Steve Pezzola
Director
Coach Steve Pezzola, current President of Salesian College Preparatory just completed his 14th season as the Head Girls Basketball Coach for the Pride. Pezzola holds an impressive 354-86 win/loss record with an average win percentage of over 80%.
During the 2022-2023 season, Pezzola lead the Pride to a 27-5 record, the TCAL Rock Championship, the prestigious NorCal Open Division Championship and the team finished as NorCal Open Division Runner-up and 6th in the State according to CalHiSports. During the 2021-22 season, Pezzola lead the Pride to a 21-5 record as well as the TCAL Rock Champions, NorCal Division I Champions, and State Division I Champions. Pezzola has led the team to two NorCal Division IV Championships, one NorCal Open Division Championship, and the NorCal Division 1 Championship in 2022 . He has won the Division IV NCS title four times, NCS Division III title three times, and most recently the NCS Open Division title as well as the 2022 Division I State Championship Title.
Coach Pezzola has accumulated the following accolades over the years:
· The Bay Area News Group East Bay Girls Basketball Coach of the Year
· NorCal Preps NCS Coach of the Year
· 2x - Prep2Prep NCS Coach of the Year
· NorCal Preps Division IV Coach of the Year
· 2x - Cal High Sports State Division IV Coach of the Year
· East Bay Times Coach of the Year
· Cal Hi Sports Coach of the Week
· Cal Hi Sports Coach of the Year
· California Coaches Association State Coach of the Year