Zac Claus Explained

Zac Claus
Current Title:Head Coach
Current Team:Western Colorado Mountaineers
Current Conference:RMAC
Birth Place:Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Player Years1:1993–1994
Player Team1:Creighton
Player Years2:1996–1998
Player Team2:Eastern Washington
Coach Years1:1998–1999
Coach Team1:Nebraska Wesleyan (JV/assistant)
Coach Years2:1999–2000
Coach Team2:Austin College (assistant)
Coach Years3:2000–2002
Coach Team3:Portland State (assistant)
Coach Years4:2002–2005
Coach Team4:Sacramento State (assistant)
Coach Years5:2005–2015
Coach Team5:Nevada (assistant)
Coach Years6:2015–2019
Coach Team6:Idaho (assistant)
Coach Years7:2019–2023
Coach Team7:Idaho
Coach Years8:2023–present
Coach Team8:Western Colorado

Zachary Arthur Claus (born November 1974) is an American basketball coach who was most recently head coach of the Idaho Vandals men's basketball team.

Playing career

Claus played college basketball at both Creighton and Eastern Washington.[1] He also spent a year at Nebraska, but did not appear in any games for the team.[2]

Coaching career

After his playing career, Claus began coaching first at then-NAIA Nebraska Wesleyan as an assistant coach and junior varsity head coach. He moved on to Austin College before two assistant coaching stops in Division I at Portland State and Sacramento State.[3] In 2005, Claus joined Mark Fox's staff at Nevada, where he'd stay for the next 10 seasons under both Fox and David Carter. In that span, the Wolf Pack captured three-straight WAC regular-season titles and made three appearances in the NCAA tournament.[4]

After Carter's firing from Nevada, Claus joined Don Verlin's staff at Idaho. Verlin was placed on administrative leave and subsequently fired from Idaho after the school concluded he had committed NCAA violations, and the school named Claus the interim head coach in June 2019.[5] [6] On February 25, 2020, Idaho lifted the interim tag and gave Claus the full-time job.[7] [8]

Claus was fired on February 27, 2023, after Idaho finished the regular season 10–21.[9] Claus had an overall 28–88 record in four seasons.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zac Claus College Stats. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. Web site: Zac Claus - Head Coach - Staff Directory. University of Idaho Athletics.
  3. Web site: Ex-Nevada assistant Zac Claus gets Idaho's full-time head-coaching job. Chris. Murray. February 25, 2020. Nevada Sports Net.
  4. Web site: Zac Claus - Men's Basketball Coach. University of Nevada Athletics.
  5. Web site: Idaho fires men’s basketball coach Don Verlin after he was placed on administrative leave | The Spokesman-Review. www.spokesman.com.
  6. Web site: Idaho fires Don Verlin as head coach after 11-years. DALE GRUMMERT Lewiston. Tribune. Idaho Press.
  7. Web site: Idaho men’s basketball coach Zac Claus has interim tag removed | The Spokesman-Review. www.spokesman.com.
  8. Web site: Zac Claus Named Head Coach of Vandal Men's Basketball. University of Idaho Athletics.
  9. Web site: Idaho Athletics Announces Leadership Change for Vandal Men’s Basketball. University of Idaho. February 27, 2023. February 27, 2023.
  10. Web site: Zac Claus. NCAA. February 27, 2023.

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