Carter Shaw, a longtime NCAA Division I assistant coach who has been a major part of several successful programs, has been named the head women’s basketball coach at Cal State L.A., Director of Athletics Dan Bridges announced.
In 16 years as an NCAA Division I assistant coach, Shaw has been a part of nine regular-season championships, seven conference tournament titles and nine trips to the NCAA Tournament. He had coaching stints at the University of Utah, Colorado State, UC Santa Barbara, Ball State, Colgate and UC Riverside.
He enjoyed a particularly successful six-year run at UC Santa Barbara for retired head coach Mark French when the Gauchos won five regular-season titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament four times. The highlight was a trip to the Sweet Sixteen in 2004.
"We’re extremely pleased to welcome Carter as our new head coach," Bridges said. "We believe Carter’s affiliation with successful programs throughout his career has enabled him to develop excellent recruiting contacts and we were impressed with his passion for student success. Everyone I spoke to about Carter talked about his organizational skills and how well he relates to the student-athletes."
Shaw got his introduction to collegiate coaching as a men’s basketball volunteer for former University of Utah coach Rick Majerus. He later became an assistant coach for Utah’s women’s team from 1997-2000 and helped the Utes to a pair of Western Athletic Conference titles in three years.
He then went to Colorado State, where he was on a national top-25 program that went 49-14 over two seasons.
Shaw then spent six years with UC Santa Barbara, where he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for six seasons for French, who retired following the 2008 season. Shaw then spent time at Ball State, Colgate and UC Riverside.
"I want to thank President Covino, Dr. Bridges, Dr. Sheila Hudson and the search committee members for selecting me as the next head women’s basketball coach at Cal State L.A.," Shaw said. "I look forward to building a program that will represent the Cal State L.A. community on and off the court. I was drawn to Cal State L.A. because it strives to help people maximize their potential and is a place where strong relationships are built. It’s evident in the rich diversity, sense of purpose and clear commitment to excellence that Cal State L.A. is an attractive place for student-athletes who are serious about success."
Cal State L.A. finished the 2013-14 season with a 17-11 overall record and advanced to the semi-finals of the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament.
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