Mark Trakh
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Mark Trakh is the current University of Southern California women's basketball coach.
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Born May 31, 1955.
Assistants Derek and Jody (Anton) Wynn. He is godfather to their daughter Jada.
Hired by USC to replace Chris Gobrecht on April 14, 2004, Trakh has quickly turned the USC women's basketball program around. In his first two seasons, he led the Women of Troy to the NCAA tournament in 2005 and 2006 after a seven-year absence. Unfortunately, USC fell in the second round both times; in 2005, the Women of Troy beat first-round foe Louisville but were were turned back by a last-second basket by eventual NCAA championship runner-up Michigan State in a closely contested game.
In 2005-2006, Trakh's Trojans went 19-12 for fourth place in the Pac-10.
In 2004-2005, the Women of Troy were 20-11, good for a second-place conference tie.
On January 26, 2007, Trakh earned his 250th career win as USC defeated Washington State, 65-47.
Before his stint at USC, Trakh spent 11 years at Pepperdine, and while at the helm of the Waves, led them to a 199-123 (.618) overall record and six postseason appearances: NCAA tournament in 2000, 2002, and 2003; WNIT in 1999, 2001, 2004. Pepperdine won four league titles in his last six years there. For his efforts, he received WCC Coach of the Year honors twice, in 1999 and 2002. And he accomplished all this while boasting a 100 percent graduation rate.
For more information, see: Mark Trakh at USCTrojans.com and Back on Trakh at the Daily Trojan.
