Purugganan to lead Pierce College Women's Basketball
May 20, 2009 @ 5:30 pm
Brian Purugganan has been selected as the new head coach for the Pierce College Womens Basketball program. Purugganan comes to Pierce following nine successful seasons as the head coach for the varsity girls team at Foss High School, where he lead the Falcons to two State tournament appearances, and six West Central District Tournament appearances. The Falcons were the Narrows Bridge Division Champions in 2007-08, and Purugganan was selected as the Narrows League Coach of the Year in 2004.
Prior to his time at Foss, Purugganan was the head coach at Clover Park High School for five years (1995-2000), and at Christian Faith High School for five years (1990-1995).
Purugganan has coached with a number of AAU teams in Seattle and Tacoma, has run clinics for the Boys & Girls Club in Tacoma, and has run team camps for high school girls varsity programs. His teams have attended the NBC Camps for sixteen of the past nineteen years.
Coach Purugganan is excited about the opportunity to coach at the college level. “I consider it an honor and a privilege to be working at a level where I can be part of molding and shaping young women and preparing them for the future. I look forward to the challenge of building a winning tradition with the Raiders basketball program.”
A Tacoma area resident for the past 27 years, Purugganan was born in California, attended high school in Alaska, and went to college in Hawaii. He attended Hawaii Community College-Hilo for one year, and was a member of the state title team. Purugganan then transferred to Hawaii Pacific College, where he played basketball for three years, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science in 1982.
“We feel very fortunate to have someone of Brians caliber and experience join our staff, and are looking forward to getting the Raiders Womens Basketball program back on the map in the NWAACC,” said Duncan Stevenson, Pierce College Athletic Director. “Brian will bring a new energy, a positive attitude, and a desire to succeed to the program.”
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