Head Coach Jarrod Bradley
Jarrod
Bradley was born in Los Angeles, California, but was raised on both the east and
west coasts. He played basketball, baseball and tennis as a youngster in
Williamsburg, Virginia, and later in his high school years at Etiwanda High
School in the San Gabriel Valley.
Jarrod
moved to Santa Barbara in 1993 to attend the University of California, where he
graduated with honors in 1998 with a B.S. in geophysics and a minor in athletic
coaching. He was selected ‘Outstanding Athletic Coaching Graduate’ his
senior year at UCSB. A year later he earned his Master's Degree in Education and
Single Subject Teaching Credential and began his tenure at San Marcos High
School.
Jarrod’s experience coaching began at 17 when he coached two tee-ball teams for the City of Rancho Cucamonga. He is now entering his tenth year teaching physics and ninth year coaching boys’ basketball and is only the fifth head coach in San Marcos history. In his first two seasons as head coach his teams have compiled an overall record of 35-21. In addition, Jarrod has led the Royals to a CIF playoff victory in each of the last two seasons and last year his team led Channel League in scoring differential.
Jarrod feels a responsibility to uphold the tradition of fine coaching for many years to come and hopes to bring a renewed sense of excitement and enthusiasm to playing basketball in the recently renovated Thunderhut.
In addition, Jarrod has coached the varsity boys’ tennis team the past seven years at San Marcos, where he has guided the team to the playoffs each season.
Jarrod resides in Santa Barbara where he owns and operates a successful local business.
Jeff Lavender
Varsity Assistant Coach
Coach Lavender grew up in Pilot Rock, Oregon, where he earned first team All-State honors in basketball and was a state champion in the high jump, with a personal best of 6'10". He attended Westmont College in 1979 and graduated having scored the seventh most points in the history of the program.
After graduation, he married his college sweetheart Mara, and they traveled to Germany where Jeff played basketball professionally in Darmstadt. It was in Germany that Jeff caught the coaching "bug" and he eventually returned to Westmont to coach with Chet Kammerer and Randy Pfund. After a year as a Westmont assistant, Jeff began his high school coaching career.
Coach Lavender coached at San Marcos from 1987 until 1996 where his teams won two Channel League Championships and advanced to the CIF Finals in 1989. During his ten year tenure at Santa Barbara High School his teams won five Channel League Championships. Coach Lavender is a seven-time Channel League Coach of the Year and is lives with his wife Mara and their four children, Larissa (18), Marina (15), Treyson (10) and Janika (7).
Devin Uyesaka
Junior Varsity Head Coach
Devin is entering his second year as a head coach at San Marcos High School. Last year, he guided the frosh/soph team to a city championship and a winning record in his first year coaching. Devin is the youngest of three brothers, all of whom played basketball at San Marcos.
Devin is a former All League point guard and ASB President who guided the Royals to winning records during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. A tough, hard-nosed defender, he led the league in charges drawn while leading his team in steals. Offensively, Devin had an impressive 3 to 1 assist to turnover ratio and was the quintessential point guard, always looking to involve his teammates.
He was selected team captain all four years at San Marcos where he also won Most Valuable Player once. He was also voted Most Inspirational Player three seasons in basketball and his senior year on the Varsity Tennis Team.
Devin is a positive, enthusiastic coach who is committed to player development. Devin currently attends Santa Barbara City College where he is a sophomore.