Fremont Native Hired as Las Positas College Men's Basketball Coach

Announcement submitted by Las Positas College:

Building on the groundwork set by Lon Rork, the Las Positas College men’s basketball team will be under new leadership when the 2015-2016 season tips off.

James Giacomazzi, a Livermore resident, was most recently the coach of the Cosumnes River Hawks, whom he led to 209 victories over 11 years. He will become the third coach in the Las Positas Hawks’ nine-year history.

“We are thrilled to have James as our new head coach,” said LPC Athletic Director Dyan Miller. “He is the right man for the job. His strong experience at the community college level makes him the perfect fit for what we’re trying to accomplish here at LPC. I’m confident in his experience in coaching, recruiting and helping student-athletes to grow and succeed. Our men’s basketball program is in good hands and I am confident that the Hawks will soar to new heights under his leadership.”

“I am really looking forward to teaching and coaching at Las Positas College,” said Giacomazzi, who will take over the team this summer and teach full-time in the Kinesiology Department. “Once I stepped foot on campus, I knew this place was special. LPC is the only college I would have left Cosumnes River College for.”

At Cosumnes, Giacomazzi led the Hawks to two Big 8 Conference titles, reached the postseason six times and made five appearances in the Sweet 16. In 2014-2015, he was named the conference coach of the year for the second time after notching a 23-8 overall record.

“I’ll always cherish my time at CRC,” said Giacomazzi. “It was the school that gave me my first shot as a head coach. They took a chance on a 28-year-old assistant coach and I will always be grateful. I am very pleased that I am leaving the program in a great position to have continued success. The last 11 years has prepared me for this moment and I am thrilled and eager to lead LPC to becoming one of the elite programs in the state.”

In 18 years, seven of which were spent as an assistant coach at San Jose City College, Giacomazzi has coached five all-state first-team players. Sixty of his players have transferred to four-year colleges with scholarships (18 Division I, 42 Division II/NAIA) and six of his players have played professionally.

“I can’t wait to work with our guys and teach them my system of offense and defense,” he said. “But even more than that, I want my players to be good husbands and fathers one day, and teach them more than just basketball. I am excited for the opportunity to build a program here in Livermore, the city in which my family and I have resided for the past six years.”

Giacomazzi grew up in Fremont where he played basketball at Washington High School. He later played at San Jose City College and University of California Riverside.

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