coach Wayne Morgan and 49er Director of Athletics Bill Shumard announced today that assistant coach Clyde Vaughan will be promoted to Associate Head Coach for the 49ers. Vaughan, who was named Director of Recruiting last year, will be entering his seventh year in association with the 49er men’s basketball program as an assistant coach.
“It is an honor to be named Associate Head Coach here at Long Beach State,” said Vaughan. “I am committed, along with Coach Morgan, to help bring the best student-athletes to Long Beach State because the campus and the community of Long Beach deserve the very best. I would like to thank Wayne Morgan and Bill Shumard for their support in giving me this title.”
Vaughan came to Long Beach State in 1992 and worked under Seth Greenberg for four years, helping to lead the 49ers to two NCAA Tournament appearances in 1993 and 1995. He was influential in the development of future NBA players Bryon Russell of the Utah Jazz, Lucious Harris of the New Jersey Nets and last year’s 2nd-round pick of the Seattle Supersonics, James Cotton.
“This promotion to Associate Head Coach is a reflection of Clyde’s dedication to Long Beach State and the men’s basketball program,” said Morgan. “This promotion recognizes his growth as a coach, and expresses his overall value to the program. Clyde exhibits all of the qualities inherent in a head coach. I have no doubt that when he has his opportunity as a head coach, he will be extremely successful.”
As a player at the University of Pittsburgh, Vaughan twice led the Big East in scoring and was the conference MVP in 1983 and 1984. His 2,033 career points is second all-time at Pitt to Charles Smith, and his 920 career rebounds is fifth on the Panthers’ all-time list. He was drafted by the Indiana Pacers, but opted to play for the Sunderland (England) Saints. He led the European League in scoring four times, and his 28.0 career scoring average is fourth all-time in the league. Vaughan graduated from Pitt in 1984 with a degree in Communications.
