Cevin Meador is in his fourth year as a member of the Chico State men’s basketball coaching staff. Since joining the team, Meador has compiled a 56-30 record along with an NCAA West Regional title, an All-American, a West Region and CCAA Players of the Year, a CCAA Freshman of the Year and 13 all-conference selections.
After reaching the conference tournament semfinals in the 2022-23 season, Meador's third year on the coaching staff brought the Wildcats back into the spotlight. Chico State went 21-9 overall and took fourth place in the CCAA. Despite taking fourth, the Wildcats were one of four teams in the CCAA to have participate in the NCAA West Regional, reaching the title game for the second time in three years.
Meador came to Chico State as the Wildcats returned to action after sitting out the 2020-21 season due to COVID-19. Meador helped coached Chico State to a 22-5 record but also clinched the program's third NCAA West Regional title in seven years and sending the Wildcats to the NCAA Elite Eight. He also coached Malik Duffy to numerous awards, including third-team All-American, both the West Region and CCAA Players of the Year, and first-team all-conference.
Meador's coaching experience expands to the Division I, Division II, and NAIA college levels, winning big at nearly every stop. Before joining head coach Greg Clink’s Chico State staff in July, 2021, he served a one-year stint as an assistant coach at Lewis and Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. Working under Head Coach Austin Johnson, Meador helped the Warriors post a 22-2 record in 2020–21, capture the Cascade Collegiate Conference championship, and finish as the national runner-up at the NAIA Championships.
From 2017 to 2020, Meador spent three seasons on the sidelines as the lead assistant coach at California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) rival Cal State Monterey Bay. He was involved in all aspects of the Otters’ program, including recruiting, teaching and logistics. He played a major role in fundraising, technology, and the team’s extensive community service efforts.
Meador spent the 2016–17 season as an assistant coach at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Oregon. The Mountaineers recorded a 24-9 record, reached the NAIA Championship Tournament Sweet 16, and finished the season ranked No. 17 in the national NAIA Coaches Poll.
Meador began his collegiate coaching career as the lead student manager at Division I Boise State. For three seasons, he prepared scouting reports, edited videos for coaches, assisted in day-to-day operations, created player edits for prospective recruits, trained student managers, and assisted in game day setup.
Since 2014, Meador has coached in a variety of basketball summer camps, including Stanford, Nevada, Santa Clara, UC Davis, and Seattle Pacific, teaching the fundamentals of basketball to a variety of age groups while also serving as a role model and educating campers on good sportsmanship and camaraderie.
Meador earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Eastern Oregon in 2017.
