AT COLLEGE OF IDAHO: Scott Garson recently completed his fifth season as head coach of the Coyote men's basketball program. Garson has led the Yotes to a 129-42 record, three Cascade Collegiate Conference championships, three CCC tournament championships, five playoff appearances and a home mark of 76-10. During his tenure, home attendance has nearly doubled, with the C of I leading the NAIA in home attendance during the 2014-15 campaign and finishing second during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons.

HONORS: Garson was the recipient of the 2015 Red Auerbach National Coach of the Year Award, and has been named the 2014 and 2018 CCC Coach of the Year. In his four seasons at C of I, Garson has coached six NAIA All-Americans (Aziz Leeks, Roosevelt Adams, Joey Nebeker, Josh Wilson, Demetrius Perkins, Taylor Pruett), with Wilson and Leeks earning CCC Player of the Year honors in 2015; with Sydney Donaldson (2014), Emanuel Morgan (2017) and Leeks (2018) earning CCC Defensive Player of the Year honors. In all, 17 players under Garson have earned All-CCC honors and 13 players have been honored as Academic All-CCC selections.

POSTSEASON APPEARANCES: The Yotes have advanced to the CCC Tournament in each of Garson's five seasons, winning it in 2014, 2015 and 2018. They have advanced to four NAIA Division II National Tournaments during that span. Garson has an 16-6 postseason record, including a trip to the quarterfinals (2015) and semifinals (2018) of the NAIA Division II National Championships.

CHAMPIONSHIPS: Garson has led the Yotes to the 2014, 2015 and 2018 CCC regular-season titles and the 2014, 2015 and 2018 and tournament titles -  becoming the first C of I men's basketball teams to win back-to-back league crowns since the 1950s. His 2014-15 team posted 30-6 record, the second-most single-season victories in the school’s 105-year men’s basketball program history, while his 2017-18 team finished 30-7 and advanced to the national semifinals.  The Coyotes have climbed as high as No. 2 in the NAIA Division II Top-25 poll in each of Garson’s first two seasons and climbed to No. 3 during the 2017-18 season.  During the 2014-15 season, the Yotes led the NAIA in home attendance with a larger average home crowd than over 100 NCAA Division I programs.

COMMITTEES: Garson is the current NAIA national rater for the CCC and is a member of the NAIA Men's Basketball Executive Committee.

AT UCLA: Prior to coming to taking the reigns as C of I’s head coach, Garson was an assistant coach at UCLA under Ben Howland, the current Mississippi State head coach.  Garson served under Howland from 2004-13, working his first two seasons as the Bruins video coordinator before being elevated to assistant coach.  Garson was responsible for the development of perimeter players – including current NBA stars, Russell Westbrook, Arron Afflalo, Darren Collison, Jrue Holiday, Shabazz Muhammad, Kyle Anderson, Norman Powell, and Jordan Adams. Garson also was responsible for the recruitment of Zach LaVine, the 13th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft and current back-to-back NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion. During Garson’s tenure at UCLA, the Bruins amassed a record of 222-90, including Pac-10 titles in 2006, 2007 and 2008, a Pac-12 title in 2013, as well as Pac-10 Tournament titles in 2006 and 2008.  The Bruins qualified for six NCAA National Tournaments and made trips to the Final Four in 2006, 2007 and 2008 – reaching the national championship game in 2006.  Garson was instrumental in the recruiting efforts for the Bruins, who claimed ESPN’s No. 1 recruiting class in both 2008 and 2012.  A total of 15 players recruited or coached by Garson have been selected in the NBA Draft.

AT UTAH/PEPPERDINE: Garson spent five seasons at the University of Utah under hall-of-fame coach and mentor, Rick Majerus.  Garson served as a graduate assistant, video coordinator and, in his final year, as an assistant coach for Majerus.  The Utes won three Mountain West Conference titles and advanced to the NCAA National Tournament four times during Garson’s time there.  During the 1998-99 season, Garson served as the video coordinator and administrative assistant at Pepperdine University under current University of Washington head coach, Lorenzo Romar, for one season.
 
PERSONAL: Garson played one season of college basketball and baseball at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., before transferring to UC-Santa Barbara, where he earned a bachelor of arts in law and society.  While at Utah, he received a master of science in exercise and sports science, with an emphasis in sport psychology.  He and his wife, Amy, have one son, Sidney, and reside in Caldwell.