Eric Bridgeland
Redlands
Summary
2-Time National Coach of the Year with NCAA Division I recruiting experience, who has built and led 3 different programs to the Elite 8 of the Division III National tournament. All the successes accumulated are due to building up the confidence of young men and teaching them how to be highly successful in a group environment.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Men's Basketball Coach
University of Redlands, NCAA Division III
04.2020 - Current
* Best Season in 65 Years (25-5, Elite 8)
* First Conference Title in 12 Years
* First NCAA Tournament Win, EVER
* First Elite 8 Appearance, EVER
* Second Elite 8 Appearance in Conference History, EVER
* Highest National Ranking, #7, EVER
Head Men's Basketball Coach
Whitman College, NCAA Division III
07.2008 - 04.2020
* Graduated the WINNINGEST Class in the HISTORY of NCAA Division III (114 wins, 10 losses)
* Only FINAL 4 Participant From the W. Coast in Last 43 Years (2017)
* 2 Sweet 16's, 1 Elite 8, and 1 Final 4
* Reached #1 Ranking (in USA) '16,'17,'18
* Left the Conference with 67-Game Winning Streak
* 2-Time National Coach of the Year
(2017 D3hoops, 2018 Basketball Times)
Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator
Pepperdine University, NCAA Division I
04.2006 - 03.2008
* 2007 Coordinated the #18 Recruiting Class in NCAA Div. I (Hoopscooponline.com)
* 2008 Coordinated the ‘Top 3’ Ranked Recruiting Class for all Mid-Major Basketball Programs in USA (cbssportsline.com)
* Assumed Head Coaching Duties on January 19th, 2008. Led the Waves to a 5-9 Record with 6 Scholarship Student-Athletes
Head Men's Basketball Coach
University of Puget Sound, NCAA Division III
06.2000 - 04.2006
Last 3 Seasons:
* 69-10 Record vs. NCAA Division III Competion
* Defeated Div. 1 UC Riverside 115-111
* #2 Winning Percentage In all of NCAA Division III
* 2 Sweet 16's and 1 Elite 8
Other Assistant M. Basketball Assistant Positions
NCAA Institutions
04.1994 - 07.1999
* California State University, Bakersfield (NCAA Div. II) 1998-1999
* Lewis and Clark College (NCAA Div. III) 1997-1998
* Colorado School of Mines (NCAA Div. II) 1996-1997
* Stephen F. Austin State (NCAA Div. I) 1995-1996
* University of West Florida (NCAA Div. II) 1994-1995
Education
Master of Science - Psychology
University of Phoenix
08-2019
Bachelor of Arts - History
University of Manitoba
05-1993
Skills
- Creator of Elite Relationship-based Cultures
- Builder of Nationally Competitive Programs in Environments That Haven't Won Previously
- Dynamic Personality and Speaker
- Elite Fundraiser
Fundraising
Redlands
Created, Produced and Directed Year-a-Round Bulldog Men's Basketball Camps and Clinics 2000-present, Generating $40,000 to Supplement MBB Budget
Raised $45,000 for MBB Foreign Trip to Costa Rica, 2023
Whitman
Alumni Recruitment and ‘Friend-Raising’, Resulting in 20k+ Donations Annually
Created, Produced and Directed Over 50 WC ‘Together We Can’ Leadership Camps and Clinics in Eastern Washington to Date (Kennewick, Dayton, Waitsburg, Pendleton and Walla Walla)
Founded, Created and Directed 4th Annual Men’s Basketball ‘3s ‘n Ts’ Golf Tourney in April
Raised 20k for Inaugural NCAA Foreign Trip to British Columbia, Canada (Aug. ’11), as well as 2nd NCAA Foreign Trip (Bahamas ’14), and 11k for Costa Rica (Aug. ’17)
University of Puget Sound
Raised 55k for 2 Foreign Basketball Trips (Bahamas ’03, Brazil ’06)
Organized and Administered All Logger Basketball Camps and Clinics Year Around
20k/Annually to Supplement Operating Budget
University of California, Santa Cruz
Raised over 20k Both Seasons to Supplement $4,100 Operating Budget
Created, Organized and Administered all UCSC Summer Basketball Camps
Basketball Clinician
University of Redlands Coaching Cinic, Director 2023
University of Puget Sound Basketball Coaching Clinics, Director 2003-2006
Whitman College Basketball Coaching Clinic, Director 2008-2011,18
Best of the West Coaching Clinics 2005-2009
BTI (Basketball Training Institute) 2008-2019
Championship Video Productions, (4 videos) 2018
Asked to Speak on 5 Podcasts (CoachingU Live)
Speaking Engagements
Redlands Rotary 2024
4-Time Keynote Speaker at Friends of Walla Walla Annual Fundraiser 2011,12,17,18
Walla Walla Women’s Club 2012
Blue Mountain Community Foundation 2011
Walla Walla Exchange Club 2009
BTI College Prep/Life Skills Seminar (Pasadena, CA), Annually 2008-Present
Key Technology 2016
CampFire 2017
Nelson Irrigation 2018
Baker Boyer Bank
Notable
NCAA Representative Experience
NCAA West Region Representative, Mens Basketball 2023-present
NCAA West Region Representative, Men’s Basketball 2011-2013
Member of National Association of Basketball Coaches 2003-Present
Participant/West Region Representative on NCAA Division III 2013
Tournament Selection Call
NCAA Site Representative, NCAA Tournament 1stRnd (Whitworth) 2013
o NCAA Top 25 Voter 2015-Present
Timeline
Head Men's Basketball Coach
University of Redlands, NCAA Division III
04.2020 - Current
Head Men's Basketball Coach
Whitman College, NCAA Division III
07.2008 - 04.2020
Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator
Pepperdine University, NCAA Division I
04.2006 - 03.2008
Head Men's Basketball Coach
University of Puget Sound, NCAA Division III
06.2000 - 04.2006
Other Assistant M. Basketball Assistant Positions
NCAA Institutions
04.1994 - 07.1999
Bachelor of Arts - History
University of Manitoba
Master of Science - Psychology
University of Phoenix
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