UC Riverside Head Coach, Formerly U of San Francisco, Campbell U, Columbia U, President
@asiancoaches
Former CEO of MSM, UCSB Grad, from Hacienda Heights
Really great story. Thank you for telling it
@Jim_Alexander
. Sooo many people to thank along the way. I’m truly honored to lead the Univ of California Riverside Basketball TEAM. Our guys are ELITE young men. Proud of them all the time.
@UCRMBB
train is moving!
He used to run a company. Then he realized coaching basketball was more fulfilling - even if he got in on the ground floor.
Meet Mike Magpayo, UC Riverside's new head coach.
Can’t believe how blessed my family and I are to continue building such a great program at an incredible University here in my hometown of Southern California. Let’s keep building!! Go Highlanders!!
@UCRMBB
@UCRiverside
thank you.
What a Grand opportunity to take over the UCR Mens Basketball Program from one of my best friends and mentor
@CoachDPatrick
We have built a true family here with this team and it’s led to the success of this burgeoning Big West program.
@UCRMBB
My staff deserves much of the credit. Could not do it without them.Mike Czepil, Mike Lecak, Wayne Hunter, and Jordan Lee. All future 🌟in their own right..high character, elite coaches.
@UCRMBB
is in great hands bc of them.
@MichaelCzepil
@lecak_24
@Coach_Hunter24
@JordanJYLee
April 1, 2021
BOSTON, MA -- UC Riverside’s Mike Magpayo is the recipient of the 2021 Joe B. Hall award, which is presented annually to the top first-year head coach in college basketball.
🏆 FULL RELEASE:
Thank you
@UCRiverside
and Chancellor Wilcox. My wife Caroline, a proud UCR alum, our little guy Luka, and I are eager to keep our Team at the forefront of Big West basketball and make you all proud. We love Riverside and you all will love this TEAM. Go Highlanders!!!!!🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Unbelievable!!! Congrats to Coach Coburn!!! Another
@AsianCoaches
Coach! Well deserved what a journey. What a competitor! Portland State will be a beast to play!
So proud of our TEAM. They represent
@UCRiverside
in the best way. A GREAT group of Student-Athletes that ❤️ playing 🏀 for The University of California Riverside and the City of Riverside! Go Highlanders!!!
@riversidecagov
Thank you
@CP3
🙏🏽 Chris Paul for giving us so much of your time yesterday. Your talk with us was the 2nd best moment of the day😉Thanks
@HunchoooPizz
for sharing your friend with
@UCRMBB
and of course for that final 3️⃣🏀
Dream come true to get to talk about our UCR Mens Basketball Team and my family on the Jim Rome show. Great for
@UCR_Athletics
and our program.
@UCRMBB
❤️
@jimrome
Such a beautiful moment for our
@UCRMBB
TEAM and our local STUD Dom Pickett He has earned the respect of all of Riverside and now has earned a scholarship from
@UCRiverside
for his final season with us. Congratulations
@Dombeballin_22
. What a story!!!💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
Thank you
@emmasteinberg21
and
@SInow
I was truly honored to get a chance to spend some time with y’all. Now that baby 👶🏽👶🏽👶🏽Luka James Magpayo is born, back to 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀.
As the season opens, UC Riverside's Mike Magpayo will be the first D-I men's basketball head coach of Asian descent.
@emmasteinberg21
spoke with him about his journey to get here and the difference he's making on and off the court
I can assure you, this man
@MichaelCzepil
is going to be brilliant as a Head Coach. Sac State, you are going to love this promotion! Helped build
@UCRMBB
side by side and will do the same in Sacramento
@SacHornetsMBB
! 🇦🇺🏀☀️
We owe you everything Coach! Just tried to FaceTime you in on the celebration!!!! Thank you!!! Great great win for our program. Thank you. Bricks!!!!!!!!!
UCR 🏀🏀🏀Team is building something! Fun to be a part of this group🏴🐻! Road wins are tough tough tough,
@UCRMBB
Fellas have been up to the challenge so far. Now Finals!!! 🤓
@UCRiverside
Super cool recognition. Thank you
@SilverWaveMedia
thanks mainly to the best head coach around my boss
@CoachDPatrick
and the other best bosses I’ve worked for in my career
@KCMcGeehan
and Kyle Smith
@WSUCougarMBB
who gave me my first shot. Owe it all to them
Congrats to UC Riverside assistant coach Mike Magpayo on being named one of 50 impactful low major assistant coaches in Men’s NCAA Division One Basketball -
@coachsonic
The momentum we have created with this elite group of young men is unstoppable because of our foundation and pure joy we have being in each other’s lives. Thankful to keep our staff, a powerful, positive, and innovative group of young hustlers. Come check us out
@ucrmbb
Rooting for
@letthemplayca1
to get it done! We live in a great State with great high school basketball and the kids in California deserve the chance to play out their dreams. There’s always a positive solution.
#LetThemPlayCA
Fam Day in Manila w the Tall Black 🇳🇿Flynn Cameron on the eve of his 1st
@FIBAWC
with his fan club. Only time I’m rooting against Team USA.
Tune in ESPN2
@UCRMBB
@AlmightMoses21
Especially proud of the
@UCRMBB
TEAM for taking this game on one days notice and performing. 8th win of the year(8-4overall). We are thankful for every opportunity. 🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🙏🏽🙏🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽
Miami with another undrafted two-way addition: Florida’s own Zyon Pullin
The 6’4 guard averaged 15.5 points, 4.9 assists, 44.4% shooting and 44.9% from deep in his last college season
Heat bringing on some serious ATHLETES in this draft
Very proud to see one of our own
@UCRMBB
(Director of Operations our last 2 record setting years) here at UC Riverside get to run his own program. Congrats Head Coach Lee!!!! You were a driving force in our program and helped us reach new heights.
@JordanJYLee
#RsUp
Highlanders never trail in dominant, 85-63, win over
@UCImbb
. Pickett sets new career-highs with 6️⃣ 3pt and 22 points. Perry scores 16, Chidom & Pullin add 12 each.
#GoHighlanders
Honored to speak my mind here for the Asian and Pacific Islanders all over the United States. Thank you
@UCRMBB
@TheAthletic
and
@kavithadavidson
for telling our story.
Congratulations to Coach Mike Czepil a stud & ⭐️ in our program on this well deserved promotion to Assoc Head Coach. In the 3 years building this program, he has been instrumental to UCRs success! Also welcome aboard the big fella & former Gael Rob Jones. A winner!
@Rob_Jones22
So cool to see what this incredible AD has done for our program. Wes has built a winner at
@UCRMBB
and
@UCR_Athletics
in a short 3 years. He is dynamic and has put our program on the map. Could not work with a better Man and role model! Well deserved Boss.
@UCRiverside
So proud of what we have built at the ACA. 12 years and counting seeing many coaches progress over the years in all their respective careers! Congrats again to our 2023
@globalsande
Asian Coaches of the Year - Coach Antoine of Texas State WBB and Coach Pham of UC Merced MBB.
In honor of the late great Coach Larry Reynolds. A UCR Hall of Famer. Our team was proud to play for you and everyone
@UCRiverside
@UCRMBB
@UCR_Athletics
who came today to honor you. 🪽🙏🏽🏀
🚨 FINAL FOUR ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
It’s hard to believe this is Year 1️⃣2️⃣ of the ACA. All are welcome.
See you in Phoenix 🌵
🗓️ Friday, April 5th
📍Phoenix Convention Center (RM 228)
⏰ 3:00 to 5:00 PM MST
Use the QR code with
@allathleteinc
to RSVP!
#AsianCoaches
Grateful for this ESPN
@espn
look for our Highlander squad! Well deserved to this elite group of young men! UC Riverside Basketball growth mindset til then! 🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🙏🏽
If you don’t know
@coachsonic
of
@UCRMBB
you will very soon! A bright young rising superstar head coach that gets it on & off the court! Everything that
@CoachDPatrick
told me about him was SPOT on! Grateful for the hire & extremely qualified to teach & lead!
#winner
The final player on our Easter reveals joins us from
@UCRiverside
! He led the Big West Conference in assist in the '21-'22 season. We're excited to host Zyon Pullin (
@zyonpullin2
) at this year's PIT!
#PIT23
Today at this time as we have done the last 8 years, we would have been at the Final 4 Convention mixing it up w the force that is the Asian Coaches Association. Thanks to our supporters & sponsors!! See ya next year.
@Teamworks
@FastModel
@OLAnalytics
Things got a little crazy at the Asian Coaches Reception when one of my/our coaching idols showed. As a Filipino-American basketball coach, just doesn’t get any better than having
@MiamiHEAT
Head Coach Erik Spoelstra in attendance.
@NABC1927
@Teamworks
@FastModel
@OLAnalytics
As a coach, could not be more grateful and fortunate to have Dom Pickett, our coach on the floor, back for another year with UCR 🏀. Dom has been such a fantastic leader and builder of our program. 🧱🧱🧱
@Dombeballin_22
keep at it Stud!!!! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
LOU HENSON AWARD
National Player of the Week
BOSTON, MA -- UC Riverside’s Flynn Cameron helped the Highlanders to a pair of wins last week, averaging 22.5 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds. Flynn’s efforts helped UC Riverside reach 18 wins for the first time in program history.
Congratulations to our captain
@kyleowens0
We have been blessed to have him join us the last 2 years and he has become a pillar of UC Riverside Basketball! 💪🏽🏀💪🏽🏀💪🏽🏀
Thanks
@JUCOadvocate
and
@theliveperiod
Im truly humbled that y’all wanna listen to anything I have to say! Appreciate it, I had a great time. Thank you again. I loooooove coaching 🏀🏀🏀 at
@UCRMBB
The would like to congratulate new HC Kyle Smith, one of our our cofounders/original supporters at 1st mtg 7 yrs ago/on his new digs at Wazu! We will celebrate at Teamworks ACA Final 4 Mixer!
@FastModel
and
@OLAnalytics
sponsoring the Open Bar!
@Teamworks
One of the coolest things about coaching all over the country was my time in North Carolina coaching
@GoCamelsMBB
and getting to meet you Jamie Shaw!! Thanks for having me, it was a blast as always talking hoops and life!
@JamieShaw5
@UCRMBB
🎙NEW EPISODE 🎙
Ep. 57
Mike Magpayo (UC Riverside)
🗣 Being CEO of Multi-Million Dollar Company & Giving it up to Coach
🗣 Being 1st D1 HC Coach of Full Asian Descent
🗣 The Team, Style, Future
& MORE!!
APPLE 🔗:
SPOTIFY 🔗:
CONGRATS
@coachsonic
and
@UCRMBB
HUGE program win today and 1st Win of his long career - congrats to
@CoachDPatrick
for leaving it better than he found it and laying the foundation for guys to come in after and have success - Amazing stuff!!!
Ben! You accomplished your dream. This was your goal when you got to
@UCRMBB
and we are very proud of you! Congrats big guy.
@Adelaide36ers
Go tear up them nets!!!🏀🏀🏀💦💦💦
Florida’s Zyon Pullin quietly established himself as one of the steadiest guards in college basketball this past season.
1st Team All-SEC w/ 15.5 points and 5 assists per game while shooting 44% from 3. He also logged the SEC’s highest assist-to-turnover ratio since the ‘90s.
Thrilled to add another Stud from Down Under!!🇦🇺 High Flying 6’5 Guard Jeffrey Ofoedu is a special player w a hunger that will add energy and athleticism to our Highlander TEAM! Welcome
@JeffreyOfoedu
to the Fam!!!
You know the drill, all are welcome and all are invited to the 12th Annual Asian Coaches Mixer at the 🏀 Final Four!!
This year will be at the Hilton Americas Friday 4-6pm (Room 340)
We will celebrate the fantastic years many of our Association had this year!
#AsianCoaches
Thanks for having me
@AllAccess_Net
@CoachBurton13
. Always love sharing what a special place
@UCRiverside
basketball is and how fun this season has been for all of us. I am the luckiest Coach in the world.
@UCRMBB
🤞🏽🧱💪🏽🏀🔥
We got our guy‼️
We are excited to announce Jesse Nakanishi as the next head coach of the Hawaii Pacific University Men’s Basketball team.
#TheSharkWay
🦈
Doesn’t get much better than this. Proud of one of our own!! A super bright and forward thinking rising young Boss! Mazel!!
@CoachToddGolden
Golden Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach - University of San Francisco Athletics
Hello, Glasgow Dining Hall! New UC Riverside buildings revealed in striking bird's-eye view video. (Plus, more on when they’re expected to be finished.)
Man this isn’t getting enough play .... ground breaking and amazing for all. Also Mike Magpayo is one of the best people in this business. Happy for him.
It started as a whisper 7 years ago. (See attached) Now it’s a rumbling roar 7 years later
@NABC1927
The Teamworks Asian Coaches Reception 4:30pm Today at Convention Ctr Room200D/E Thanks to
@OLAnalytics
and
@FastModel
for the support. All are welcome. OPEN BAR.
@Teamworks
Head coach David Patrick resigns to become the associate head coach at LSU. Current Hornet associate head coach Michael Czepil will take over as the program's interim head coach for the 2024-25 season.