Alex Pribble
American basketball coach (born 1985)
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Alexander Reed Pribble (born April 5, 1985) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Idaho Vandals men's basketball team.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Idaho |
| Conference | Big Sky |
| Record | 46–54 (.460) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 5, 1985 Greenbrae, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2007 | California |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007–2008 | California (GA) |
| 2008–2011 | Tamalpais HS |
| 2011–2013 | San Francisco State (assistant) |
| 2013–2015 | Eastern Washington (assistant) |
| 2015–2019 | Saint Martin's |
| 2019–2023 | Seattle (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Idaho |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 129–94 (.578) |
| Tournaments | 3–2 (NCAA DII) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| GNAC regular season (2019) Big Sky tournament (2026) | |
Playing career
Born in Greenbrae, California and raised in nearby Fairfax, Pribble graduated from Sir Francis Drake High School in 2003 and played college basketball at California under Ben Braun, initially as a walk-on before earning a scholarship.[2] He was part of the Golden Bears' 2006 NCAA Tournament squad,[3] and graduated in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in sociology.
Coaching career
Following graduation, Pribble served as a graduate assistant at Cal before becoming the head boys' basketball coach at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California from 2008 to 2011, where he guided the school to its first playoff berth in eight years during the 2009–10 season.[4] Pribble returned to the college ranks at San Francisco State in NCAA Division II, then to Eastern Washington in Division I. During the 2014–15 season, he was part of the Eagles' Big Sky Conference regular season co-champions and conference tournament championship, which earned them a berth in the NCAA tournament.
His first college head coaching job came in 2015 at Saint Martin's University in Lacey, Washington. In four seasons at the helm, Pribble guided the Saints to an 83–40 (.675) record, and the program's first two appearances in the NCAA Division II tournament, including a Sweet 16 appearance in 2019.[4][1]
Following the 2019 season, Pribble joined the staff at Seattle University, serving under head coaches Jim Hayford and Chris Victor.[5] On March 16, 2023, the University of Idaho named Pribble as head coach, the 31st in program history, replacing Zac Claus.[6][7]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin's Saints (Great Northwest Athletic Conference) (2015–2019) | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | Saint Martin's | 15–13 | 9–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Saint Martin's | 17–13 | 10–10 | 4th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Saint Martin's | 25–8 | 15–5 | 3rd | NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2018–19 | Saint Martin's | 26–6 | 17–3 | 1st | NCAA Division II Sweet 16 | ||||
| Saint Martin's: | 83–40 (.675) | 51–29 (.638) | |||||||
| Idaho Vandals (Big Sky Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Idaho | 11–21 | 5–13 | 9th | |||||
| 2024–25 | Idaho | 14–19 | 8–10 | T–6th | |||||
| 2025–26 | Idaho | 21–14 | 9–9 | 7th | NCAA Division I | ||||
| Idaho: | 46–54 (.460) | 22–32 (.407) | |||||||
| Total: | 129–94 (.578) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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