Long Beach State University Athletics
Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Michelle Augustavo begins her first season as an assistant coach at Long Beach State in 2016-17.
Augustavo is familiar with the Big West as she comes to LBSU after spending the last four years as an assistant at UC Irvine. In addition to her game day coaching duties, Augustavo was the primary recruiting coordinator and managed on-court player development. She also served as the UCI Youth Camp Director, facilitated community outreach and created fundraising campaigns during her time with the Anteaters.
Prior to her stint at UCI, Augustavo was the director of operations at Denver (2011-12) and an assistant coach at Sacramento State (2010-11). She was the academic coordinator, while she also assisted with recruiting and player development for the Hornet program. Augustavo started her coaching career at Seattle U, working under head coach Joan Bonvicini in 2009-10.
Augustavo had a successful collegiate career where she was a two-time team captain at Washington. As a senior, she was a Pac-10 All-Academic selection and earned the 101 Club Scholar Athlete Award. Augustavo, who played two years at San Diego before transferring to UW, set the Toreros' single-game scoring record with 42 points against Clemson.
A native of Seattle, Augustavo graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature, and a minor in Education in 2009. She went on to earn her master's degree in Coaching and Athletics Administration from Concordia University (Irvine) in 2014.
