Coach Plunkett begins his eighth season as head coach of the women's basketball team at Chaffey College. Over the past five years, the Panthers have averaged 20 wins a season and have made four playoff appearances, advancing to the second round in 2006 & 2010. The Panthers have also posted an impressive 44-18 record in non-conference tournaments over the past five years, bring home 19 trophies, including five Championships. A perennial Southern California Power, the Panthers have established State-wide acclaim, ranking in the State's Top 20 for the entire 2010-11 Season. Plunkett also reached a coaching milestone in 2011, earning his 100th career win on January 15.

Plunkett takes great pride in winning with local talent and helping his players earn athletic scholarships at the next level. Sixteen Panthers in the past six years have moved on to play basketball on scholarship at the NCAA or NAIA level. Most recently, 2011 All-Conference guard Tianna Jones signed with NAIA Division I reigning National Champions Azusa Pacific University.

In addition to his duties as head women's basketball coach at Chaffey College, Plunkett is responsible for game management at football, volleyball, soccer, baseball, and softball home contests. Plunkett serves as the women's basketball sport representative for the Foothill Athletic Conference. He is also active in the California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association, serving on the executive board since 2006 as the Foothill Conference representative.

Prior to Chaffey College, Plunkett spent 11 years as an assistant coach, ten of those at the NCAA University level. Most recently he was the top assistant for the 2004-05 Cal State Dominguez Hills women's basketball team. Plunkett was in charge of team offense, strength and conditioning, and assisted in recruiting. He helped lead the Toros to their 1st NCAA playoffs in eight years.

He began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant for the California State University Dominguez Hills men's basketball team in 1995. After assistant coaching for five years at CSUDH for both men's and women's basketball programs, Plunkett went to California State University Los Angeles in 2000. There he coached the men's program for two years and served as the academic coordinator, helping the Golden Eagles with academic advisement and monitoring the teams tutoring and study hall activities. Plunkett spent another two years at CSULA as the women's top assistant and recruiting coordinator.

Plunkett received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology with a minor in Physical Education from California State Dominquez Hills in 1998 and a Masters of Science in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from California State Long Beach in 2003. Plunkett has five years of teaching experience at the university level. While at Cal State L.A. he served as an instructor of Kinesiology activity classes for four years, teaching both beginning and intermediate level courses in basketball, jogging, weight training and physical conditioning. While at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Plunkett served as a part-time lecturer for the Kinesiology department teaching motor learning, lifetime fitness, and a senior seminar in kinesiology.

Coaching at Cal State L.A. provided Plunkett with more than outstanding coaching experience. He had the opportunity to serve on the advisory committee for the Evening with Legendary Coach John Wooden program and assisted with the Billie Jean King & Friends fundraising dinner and program. Plunkett also assisted in the organization of both the Cal State L.A. and Cal State Dominguez Hills golf tournaments.

Coach Plunkett enjoys playing basketball, working out, traveling, reading, and attending church. He and his wife, Shaela, are the proud parents of two year old twins, Jordan and Naomi. The Plunketts reside in Rancho Cucamonga.

Lillie Parks was born in Lynwood, California and raised in Rialto, California. Lillie graduated from Eisenhower high in 2004 where she played basketball, volleyball and track & field. Parks Averaged 13.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as a senior at Eisenhower High in 2004-05 Parks earned two letters in basketball, four in track & field and three in volleyball also earned EHS scholar-athlete award all four years. In the fall of 2005 she enrolled at Chaffey College and played on the women’s Basketball team, where she Earned two team MVP and two first-team All-Foothill Conference honors at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Parks helped Panthers go 23-10 and qualify for state playoffs as a sophomore in 2006-07, averaging 12.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 47 percent shooting; led Panthers in scoring and rebounding both seasons. In 2007 Parks received a Basketball scholarship to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. During her career at Anchorage Lillie was the Fourth-leading rebounder (3.5 rpg) and 7th-leading scorer (4.2 ppg) for Seawolf team that posted program-best 30-5 record and advanced to NCAA Semifinals for first time, was 2nd on squad in steals (1.3 spg) and 3rd in FG% (.496) despite playing just 11.4 minutes per game, she ranked 2nd on team in rebounds per minute (.305). Soon after, she received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from University of La Verne in 2010. Coach Parks enjoys coaching/playing basketball, shopping, computers and spending time with family.

Assistant Coach Joe Murillo enters his third year on the Panther Coaching staff but has been coaching basketball for nearly 40 years. As a student-athlete, he played basketball at Chino High School, Mt SAC and Cal Poly Pomona.

Coach Murillo began his coaching career at Nogales High School in La Puente before returning to his alma mater, Chino High, in 1974 as the assistant varsity boys coach. Four years later, Murillo took over the girls basketball program, a position he held with honor for 29 years. At Chino, Coach Murillo earned a 559-250 record. His teams reached CIF playoffs 26 times in his 29 year tenure, winning 16 league titles and 3 CIF Southern Section titles. In 1986, he took Chino to the state title game.

Over the years, Coach Murillo was selected League Coach of the Year and in 1981, 86 and 88 he was named CIF Coach of the Year. In 2008, Chino High honored Coach Murillo by officially naming the gym floor in his honor. Earlier this year, Murillo was inducted into the Southern California Interscholastic Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Coach Murillo is currently retired and lives with his wife Diane. He is the proud father of five children and five grandchildren.