USD Men's Basketball 1982-1983

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Assistant Coaches

JOHN COSENTINO, ASSOCIATE BASKETBALL COACH

This will be John Cosentino 's fifth year on Jim Brovelli 's staff as the full time assistant coach . Along with his coaching duties, John is also the Director of Recruiting for the Torero Basketball program . Since his appointment in 1979, Cosentino has been in– strumental in the growth of the basketball program when at the same time , they moved up to the NCAA Division I level and the West Coast Athletic Conference . Prior to Cosentino 's appointment to the Torero staff he was a successful varsity basketball, football and baseball coach at University High School in San Diego. John was also the freshman coach at United States International University. Cosentino , a nat ive of San Diego, earned all-county honors in football and basket– ball . In his senior year he captained University to a California lntersholastic Federa– tion basketball championship and was named Player of the Year.

After lettering in football and basketball at Mesa College in San Diego , Cosentino went on to a scholar– ship at Adams State , Colorado, and San Diego State University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Science and a minor in English from San Diego State in 1970. He has recently completed a Masters Degree in Education from Azusa-Pacific College . John has acted on the California Interscholastic Federation Basketball Advisory Board and has had ex– tensive summer camp coaching and counseling for John Wooden and Sportsworld , and is the coordinator of the successful USO Jim Brovelli Basketball Camp . He res ides in the Pacific Beach area of San Diego.

COACH DAVID BABCOCK

David Babcock is entering his first year as an assistant coach at the University of San Diego under head basketball coach Jim Brovelli. Dave will replace assistant Dick Satterlee (who has accepted the head coaching position at Eastern Oregon State). Coach Babcock brings with him a great deal of coaching experience in his young career, assisting at his alma-mater Grand Canyon College (1981-82) and also at Moon Valley High School where he helped direct the team to an Arizona AAA crown and a Skyline Conference Championship (1980-81). Besides coaching , Babcock played basketball at Scottsdale Junior College and Grand Canyon College . Dave and his wife Dori reside in San Diego. His older brother Pete is an assistant coach with the San Diego Clippers of the NBA. Gus Magee began his USO coaching career as a graduate assistant to Bernie Bickerstaff, while pursuing his Masters Degree in Social Science. He then joined present Head Coach Jim Brovelli in 1973. Magee also completed his undergraduate degree at USO and was a top basketball player here after completing his tour of duty with the U.S. Air Force. Gus played under legendary Coach Phil Woolpert and holds most of the Toreros rebounding records including 948 career rebounds , most rebounds in a single game (24), most rebounds in a season (344), and the single season rebound average (14.4 rpg). Coach Magee takes great pride in being involved with USD basketball since 1966 and watching it grow from a small college program to its current status as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks and the West Coast Athletic Conference. Currently working with the San Diego Youth Employment Program on a full time basis as a vocational counselor, Gus is also married to Faye and has a son , Mark. GUS MAGEE, ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACH