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 Men's
Basketball
Coaching Staff  Jeff Klein Head Coach, Men's Basketball Head coach Jeff Klein is entering his seventh season at Chaffey College. Klein has guided the Panthers to a 147 – 50 record over the last 6 years. The Chaffey Hustlin’ Panthers have recorded six straight playoff appearances, five 20+ win seasons and three Foothill Conference titles. In the six years the CHP has the best overall record in the always tough Foothill Conference. In 2001-02 Chaffey went on a 13 game winning streak and rose to #2 in the State and #1 in the Southern California Coaches Poll. The Panthers concluded Klein’s first campaign with a 25-8 record. In year two, 2002-03, the Panthers finished 27-8 and 11-3, first in the Foothill Conference. The 2002-03 season was highlighted with all five Chaffey sophomores moving on to attend four-year universities. In 2003-04, the Panthers finished 18-11 and 11-3 in the Foothill Conference. Chaffey was plagued by pre-season injuries to star players Jason Harris and Sheldon Pace. The Panthers were resilient and wound up being the number one scoring team in the south (94 ppg) and winning their second consecutive Foothill Conference title. The 2004-05 Panthers became the third consecutive Chaffey team to lead the South in scoring. The team finished with a 21-9 overall record and a respectable 10-4 Conference mark. The team averaged 99.0 ppg in the Foothill Conference and beat a favored Long Beach City team on the road 120-102 in the playoffs. The team ended the season as part of the “Elite 8” against a very formidable Saddleback squad. Haron Hargrave (Sacramento State) and Victor Michel made first team Foothill Conference. The 2005 -06 “CHP” were a special team. They won the Foothill Conference outright with a 13–1 and 28–6 overall record. The Panthers led the state in scoring at 103 ppg. The team received their highest playoff seeding (#3) in the past five seasons. Chaffey was led by Conference MVP and 1st team all state selection TJ Smith. The squad had seven players move on to four year universities TJ Smith – Kentucky Wesleyan, Vince Alvarado – Hawaii Hilo, Jason McClure and Ronnie Bullock – Dickinson State, Larry Dew – Mayville State, Mike Moreno – University of Laverne, and Carroll Wheatley – Minnesota Crookston. Last season the “CHP” finished 28-7 and 12-2 in the tough Foothill Conference. The Panthers won the Citrus and Grossmont Tournaments. The team was seeded #4 in the playoffs. The “CHP” moved six players to four year universities Brandon Price – Hawaii Hilo, Alwyn Jordan - Southwestern (Ks), Bobby Kovach – Culver Stockton, Jamar Berry – Chaminade, Chris Massengale – Cal State East Bay, Anthony Carson – Jarvis Christian (TX) Coach Klein, at age 23, became the youngest head coach in Southern California when he took the job at South Pasadena High School. Before coming to Chaffey, Klein concluded a dramatic season at Upland High School where he coached the Highlanders to a CIF Division 1-AAA title in 2001. Under his direction, the Highlanders ranked in the Top 10 nationally and won 28 games in a row. During his nine seasons at Upland, Klein led the team to three league titles and made the CIF playoffs every year starting in 1995. Klein has earned top honors in coaching being named “Coach of the Year” by the Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association (SCIBCA), Fox Sports West 2 television, the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, and the Los Angeles Times. He was also honored as the “Teacher of the Year” in 1996 from Upland High School. Over the years Coach Klein has guided many of his players to the college and professional ranks. They are Haron Hargrave (Sacramento State), Laron Williams (Jarvis Christian), Justian Hamilton (Jarvis Christian), Jabari Buchanan (CalBaptist), Calvin Afualo (Cal Baptist), Lionel Davis (University of Idaho), Corey Starks (University of Missouri, Kansas City), Chris Pacana (PBA Philippines) Prentice Harris (Cal State San Bernardino), Jeff Henry (Vanguard), Micah Johnson (Graceland University), Jason Harris (Sacramento State), Phillip Scott (Prairie View A&M), Blaise Louh (Prairie View A&M), Erik Scott (University Great Falls), Stacey Augman (UNLV – Orlando Magic), Kirk Wagner (Kansas), Wayne Womak (Arizona), Bryan Cooke (Menlo), Paul Perkins (Montana/Azusa Pacific), Matt Minehan (U.C. San Diego), Jimmy Alapag (Cal State San Bernardino/PBA Philippines), Joey Busch (Cal State Northridge), Orlando Huff (Fresno State/Arizona Cardinals, Steve Hamilton (Portland State), Desmond Penigar (Utah State/ Oldenburge Germany), Jeff Cammon (Alcorn State), Colin Strand (Principia), DeMarcus Williams (Washington), Kirk Snyder (University of Nevada /Houston Rockets), Jesse Pruitt (U.C. Davis). Klein graduated from Lawrence High School on Long Island, New York, where he was All- County athlete in football, basketball, and track. A graduate of S.U.N.Y. at Cortland, Jeff earned his B.S. degree in Physical Education in 1985. In 1989, Jeff completed his M.B.A. from the University of La Verne. Klein has hosted a very successful 50-50 basketball camp in which he has influenced many young athletes in the fundamentals of basketball. In his free time Klein enjoys spending time with his two children Danny (15) and Amanda (13) and traveling.  Jon Keller Assistant Coach Jon Keller is entering his 7th season as the lead assistant on the Panther coaching staff, and his 20th overall season coaching at the high school and collegiate levels. He has helped lead Chaffey to the best record in the Foothill Conference (67-17) with three conference championships during that time. Coach Keller brings a winning attitude as his teams have finished in 1st or 2nd place in conference in 15 out of his 19 years coaching. Keller was an All-League performer at South Pasadena High School where he both played and coached for Coach Klein. After high school, he played at Cal State Los Angeles before an eye injury cut his career short. He complete his Master’s Degree in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University in July 2001..  Prentice Harris Assistant Coach  Colin Strand Assistant Coach Colin Strand will be joining the men’s basketball coaching staff this year as an intern assistant. He played for Coach Klein at Upland High School from 1995-99 where he was a 1st Team All Baseline League selection his senior year. He graduated from Principia College where he started every game of his four-year career and set school records for most three pointers made in a game, season, and career. While at Principia, he ranked in the top 10 nationally for Division III schools in 3-pointers made and 3-point percentage. Colin is now earning his Master’s degree in Sport Science at the United States Sports Academy. He is very excited to begin the pursuit of a career in coaching and feels there are no two better coaches to mentor with than Coach Klein and Coach Keller. Explaining why he chose to coach at Chaffey, Colin explains, “These two coaches have made careers out of building programs from the ground up and they do it by instilling a winning culture and an attitude of mental toughness among their players. Not only is this coaching staff a wellspring of basketball knowledge, but also they are supreme motivators and truly care about helping each player realize his full potential. I have no doubt I will learn more about coaching than I can hope to remember this season, but I also expect to contribute in any way I can to the cultivation of success that these coaches are quickly making a tradition at Chaffey.”  Blackman Ihem Strength & Conditioning Coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||
