| Austin Claunch | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | UTSA |
| Current Conference: | The American |
| Current Record: | 1–2 |
| Birth Date: | November 17, 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Player Years1: | 2008–2012 |
| Player Team1: | Emory |
| Admin Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Admin Team1: | George Mason (director of player development) |
| Coach Years1: | 2013–2015 |
| Coach Team1: | Clemson (graduate assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 2016–2018 |
| Coach Team2: | Nicholls State (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 2018–2023 |
| Coach Team3: | Nicholls |
| Coach Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Coach Team4: | Alabama (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team5: | UTSA |
| Overall Record: | 91–63 |
| Tournament Record: | 0–1 (NIT) |
| Championships: | 2 Southland regular season (2021, 2022) |
| Awards: | Southland Coach of the Year (2021) |
Austin Claunch (born November 17, 1989) is an American college basketball coach. He has served as the head coach at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) since 2024.[1]
Claunch played four years at Emory, where he was a three-time First Team All-University Athletic Association selection, finishing his career with the Eagles as the school's all-time assists leader, and ranking eighth all-time in career points.[2]
After graduation, Claunch spent the 2012–13 season as the director of player development under Paul Hewitt at George Mason, and from 2013 to 2015 served as a graduate manager at Clemson before being named the assistant video services director for the Tigers for the 2015–16 season.[3]
Claunch earned his first collegiate assistant coaching position at Nicholls State, joining Richie Riley's staff.[4] [5] After two seasons as an assistant, he was elevated to the head coaching position at Nicholls when Riley accepted the head coaching position at South Alabama.[6]
Claunch was named the head coach of UTSA on March 17, 2024.[1]