Steve Pezzola

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 6^th 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