Steve Cleveland

Steve Cleveland
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Retired
Team Retired
Record N/A
Biographical details
Born 1952
Playing career
1972–1974
1974–1976
Fresno City College
UC Irvine
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1997
1997–2005
2005–2010
Fresno City College
BYU
Fresno State
Head coaching record
Overall 216–189 (.533)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MWC Tournament Championship (2001)
MWC Regular Season Championship (2001, 2003)
Awards
MWC Coach of the Year (2003)

Steve Cleveland (born 1952) is a former American college basketball coach and the former men's head basketball coach at Fresno State, Brigham Young University, and Fresno City College. During his tenure at Fresno State, Cleveland directed the largest Academic Progress Rate improvement in the nation.[1] While at Brigham Young University from 1997–2005, Cleveland led the Cougars to 3 NCAA tournaments. In 2003, Cleveland was named Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year after compiling a 23-9 record at BYU. In 2011, Cleveland stepped down from coaching and assumed an administrative post in the Fresno State Department of Athletics. In addition to his administrative post, Steve Cleveland took up broadcasting as an analyst for BYUtv Sports.

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
BYU (Western Athletic Conference) (1997–1999)
1997–1998 BYU 9–21 4–10 6th (Mountain)
1998–1999 BYU 12–16 6–8 5th (Pacific)
BYU (Mountain West Conference) (1999–2005)
1999–2000 BYU 22–11 7–7 6th NIT Quarterfinals
2000–2001 BYU 24–9 10–4 T–1st NCAA 1st Round
2001–2002 BYU 18–12 7–7 T–4th NIT 2nd Round
2002–2003 BYU 23–9 11–3 T–1st NCAA 1st Round
2003–2004 BYU 21–9 10–4 2nd NCAA 1st Round
2004–2005 BYU 9–21 3–11 T–7th
BYU: 128–108 58–54
Fresno State (Western Athletic Conference) (2005–present)
2005–2006 Fresno State 15–13 8–8 6th
2006–2007 Fresno State 22–10 10–6 3rd NIT 1st Round
2007–2008 Fresno State 13–19 5–11 T–6th
2008–2009 Fresno State 13–21 3–13 9th
2009–2010 Fresno State 15–18 7–9 5th
Fresno State: 78–81 33–47
Total: 216–189

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season & conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

References