SEATTLE – Seattle University men's basketball Head Coach Chris Victor has rounded out his coaching staff for the upcoming season with the addition of Colin Rardin as an assistant coach.
"I am thrilled to announce the promotion of Colin to assistant coach," Victor said. "Over the past two years he has proven to be a very hard worker with a great basketball mind and has become a key piece of our staff. He has developed great relationships with our student athletes and I look forward to him making an immediate impact on the court."
Rardin is no stranger to the program having spent the past two seasons as a graduate assistant with the Redhawks. He was involved in multiple aspects of the program including preparing scouting reports, team practices, individual workouts, data analytics, operational tasks and oversight of the team's undergraduate managers.
"I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to continue to work at Seattle U under Coach Victor's leadership," Rardin said. "I have enjoyed being a part of this program as a graduate assistant and form relationships with our players and staff. I am thrilled to carry on the momentum of the past two seasons and further build on our success."
In addition to his time on staff at Seattle U, Rardin served as a summer team coach for five years at Rock Canyon High School in his native Colorado, leading the JV and sophomore teams to back-to-back Metro State Team Camp Championships. Rardin was also a part of the TopConnect Graduate Assistant Leadership Academy in the summer of 2022, an opportunity granted to just 20 GA's from around the country.
Rardin played collegiately for two years at Colorado Mesa University, then transferred to Pacific University for his final two seasons. He led the Boxers in points, rebounds and assists his senior season, was a team captain and earned First Team All-Northwest Conference Scholar honors.
Rardin graduated Magna Cum Laude from Pacific with a bachelor's degree in finance in 2021 and followed with a master's degree in finance from Seattle U in 2023.
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