| Gus Argenal | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Cal State San Bernardino |
| Player Years1: | 1999–2004 |
| Player Team1: | UC Davis |
| Coach Team1: | Arizona State (graduate assistant) |
| Coach Years1: | 2004–2005 |
| Coach Team2: | UC Davis (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 2005–2006 |
| Coach Team3: | Chico State (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 2008–2011 |
| Coach Team4: | UC Davis (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2011–2012 |
| Coach Team5: | Rice (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2012–2013 |
| Coach Team6: | Cal State East Bay |
| Coach Years6: | 2013–2017 |
| Coach Team7: | Nevada (assistant) |
| Coach Years7: | 2017–2019 |
| Coach Team8: | Cal State Fullerton (associate HC) |
| Coach Years8: | 2019–2021 |
| Coach Team9: | Arkansas (assistant) |
| Coach Years9: | 2021–2023 |
| Coach Years10: | 2023–present |
| Admin Years1: | 2006–2008 |
| Admin Team1: | UTSA (DBO) |
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Gus Argenal is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes men's basketball team.
Argenal grew up in Concord, California and attended De La Salle High School, where he was a three-year starter on the basketball team.[1] He played college basketball for four seasons at UC Davis.[2] Argenal holds the Aggies records for assists in a single game with 14.[3]
Argenal began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Arizona State during the 2004–2005 season. He returned to UC Davis as an assistant the following year.[4] Argenal served as the Director of Basketball Operations at UTSA from 2006 to 2008. He then was an assistant at Chico State for three seasons, where he coached his younger brother Justin.[5] Argenal rejoined UC Davis as an assistant before moving to an assistant position at Rice in 2012.[6]
Agernal was hired as the head coach at Cal State East Bay on May 29, 2013.[7] He coached the Pioneers for four seasons with a 35-76 record before resigning after the 2016–2017 season.[8]
After resigning, Argenal was hired as an assistant at Nevada on Eric Musselman's staff.[9] He was hired as an associated head coach at Cal State Fullerton after the 2018–2019 season.[10] Argenal left Cal State Fullerton after two seasons to take an assistant position at Arkansas, reuniting him with Musselman.[11]
Argenal was hired as the head coach at Cal State San Bernardino on May 25, 2023.[12] In his first season leading the Coyotes' the team went 27–8 and advanced to the Final Four of the 2024 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament.[13]