Gavin Petersen

Associate Head Women’s Basketball Coach
University of Utah

Experience

2015 – Present: Associate Head Coach (18-Pres)/Assistant Coach, University of Utah

2013 – 2015: Assistant Coach, University of the Pacific

2011 – 2013: Associate Head Coach, University of Hawaii

2008 – 2011: Associate Head Coach, University of Idaho

2004 – 2008: Associate Head Coach (07-08)/Assistant Coach, Idaho State University

2002 – 2004: Assistant Coach, University of Hawaii

1999 – 2002: Graduate Assistant/Manager, University of Hawaii

Education

2009: University of Hawaii, Masters, Kinesiology and Leisure Science

1999: Hawaii Pacific University, Bachelors, Justice Administration

Personal

Hometown: Honolulu, HI

Family: Karen (Wife) & Breagh, Brooklyn (Daugthers)

Career Highlights

In 2024, was named as one of 20 assistant coaches ready to become a Head Coach by The Athletic, and was selected to participate in the WBCA Next Generation Institute

Has helped lead Utah to a 162-115 (.585) overall record, four 20+ win seasons, seven winning seasons, one Pac-12 Conference Regular Season Championship, and five post-season berths (three NCAA Tournaments) – helped rebuild a program that only had a 21-40 (.344) overall record in the two previous seasons combined and had not had a winning Pac-12 record in the five previous seasons

In 2023-24, assisted Utah to the program’s first Pac-12 Conference Regular Season Championship in 14 seasons and NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance in 17 seasons

Utah’s scoring offense finished nationally ranked 22nd in 2023-24, 4th in 2022-23, and 17th in 2021-22

From 2015 to 2017, helped lead Pacific to a 45-22 (.672) overall and 23-11 (.676) West Coast Conference record, two winning seasons, and two WNIT berths

From 2004 to 2008, helped lead Idaho State to three winning seasons, a 41-19 (.683) Big Sky Conference record, one Big Sky Conference Regular Season Championship, one Big Sky Tournament Championship, and three post-season berths (one NCAA Tournament)

As a Division I Assistant Coach, has recruited and coached 63 all-conference team selections, as well as three Players of the Year (2022-23 Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year), one Defensive Player of the Year, and four Freshman/Newcomers of the Year