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 Women's
Basketball
Coaching Staff  Gary Plunkett Head Coach, Women's Basketball Coach Plunkett begins his third season as head coach of women’s basketball at Chaffey College after spending the previous season with the Cal State University Dominquez Hills women’s basketball program in 2004-2005. Coach Plunkett has 13 years of coaching experience, ten of those at the NCAA University Level. 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 team’s tutoring and study hall activities. Plunkett spent another two years at CSULA coaching the women’s program. Plunkett received a Bachelor of Science in Geology with a minor in Physical Science from California State Dominquez Hills in 1998 and a Master’s 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. He taught 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 was instrumental in the organization of both the Cal State L.A. and Cal State Dominguez Hills Athletics Department Annual Golf Tournaments. Plunkett has a great connection to the community in which he is coaching. He has played an integral role in coordinating youth programs. He and his Cal State L.A. players participated in the “Read with the Golden Eagles” a community outreach program that caters to local elementary schools. At Dominguez Hills, Plunkett and his players ran numerous off-season basketball clinics for the city of Carson, the Carson YMCA, and the Long Beach Boys and Girls Club. Coach Plunkett enjoys playing basketball, running, snowboarding, traveling, reading biographies, and attending church in Redondo Beach. He recently married Shaela Luter-Plunkett (October 2006).  Skip Parry Assistant Coach Coach Parry is in his second year as an assistant on Coach Gary Plunkett’s staff. For 11 years prior to Chaffey Coach Parry coached high school boy’s basketball at several San Gabriel Valley high schools most recently West Covina and South Pasadena. A native of Washington State, he served in the U. S. Army for six years and went on to earn a degree in drama from the University of Washington. He pursued a career as an actor performing in summer Shakespeare festivals and was a member of the Group Repertory Theater Company located in Burbank before returning to his true passion, basketball. He has continued his education at Cal State Los Angeles where he earned a Teaching Credential in Physical Education and he is currently completing his Masters in Physical Education.  Allen Hollis Assistant Coach Coach Hollis enters his fourth season as a volunteer assistant coach at Chaffey College. He is responsible for overseeing Panther defensive systems. Coach Hollis brings a strong basketball background, competitive drive and great fundamental teaching to the Chaffey Coaching Staff. Coach Hollis started his coaching career as an assistant with the powerful Verbum Dei High School boy’s program where they achieved five league championships and three 4A CIF Championships in a row during his tenure. Coach Hollis went on to coach at various levels with NJB, Montclair High School, and from 1998 to 2003 with the dominant girl’s varsity team at Centennial High School. Coach Hollis and his wife, Karen, reside in Alta Loma.  Phil Roberts Strength & Conditioning Coach | ||||||||||||||||||
