Justin Downer
American basketball coach
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Justin Downer is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions men's basketball team.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions |
| Conference | Pacific West Conference |
| Playing career | |
| 2011–2013 | Skagit Valley College |
| 2013–2015 | Jessup |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015–2018 | Riverside Poly HS (assistant) |
| 2018–2019 | Vanguard (assistant) |
| 2019–2022 | Cal Poly (assistant) |
| 2022–2023 | Point Loma (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Point Loma |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 77–21 (.786) |
| Tournaments | 4–2 (NCAA Division II) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Early life and playing career
Downer began his college career at Skagit Valley College, where he played for two seasons before transferring Jessup University.[1] He averaged 11.3 points per game as a junior.[2]
Coaching career
Downer began his coaching career as an assistant at Riverside Polytechnic High School and for the Under Armour West Coast Elite Amateur Athletic Union team.[3] He became an assistant coach at Vanguard University in 2018.[4] Downer left Vanguard after one season to take an assistant position at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.[5]
Downer was hired as an assistant coach at Point Loma in 2022. He was promoted to head coach of the Sea Lions after one season.[6]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Point Loma (Pacific West Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Point Loma | 21–9 | 15–5 | T–1st | |||||
| 2024–25 | Point Loma | 29–6 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Point Loma | 27–6 | 18–4 | 1st | NCAA Division II Sweet 16 | ||||
| Point Loma: | 77–21 (.786) | 51–11 (.823) | |||||||
| Total: | 77–21 (.786) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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