Guest: Mike Magpayo, UC Riverside Head Coach

In this week's coaching conversation, UC Riverside head coach Mike Magpayo joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on adjustments, confidence, and analytics.

Mike Magpayo has set a new standard for UC Riverside men's basketball, entering his fifth year as full-time head coach in 2024-25 after having the interim tag removed on May 21, 2021.

Magpayo is the fastest UC Riverside head coach to collect 25 Big West victories, doing so in just three seasons. As of the conclusion of the 2023-24 season, Magpayo's Highlanders have earned back-to-back Big West Freshman of the Year honors.

Magpayo was named the first Big West Coach of the Year in program history in 2022-23 after leading UCR to a program-record 22 wins - including 10 in Big West play - while picking up another program-record five Big West Player of the Week awards.

Prior to arriving in Riverside, he spent a year as the men's basketball director of operations at the University of San Francisco on the staff of his coaching mentor, Kyle Smith. He also spent time as an assistant coach at Campbell University and Columbia University.

Magpayo has also found tremendous success off the court, both as the CEO of a multi-million dollar real estate firm in Southern California for seven years, and as the founder and president of the Asian Coaches Association

Breakdown

1:00 - Coaching Strategies

2:00 - Mental Performance

6:00 - Solution based Coaching and managing Losses

9:00 - Coaching Strategies with Two Small Guards

14:00 - Shapes and Formations

16:00 - Advantage Games and Screening Actions

21:30 - Murky Play and Language Use

25:00 - Audibles and Player Development

28:00 - Importance of Being Decisive

33:00 - Teamwork

36:00 - Sales Tactics