Ron DuBois has been hired by UC Santa Cruz for the 2012-13 season in his first campaign as the programs head men’s basketball coach.

DuBois has spent time working at a variety of levels including four seasons in the NBA, seven seasons in the NCAA (Division I, Division II, and Division III), and was a head coach of four different teams.  His diverse background also includes coaching internationally recognized FIBA teams.  Most recently, he was the associate head coach at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN.  While at Rhodes he helped rebuild the program leading them to the best conference record they have posted in 20 years.

Originally from Lodi, CA, DuBois played basketball and was a team captain at Arizona State University where he received his B.A. and M.A. in 2001.  DuBois and his wife, Rebecca, will be living in Santa Cruz with their one year old son Louis.