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Donny Guerinoni Assistant Coach • Second Season at LSU
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If it seemed to LSU fans like there was a certain chemistry in the bench work they saw between Trent Johnson and Donny Guerinoni, it was just the continuation of a long relationship that started as a player and now as an assistant coach. Entering his second year at LSU, Guerinoni’s history with Johnson goes beyond coaching, as he was Johnson’s first recruit when he became the head coach for the University of Nevada. In now his sixth year as a member of Johnson’s staff, Guerinoni’s primary responsibilities include recruiting, scouting, game preparation, and perimeter skill development. With Johnson’s tutelage, Guerinoni has had a well rounded experience, having had many different assignments across various positions and was recently recognized by his peers by being nominated and voted onto BasketballScoop.com’s 2009 list of the nation’s top 20 rising assistant coaches. During his time under Johnson, Guerinoni has experienced the NCAA tournament four of the last five seasons highlighted by a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2008, and an SEC Championship in 2009. A native of Sebastopol, California, Guerinoni first attended West Valley Community College in Saratoga as a member of the men’s basketball team. There, under well-respected head coach Bob Burton, Guerinoni helped guide the team to a pair of league championships while earning the conference MVP and first team All-State honors. After being recruited by Johnson to play at Nevada, Guerinoni earned Western Athletic Conference AllAcademic honors and was one of the team’s top three-point shooters. His wolf-pack career was highlighted by making seven of nine three-pointers in an 86-85 thriller against Montana on November 25, 2000- an effort that ranked as one of the top shooting performances in the country from outside
the arc during that season. Upon graduating from the University of Nevada with a B.A. in Business Marketing in 2002, Guerinoni spent two years as an assistant at West Valley Community College under Danny Yoshikawa, while attending graduate school at San Jose State. Then in 2004, Guerinoni rejoined his former coach Trent Johnson at Stanford University. Here he began his tenure as a member of Johnson’s staff in the role of director of basketball operations and video coordinator for the 04-05 season. In this position, Guerinoni’s main responsibilities were to assist with scouting, video editing, the collection of opponent film, footage breakdown, equipment setup, camp operations, and the management and maintenance of both the video software as well as the recruiting database. In 05-06, Guerinoni was then promoted to assistant while still
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performing his duties as the video coordinator for one more year. He has been a full time assistant ever since. In total, Guerinoni has been a part of college basketball for thirteen years, five as a player, and eight as a coach.
The Guerinoni File Years at LSU: Birth Date: Age: Hometown: College:
Second March 12, 1978 31 Sebastopol, Calif. Nevada, 2002
College Coaching Experience 2002-04: 2004-06: 2006-08: June 2008-
Assistant Coach West Valley Junior College Basketball Operations Stanford Assistant Coach Stanford Assistant Coach LSU
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