Greg Clink is in his second year as head coach of the Chico State men’s basketball program. In his first season at the helm, the former Wildcats player and assistant coach took the first step toward returning Chico State to the upper reaches of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) standings, guiding the ’Cats to an 8-19 record in 2008-09. Besides being the most wins posted by a Wildcats squad in three years, the gritty, fast-paced style employed by Clink insured that Chico State was never out of any contest (the Wildcats logged four overtime games last season and lost five games by four points or less).
The 11th head coach in the 94-year history of Chico State basketball, Clink was no stranger to the Wildcats program when he replaced 21-year coaching legend Puck Smith. Playing under Smith, Clink was part of the Chico State’s last three conference titles from 1992-94, earning a trip to the NCAA Championship Tournament West Regional in 1992-93 and the team’s Most Inspirational Player award following his senior year. Clink remained with the Chico State program, serving as an assistant coach under Smith during the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons.
Clink 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 Community College (where he played his first two years of college ball), 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 began his second stint as an assistant coach at UC Davis in 2000, helping lead the Aggies through the challenging transition from Division II to Division I through his primary duties of recruiting, scouting, and player development. He remained part of the UC Davis coaching staff (becoming the Aggies’ associate head coach in 2006) until he was hired to take over the Chico State men’s basketball program in April, 2008.
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.
Gus Argenal is in his second season as Chico State's head assistant men’s basketball coach.
Prior to joining the Wildcats, Argenal spent the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons at the University of Texas-San Antonio as the program's operations coordinator. He was responsible for film exchange, recruiting coordination, on-campus visits, strength and conditioning, academics, and compliance.
Argenal was previously at UC Davis, where he played for and then coached with current Wildcats head coach Greg Clink, who was an assistant coach there. He started 51 games at point guard during his playing career at UC Davis from 1999-2004. He ranks fifth all-time in Aggies history with 274 assists and holds the single-game record of 13. During his final two seasons with the Aggies, Argenal was among the league leaders in assist-to-turnover ratio with a 2.5-to-1 mark. He served as an assistant coach at his alma mater during the 2005-06 season.
Argenal began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at Arizona State University during the 2004-05 season. At ASU, Argenal assisted in various components of the Sun Devils program, including film exchange and editing, scouting, and compliance.
A 1999 graduate of Concord's De La Salle High School, Argenal received his bachelor of arts degree in history from UC Davis in 2004. He completed his graduate work at Arizona State in less than one year, earning a master's degree in education in 2005.
Argenal is married to the former Hannah Turner, who also played basketball at UC Davis. The couple has a son, Bo, born this past July.
Colin Carr is in his third season on Chico State’s coaching staff following a successful playing career with the Wildcats.
After transferring from Shasta Community College, Carr helped lead the Wildcats to consecutive trips to the NCAA Championship Tournament in 2003-04 and 2004-05. Carr’s 58 3-pointers during the 2004-05 season are tied for the 11th most in Chico State single-season history. His hustle and determination made him a fan favorite.
Carr is currently completing his degree in liberal arts. He plans to continue his studies in graduate school and eventually become a head coach at the collegiate level. Carr is originally from Redding and graduated from Shasta High School in 2000. He went on to play basketball at Shasta College for two seasons and helped lead the Knights to consecutive conference titles.
Lucas W. Gabriel is in his second year on the Wildcats coaching staff. As a player, Gabriel helped Northern Arizona University capture back-to-back Big Sky Conference regular season championships in 2005-06 and 2006-07 and was the recipient of the Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award during his senior year. Gabriel was also part of the College of the Siskiyous’ 2005 Final Eight team.
A 2004 graduate of Tuscon, Arizona’s Ampitheater High School, Gabriel lettered twice in both basketball and golf. He was a First Team All-League selection on the court, and later went on to garner honorable mention All-Conference honors at College of the Siskiyous.
Gabriel earned his bachelor’s degree in speech communications from Northern Arizona University. He is currently working toward his masters in education.