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Damon Archibald, who has NCAA Tournament experience as both a player and a coach and whose father, Lynn, once coached at USC, was named an assistant coach with the Trojans in July, 2000. He is in his third year at USC.
Archibald's main responsibilities at USC are the defense, floor, bench and recruiting. In the off-season, heads the players' individual workouts. The Trojans were near or at the top of the following Pac-10 defensive categories in 2002: steals (first), turnover margin (first), field goal percentage defense (third), three-point field goal percentage defense and blocks (fourth). USC also set school season records for steals (287) and turnover margin (5.0) last year and its .423 field goal percentage defense and 129 blocks were the second best season marks ever at the school.
Archibald came to USC after a one-year stint as an assistant at Pepperdine in 1999-2000. While with the Waves, Archibald helped guide Pepperdine to a 25-9 record and a second-round appearance in the NCAA Tournament last year.
Prior to his job at Pepperdine, Archibald worked under legendary coach Jerry Tarkanian as the recruiting coordinator for three seasons at Fresno State in from 1997 to 1999. While Archibald was in Fresno, the Bulldogs won at least 20 games each season and earned a berth in the NIT Final Four in 1998. The 1998 Bulldog team was the subject of FOX Sports' acclaimed documentary "Between the Madness."
Among the notable players Archibald coached prior to coming to USC was West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year Tommie Prince, NBA first-round draft picks Brandon Armstrong, Courtney Alexander, Melvin Ely as well as NBA players Tremaine Fowlkes, Chris Herren, Brian Scalabrine, Sam Clancy and Rafer Alston, known as New York playground legend "Skip-to-my-Lou" from his "And 1" videotape.
Archibald also worked as an NBA work-out specialist under then tutelage of NBA great Kiki Vandeweghe in 2000, preparing players like DerMarr Johnson, Donnell Harvey and Kenyon Martin (an overall No. 1 pick) for the NBA draft.
Archibald was a three-time letterwinner at Boise State , helping the Broncos win back-to-back Big Sky Conference championships and advance to the NCAA Tournament in both 1993 and 1994. Archibald completed his collegiate career at Albertson College in Caldwell, Idaho.
Archibald prepped at Corona del Sol High in Tempe, Ariz., where he was a first team All-Arizona pick as a senior. He averaged 26.0 point per game in league and led the state in steals.
As a redshirt freshman , his year was highlighted by an eight-point outburst in a one-minute span during the Broncos' 80-68 win over Idaho in the Big Sky Conference Championship final. Boise State was 21-8 that season.
He again starred in the Big Sky Conference title game as a sophomore when he scored 21 points to go with five rebounds and four assists in a win over Idaho State. He helped the Broncos to a 17-13 mark that year.
As a junior, Archibald was the team captain on the Broncos' 17-10 team and led the conference in steals (2.2).
Archibald concluded his college career as a star at Albertson College. He led the school to a 33-3 record and a NAIA Division II national championship. Archibald was named the Cascade Conference "Newcomer of the Year" and was the MVP of the national tournament and the national title game.
He finished his college career with a combined 1,147 points, 286 assists, 292 rebounds and 191 steals and earned a try-out with the Golden State Warriors.
Archibald is a product of a strong coaching background. His late father, Lynn, was an assistant under USC Coach Bob Boyd in 1976-77 before becoming the head coach at Idaho State (1977-82) and Utah (1984-89).
Archibald, a graduate of Boise State with a bachelor's degree in communications, resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Renee, their 5-year old son Bradoc and their 2-year old son, Tydan.
