Men's Basketball

Tony Marcopulos
Head Coach
20th Season
CSU Stanislaus B.A., 1987
University of the Pacific M.A.T., 1990

When Tony Marcopulos became Cabrillo’s head coach on April 3, 2000, he envisioned a
bright future for the Seahawk basketball program. His years of experience, first as a player
and then as a NCAA Division 1 assistant coach had prepared him for the task ahead: Taking
over a program that had been losing for the last two decades and turning it into a winner.
Twenty years later, the Cabrillo Basketball Program is thriving under Marcopulos’ direction.
His teams are successful both on the court and in the classroom. Plus, many former
Seahawks have continued their education and playing careers at 4-year schools.
Coach Marcopulos knows the important role community colleges play in the development of
young student-athletes. He also knows very well what Div. I programs across the country are
looking for in a student-athlete. His experience, knowledge, passion and work ethic have
made him an excellent addition to the Cabrillo College Athletic Department and an invaluable
asset to the men that he coaches.

AT CABRILLO

Since Marcopulos’ arrival in 2000 the Seahawks have made the steady climb from what was
one of the worst California Community College basketball programs in the state. For
seventeen consecutive seasons the Seahawks have won 14 or more games. For sixteen
consecutive seasons the Seahawks have been .500 or better. The Seahawks have been to
the playoffs in fifteen of the last nineteen years. Three of those appearances have been to the
Regional Finals and one to the elite eight. Since 2004 Marcopulos coached teams have
finished no lower than third place in the Coast Conference South Division. From 2007 to 2019
the Seahawks finished no lower than second with nine Conference Championships and a
combined record of 229-110. Marcopulos’ teams in the past ten seasons have an overall
record at home of 85-26.

TONY MARCOPULOS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Marcopulos was a Division I Assistant Coach for 12 seasons (1988-2000). He began his
collegiate coaching career at the University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA), where he worked
alongside Head Coach Bob Thomason for 11 seasons. Then, he joined the men's basketball
staff at the University of Portland for the 1999-2000 season.
Coach Marcopulos has first-hand experience in building a basketball program. When he
joined Thomason in Stockton, UOP had enjoyed only one winning season during the
previous nine years. That quickly changed. During the next eleven years Pacific had eight
winning seasons. Those 11 seasons included many highlights; two separate 16 game
winning streaks (1997-1998), the 1997 Big West conference championship, the 1998 Big
West Western Division championship, the school's first NCAA tournament appearance in
almost 20 years (1997), the school's first ever NIT Tournament appearance (1998), and the
second longest home court winning streak in the country behind Kansas at 32 in a row
(1998). Pacific also boasted a 90% graduation rate over that same time period.
After the 1998-1999 season Marcopulos left Pacific for a similar position at the University of
Portland. Marcopulos joined Head Coach Rob Chavez’s staff in August of 1999. The Pilots (a
member of the WCC (West Coast Conference)) went 12-16 on the year. After nine months in
Portland, Marcopulos was hired as the new Head Coach at Cabrillo College in April of 2000.

PLAYING CAREER

Marcopulos is a native of the Bay Area and attended Amador Valley High School in
Pleasanton. As a point guard, he led the Dons to four league championships and a four-year
record of 89-10. Upon graduating high school in 1982, Marcopulos went on to Columbia
Junior College in Columbia, California (82-84) where he played for Bob Thomason and
recorded seasons of 17-14 and 27-7. He then accepted a basketball scholarship to attend
Carroll College in Helena, Montana (84-85) before following Coach Thomason to California
State University, Stanislaus (Turlock, CA) (85-87) where he helped lead the team to a
conference title and a Division III NCAA tournament berth in 1987.

EDUCATION

Marcopulos received his undergraduate degree in Physical Education from Stanislaus State
University. He later earned a Masters of Arts degree in Teaching (Physical Education) and a
secondary school teaching credential (For Physical Education) from the University of the
Pacific.
Coach Marcopulos is married to Leslie James and they reside in Watsonville, Ca.
Marcopulos has two daughters Emma (13) and Sophia (12).

COACHING HISTORY

1987-88 James Logan HS Head Coach (Freshman) (20-8)
1988-89 University of the Pacific Assistant Coach (7-21)
1989-90 University of the Pacific Assistant Coach (15-14) Pacific’s 1st winning season since ’85-86
1990-91 University of the Pacific Assistant Coach (14-15) Highest league finish since ’79-80 (3rd)
1991-92 University of the Pacific Assistant Coach (14-16) Big West Tournament Runner’s –Up
1992-93 University of the Pacific Assistant Coach (16-11) Bob Thomason BWC Coach of the Year
1993-94 University of the Pacific Assistant Coach (17-14) Back-to-back winning seasons
1994-95 University of the Pacific Assistant Coach (14-13) 3rd straight upper division BWC finish
1995-96 University of the Pacific Assistant Coach (15-12) Highest BWC finish (2nd place) since 1979
1996-97 University of the Pacific Assistant Coach (24-6) 1st NCAA tournament appearance since 1979

1997-98 University of the Pacific Assistant Coach (23-10) 1st NIT appearance/2nd straight BWC WD title, Michael Olowokandi 1st player selected in NBA Draft (LA Clippers)

1998-99 University of the Pacific Assistant Coach (14-13) Thomason becomes Pacific all-time wins leader
1999-00 University of Portland Assistant Coach (12-14)
Overall record as a Collegiate assistant Coach: 176-145
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2000-01 Cabrillo College Head Coach (8-22) 8 wins totaled more than the previous 3 yrs. combined. 1st playoff appearance in over a decade.

2001-02 Cabrillo College Head Coach (9-23) Back-to-back play-off appearance in over 2 decades. Myree Bowden 1st Cabrillo player to be selected 1st Team All-Coast Conference in a decade. 1st player to sign a Div. 1 scholarship (Pacific) in 30 years.

2002-03 Cabrillo College Head Coach (15-18) Most wins in a decade. 1st time Cabrillo defeats San Jose City in 30 years. First play-off win in school
history. 2nd round play-off win for 1st time in school history. 1st time in history of Calif. Comm. College state tournament a 28 seed advances to regional final. Matt Towsley signs Div. 1 scholarship at Montana St.

2003-04 Cabrillo College Head Coach (14-13) 1st winning record at Cabrillo College in over 10 yrs.

2004-05 Cabrillo College Head Coach (17-11) Most wins in 15 years, regional finalist. Finished year ranked 10 in NorCal and 20 in state 1st time in school history. Maurice Miller 1st player in school history to be named to 1st team All-State.

2005-06 Cabrillo College Head Coach (14-14) 3rd place finish in Coast Conference best in a decade.

2006-07 Cabrillo College Head Coach (19-9) Co-Champions Coast Conference (9-3). 1st time in
school history. Aaron Patterson conf. MVP, 1st player from Cabrillo in school history. Patterson 1st team All- State. Marcopulos-Coast Conf. South Co- Coach of the Year.

2007-08 Cabrillo College Head Coach (22-9) Conference Champions Coast Conference South (11-1) 1st time in school history outright champions. 4 players earn All-Conf. honors for 1st time in school
history. Aaron Pearson 1st Team All-State. Marcopulos Coast Conference South Coach of the Year.

2008-09 Cabrillo College Head Coach (17-14) Tied for second place in Coast Conference South. 3 players earn All-Conf. Honors. Tony Gallo, All-Conference 1st Team. Steve Williams, All Conference 2nd Team. Pete Bernard, Conference Honorable Mention.

2009-10 Cabrillo College Head Coach (14-13) Tied for second place in Coast Conference South. 2 players earn All-Conf. Honors. Tony Gallo, All- Conference 1st Team, All-State Honorable Mention. Markus Duran, All Conference 2nd Team.

2010-11 Cabrillo College Head Coach (20-8) Coast Conference South Champions (11-1), third time in last five years . Markus Duran Conference MVP (the second player in Cabrillo History). Bert Hall selected
All-Conference 2nd Team and Tyler Velasquez named Conference Honorable Mention.

2011-12 Cabrillo College Head Coach (24-4) Coast Conference South Champions (12-0), fourth time in six years. First time in school history that the Seahawks hosted the first round of the Nor Cal Playoffs and first Elite Eight appearance. Tyler Velasquez named all Conference MVP (the third player in Cabrillo history) and CCCAA All-State Team. Aaron Short 1st Team All-Coast Conference South and CCCAA All-State. Frank Rogers 2nd Team All-Coast Conference South. Thomas Pierce Honorable Mention.

2012-13 Cabrillo College Head Coach (20-9) Coast Conference South Champions (10-2), fifth time in six years. Second time in school history that the Seahawks hosted the first round of the Nor Cal Playoffs. Colin Gruber named all Conference MVP (fourth player in Cabrillo history). Dalton Noble 2ndTeam All-Coast Conference South. C.J. Grigg was honorable Mention.

2013-14 Cabrillo College Head Coach (20-9) Coast Conference South Co-Champions (10-2), for the fourth consecutive year and the sixth time in the last eight years. They traveled to number 5 ranked Yuba College (Marysville, Ca.) and where victorious defeating the 49er's by a score of 95-88 in overtime. The win propelled them into the sweet sixteen where they barely lost to The Chabot College Gladiators (Hayward, Ca.) by the score of 73-76. Warren Jackson earned MVP of the Coast Conference South and first team all-state. Allen Wilcher was named first-team all-conference with Latrell Wilson getting second-team all conference.

2014-15 Cabrillo College Head Coach (15-12) Third Place in the Coast Conference South (7-5) Allen Wilcher earned Co-MVP of the Coast Conference South. Latrell Wilson, one the best 3-point shooters in the state was awarded First Team All-Coast Conference. Zavon Jackson was named Second Team All Coast Conference.

2015-16 Cabrillo College Head Coach (20-7) Co-Champions in the Coast Conference South (10-2) Brett Reed voted MVP of the Coast Conference South (sixth consecutive Cabrillo player dating back to 2011). Soloman Taylor earned 1st team First Team All- Coast Conference. Shelton Black was named Second Team All Coast Conference while Blake Trent received Honorable Mention.

2016-17 Cabrillo College Head Coach (20-8) Champions of the Coast Conference South (11-1). Linton Acliese voted conference MVP (seventh consecutive Cabrillo player dating back to 2011). Acliese also voted First-Team All-State. Brett Reed First-Team Coast Conference South and Tynan Velasquez Second-Team Coast Conference South. Amenofis Mitchell received Honorable Mention.

2017-18 Cabrillo College Head Coach (17-11) Co-Champions of the Coast Conference South (9-3). Linton Acliese voted conference MVP for second year in a row (eighth consecutive Cabrillo player dating back to 2011). Acliese also voted First-Team All-State for second year in a row. Tynan Velasquez Second-Team Coast Conference South for second consecutive year. Kobe Ordonio received Honorable Mention.

2018-19 Cabrillo College Head Coach (20-8) Second place Coast Conference South (9-3). Cabrillo College guard Trey Whitley was voted the MVP of the Coast Conference South Division. Whitley's MVP award makes him the tenth Seahawk, dating back to 07', in the Marcopulos' era to earn the award and the ninth consecutive year a Seahawk has been named MVP of the Coast Conference South Division. Yeskin Williams, a Houston, TX native, earned All-Conference 2nd team recognition. Seahawk sophomore forward Lenorris Mincey earned Honorable mention recognition as well.