| Rodney Tention | |
| Current Title: | Assistant coach |
| Current Team: | Cal Poly |
| Birth Date: | 27 May 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1983–1984 |
| Player Team1: | Air Force |
| Player Years2: | 1984–1985 |
| Player Team2: | Grossmont CC |
| Player Years3: | 1986–1988 |
| Player Team3: | San Francisco |
| Player Positions: | Point guard |
| Coach Years1: | 1988–1989 |
| Coach Team1: | Skyline CC (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1989–1991 |
| Coach Team2: | South Florida (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1991–1994 |
| Coach Team3: | College of Notre Dame (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1994–1997 |
| Coach Team4: | College of Notre Dame |
| Coach Years5: | 1997–2005 |
| Coach Team5: | Arizona (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 2005–2008 |
| Coach Team6: | Loyola Marymount |
| Coach Years7: | 2008–2011 |
| Coach Team7: | Stanford (assistant) |
| Coach Years8: | 2011–2015 |
| Coach Team8: | San Diego (assistant) |
| Coach Years9: | 2015–2017 |
| Coach Team9: | San Jose State (assistant) |
| Coach Years10: | 2018–2019 |
| Coach Team10: | Palo Alto HS |
| Coach Years11: | 2019–present |
| Coach Team11: | Cal Poly (assistant) |
| Overall Record: | 48–123 |
Rodney Ellis Tention (born May 27, 1963) is an American basketball coach who currently serves as an assistant coach at Cal Poly.[1]
Tention was formerly the head men's basketball coach at the College of Notre Dame and Loyola Marymount University. He then served an assistant at Stanford University under head coach Johnny Dawkins for three years, at San Diego under Bill Grier for five, and at San Jose State under Dave Wojcik for two. Following Wojcik's resignation, Tention became interim head coach of San Jose State on July 11, 2017.[2] He held this position while the school performed its search, eventually hiring Jean Prioleau.[3]
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