Nike Basketball Camp at Cal State Fullerton

Camp Coaches

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  John Bonner

  Camp Director

  Seattle University has hired John Bonner to be the seventh head coach of the women’s basketball program Vice President for Athletics Shaney Fink announced.

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  John Bonner

  Camp Director

  Bonner brings a wealth of leadership and a proven track record to First Hill with a decade of head coaching experience across the Division I and II levels. Bonner took his expertise to the Division I level last May, taking over the Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball program, where he led the Titans to their best season this millennium, posting an 18-win season and advancing to the Big West Conference Tournament quarterfinals in his first season.
  

  Bonner quickly turned the Fullerton program around, leading the Titans to a top five finish in the Big West behind its most conference wins (13) since the 1990-91 season with 11 underclassmen on its roster. The Titans ranked first in the conference averaging 71.8 points a contest and 39.9 rebounds per game, including a conference leading 18.6 offensive rebounds per game. On the defensive end, Fullerton led the conference with 480 steals, averaging 15.5 per game, and limited teams to 66 points per game while pacing the league with an 8.65 turnover margin.

  Fullerton produced three All-Big West student athletes in 2025-26 under Bonner, with sophomore Cristina Jones capturing Co-Big West Best Hustle Player of the Year, All-Big West first team and all-defensive team honors. Kya Pearson earned an All-Big West honorable mention and Nicole Steiner was honored to the six-woman All-Big West freshmen team.

  Bonner proved just as effective in elevating CSU Dominguez Hills, leading the Toros to two 30+ win seasons including a 2025 NCAA Division II Tournament championship appearance, the first in program history. He accumulated a 141-96 record while at the helm of Dominguez Hills while guiding the program to 97 conference victories, securing a conference regular season and tournament title in his final season.

  Prior to Dominguez Hills, Bonner was an assistant at Fresno Pacific from 2010-16 where he helped lead the program to one of its best seasons since the early 2000s. During his tenure, Fresno Pacific produced two All-Americans while Bonner played a pivotal role in recruiting and scouting for the program.

  Bonner got his coaching start as a student assistant at Fresno State where he aided the program in skill development while being a part of multiple NCAA tournament teams.

  A native of Bakersfield, Calif., Bonner earned both his bachelor’s degree in psychology and master’s degree in counseling from Fresno State.

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  David Elliott

  Assistant Camp Director

  Seattle University women’s basketball head coach John Bonner has announced the hiring of David Elliott as associate head coach of the program, who will spearhead the program's player development and external relations

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  David Elliott

  Assistant Camp Director

  Elliott, who brings with him a wealth of coaching experience to Seattle U, joins Bonner from CSU Fullerton, where he helped elevate the Titans to one of their best seasons in over 30 years. In a single season, the Titans saw 18 wins, and a 13-7 record in conference play. It was the program’s second winning season since 1990-91 and most conference wins since that same year.

  Prior to joining Bonner’s previous staff, Elliott coached at Cal State Los Angeles for six seasons (2019-2025) while leading the recruiting efforts of the Golden Eagles. Under his assistance, CSU Los Angeles returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time in nearly a decade in 2023. Elliott and the Golden Eagles earned back-to-back NCAA appearances during his tenure.

  As the program’s recruiter, Elliott coached two California Collegiate Athletic Association Freshman of the Years in Lily Buggs and Nicole Flennaugh. Flennaugh went on to earn All-American honors while Buggs was tabbed All-Region in two seasons at CSULA.

  In his first four years at Cal State LA, the Golden Eagles went 69-46 and 54-31 in league play.

  On the international stage, Elliott served as an assistant coach for the Women’s Mexican National team in the Americup in Chile.

  Elliott saw coaching stops at Cornell, Denver, Knox College, Columbia and St. John Fischer. While at Cornell and at Denver, Elliott led oversight of recruiting, boasting top recruiting classes in both the Ivy and Summit Leagues.

  Elliott got his coaching start at St. John Fischer, where he started delving into the world of recruiting. One of his recruiting classes would eventually lead the school to a 2015 Empire 8 conference championship and back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances.

  A native of Tucson, Ariz., Elliott earned his bachelor’s in microbiology from the University of Arizona. He also earned his Master’s in organizational learning and HR development from St. John Fischer College.