COACH DENKER
CHRIS DENKER
Coach
Chris has a wealth of experience in the basketball industry accumulating over 37 years as a coach, scout, advance scout, video editor, clinician, consultant, writer, and administrator. Coach Denker is a 14 year veteran of NCAA Division I basketball coaching. He was a highly successful Head Coach of the Santa Clara University and Colorado State University women’s teams. In five seasons as Head Coach he averaged nearly 20 wins per season and his teams reached post-season tournaments in four of those five years including the NCAA Tourney as well as one NIT Final Four. He was part of 5 WCC championships in 9 seasons with Santa Clara. Coach Denker began his collegiate career as an assistant coach in the Big Sky at Idaho State University.
Chris has coached professionally and internationally, serving as Head Coach and Director of Operations for the Eugene Chargers of the International Basketball League. He was selected as one of the Head Coaches of the 2007 IBL All-Star game. Chris spent the 2008 season abroad as Consulting Director and Coach of the Barnet BBC, London where he was the Head Coach of every team in the club (Women, Jr. Men, Cadets). He also spent one season on staff at Archbishop Mitty HS where they won the WCAL, CCS, & NorCal Championships and were CIF state runner-up.
Coach Denker and his company, NetScouts Basketball, provide scouting and consulting to college and professional teams in NCAA, NBA, and International basketball around the globe. Over the past four years he has been Head Coach & Director of several men’s and women’s professional teams representing the USA in international competition & tournaments in Asia. His teams include players from the NBADL, WNBA, and former NCAA all-stars. He has helped lead the USA All-Stars to wins over National Teams from Australia, New Zealand, China, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Brazil, Canada, and more. His reputation has also allowed him to assist players in signing contracts into the WNBA, The G-League, and several FIBA International leagues around the world. Recently, he has served as a consultant to pro teams in New Zealand
From 2017- 2023 Coach Denker has coached High School basketball in San Jose, CA. He helped lead Bellarmine College Prep to a WCAL Championship, CCS OPEN Division Championship, and the CIF State Playoffs at the Varsity level as well as coaching the Bells JV teams to great success. His JV teams won back-to-back WCAL Titles. The 2018-19 Bells went Undefeated (24-0, 14-0) and the 2019-20 Bells went 23-1 overall and undefeated (14-0) in WCALplay. Back-to-back undefeated West Catholic League Championship seasons has not been duplicated.
Coach then joined Pioneer HS during the shortened Covid-19 pandemic. Pioneer won the BVAL back-to-back years and advanced into the CCS Semi’s in 2020. The BVAL championship in 2021 was the first “A” League title in school basketball history.
Chris has also conducted numerous camps and clinics in the USAChinaand England. He has been an individual skill development instructor for male & female players at all levels, from youth & high school, to college & professional athletes. He specializes in shooting, footwork, and offensive skill/position development and has worked with individuals, groups, teams, and large enrollment camps. He also provides consulting to coaches regarding playbook, scouting, video, and game planning.
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