Cal State Stanislaus Men's Basketball Camps
Coaching Staff
Larry Reynolds
Camp Director & Head Coach
Larry Reynolds has compiled an impressive record as a head coach for 10 seasons at Cal State San Bernardino, Long Beach State and is in his first season here at Cal State Stanislaus. after a number of years as an assistant coach at UC Riverside and the University of San Francisco. In five seasons at Long Beach State, he directed his teams to consecutive post-season playoff appearances from 2004-05 to 2006-07, including a Big West Conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2006-07, when he was named Big West Conference Coach of the Year.
At Cal State San Bernardino, Reynolds’ teams rolled up a dazzling 110-35 record over five seasons and made four consecutive NCAA West Regional appearances. His clubs won three CCAA championships (1999-2002), two West Region titles, and advanced to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight twice.
Reynolds was named CCAA Conference Coach of the Year four times and National Association of Basketball Coaches District Eight Coach of the Year in 1998-99. From 1979 to 1995, Reynolds was an associate head coach at UC Riverside with John Masi. UCR won eight CCAA titles and made the NCAA tournament 10 times, including three Elite Eight appearances.
Reynolds played at UC Riverside where he was a conference most valuable player in basketball. He graduated from UCR with a degree in urban studies in 1976 and later earned his master’s degree in education from Azusa Pacific in 1993.
Ben Riley
Assistant Coach
Ben Riley joins the Cal State Stanislaus men’s basketball coaching staff for his first year this season. Riley will bring a wealth of experience to the Warriors as both a coach and a player.
Riley comes to CSUS after four years as head coach of the Lassen Community College men’s basketball squad. Riley led the team to a conference championship in 2007-08 and was named conference coach of the year for his and the team’s efforts. While at Lassen CC, Riley served for two years on the California Community College Men’s Basketball Coaches Association executive board as the Golden Valley Conference representative.
Riley worked locally for three years as an assistant coach at Modesto Junior College from 2002 to 2005, and before that, Riley was a graduate assistant at University of Pacific to former Cal State Stanislaus head coach Bob Thomason, who has led the Pacific Tigers to multiple NCAA Division I Tournament appearances, Big West Conference championships, and has been named Big West Conference Coach of the Year on five occasions.
Riley had a prolific playing career as a high-scoring shooter at Mendocino College in Ukiah, and at NAIA-member College of Idaho. He led his College of Idaho team to a total of 48 wins in two years and an appearance in the NAIA National Championship Tournament. Riley set the single-season school record for 3-pointers by hitting 106 shots from behind the arc. At Mendocino College, Riley led all California community colleges with 27.3 points per game as a sophomore and set single season records in scoring with 763 points and in free-throws by making a 168.
Riley graduated from the University of Pacific in 2003 with a master’s degree in sports sciences. He received his bachelor’s degree in sports management from the College of Idaho in 2000.
