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Greg Clink named men's basketball coach
New Chico State men's basketball coach Greg Clink.
4/22/2008 2:35:03 PM
CHICO, Calif. – Greg Clink, part of the Chico State basketball program’s last three conference titles as a player from 1992-94, and the current associate head coach at UC Davis, has been hired to coach the Chico State University men’s basketball team Athletic Director Anita Barker announced Tuesday morning. He is the 11th coach in the program’s 93-year history. Clink will be formally introduced at a press conference at Acker Gym Tuesday afternoon at 3:30.
Clink, the associate head coach at UC Davis since 2006, began his second stint as an assistant coach there in 2000. He helped lead the Aggies through the challenging transition from Division II to Division I through his primary duties of recruiting, scouting, and player development.
“This is a great day for Chico State men’s basketball,” said Barker. “I couldn’t be more excited to announce our new men’s basketball coach. Greg has everything we were looking for in a head coach. He’s a person of high character, enthusiasm, and integrity. He brings a solid commitment to the overall development of our student-athletes. And he possesses extensive West Coast recruiting experience.”
Clink replaces the man he once played for and coached under, Puck Smith, who recently announced his retirement after 21 seasons.
“This is an opportunity that I have waited for and dreamed of since I left Chico twelve years ago,” said Clink. “I cannot put into words the pride I feel for Chico State basketball. I had a tremendously positive experience here as a student-athlete and I look forward to helping provide that same experience to the student-athletes that I will coach.”
Clink transferred from Gavilan Community College to Chico State in 1991 to wrap up his collegiate career. He redshirted that year and then played on the 1992-93 and 1993-94 Northern California Athletic Conference Championship teams. The 1992-93 team also earned a berth in the NCAA Championship Tournament West Regional. In 1994, following his senior season, Clink was named the program’s Most Inspirational Player. He remained with the program as an assistant coach during the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons.
Clink first joined the UC Davis coaching staff in 1996-97 as an assistant to Bob Williams. The Aggies finished 20-9 that year, winning the Northern California Athletic Conference championship and advancing to the NCAA Division II West Regional.
After serving the 1997-98 season as head coach at Gavilan College, Clink rejoined Williams' staff when the former Aggie coach was named head coach at UC Santa Barbara. UCSB finished 15-13 in 1998-99, winning the Big West Conference's West Division championship, and went 14-14 in 1999-2000, finishing second in the division.
Clink was reunited with the UC Davis program beginning with the 2000-01 season, and has remained there since.
“To be able to take this exciting step in my coaching career at Chico State, and to be the person to succeed Coach Smith as an amazing honor,” said Clink. “I want to build upon the rich tradition that I experienced first hand as a player at Chico State. I have a vision for the Chico State men’s basketball program and that vision includes competing for CCAA championships and having the student-athletes in this program leave here with a degree and as life long members of the Chico State family.”
A 1994 graduate of Chico State, Clink has a bachelor's degree in physical education. He also completed his master’s degree in physical education at Chico State in 2000.
Clink and his wife, Courtney, were married in the summer of 2002. The couple has three sons: twins Justin and Tyler, and younger brother, Ryan, who was born in January 2006.
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Wildcats of the Week
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Women's Basketball
Before the 2009-10 even got underway, Chico State women’s basketball Head Coach Brian Fogel described junior guard Natasha Smith as “the key to our success.” Truer words have never spoken, as Smith has turned her already impressive game up a notch to lead the Wildcats to the NCAA Championship Tournament West Regional title game. Her efforts have netted the Sacramento native her third Wildcat of the Week honor this season.
Smith earned All-NCAA Championship Tournament West Region Team honors by averaging 14 points, 7.7 assists, five rebounds, and three steals per game during the Wildcats’ run to the Sweet 16 and West Region title game.
Friday against third seeded Western Washington, Smith scored 15 points, snared four rebounds, dished out five assists and made three steals as the Wildcats downed the Vikings 79-68. Saturday versus Humboldt State, the All-CCAA first team selection was even better, posting her second career double-double with 15 points and 10 assists, while hauling in a team-high eight rebounds and five steals in Chico State’s come-from-behind 86-76 victory over the Lumberjacks. Monday, in the regional title game against Seattle Pacific, Smith finished with 12 points, eight assists, three rebounds, and a steal while drawing the defensive assignment against Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year Daesha Henderson and limiting her to just five points on 1-of-10 shooting.
Smith, who led the CCAA in free throw percentage (.824) and assists (134), also led the ’Cats in scoring (11.5 points per game) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.44). She continues to move up the Chico State career records ladder with each contest. With one year of eligibility still remaining, Smith ranks ninth all-time in scoring, sixth in assists, seventh in free throws and 10th in career steals and 3-pointers.
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Baseball
Chico State right fielder Adam Arakawa continued his torrid start to 2010 with four more multi-hit games, finishing 9-for-15, to lead the Wildcats to a series split a four-game series at Cal State San Bernardino over the weekend. The CCAA Player of the Week one week ago, he's been dubbed the Wildcat of the Week this week.
Arakawa doubled twice, scored six times, drove in three runs, and walked three times against San Bernardino. He also recorded the 100th hit of his career and has now registered two or more hits in eight straight games and 12 of the last 13 to raise his average to .493. He is hitting .633 over his past eight games and .571 over his last 13.
In Friday’s 8-5 victory, Arakawa went 2-for-5 and scored a run. He also singled in the 10th as the Wildcats scored three runs to win. He went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored as the Wildcats dropped first game of a doubleheader Saturday. In the second game, Arakawa went 3-for-3 with a walk, double, run and two RBI. His third hit of that game was the 100th of his Chico State career. Arakawa finished the weekend by going 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored, and an RBI in Chico State’s 20-5 win.
Arakawa leads the Wildcats in batting average (.493) hits (37), runs (33) walks (17) total bases (59), slugging percentage (.787) and on-base percentage (.581). His batting average and slugging percentage are both tops in the CCAA.
Arakawa was the West Region Gold Glove recipient last season and an Honorable Mention All-American, and has not committed an error in 44 chances this season.
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