A heralded and respected recruiter, Vonn Webb joined the UC Riverside men’s basketball coaching staff in the spring of 2005 after two years at Fresno State, bringing with him over 17 years of coaching experience.
Webb joined Ray Lopes’ staff at Fresno State in 2003, where he assisted in all aspects of recruiting as well as individual player development.
Webb was an acclaimed coach at Washington Union High School in Fresno, CA, where he served two terms of duty, from 1995-99 and 2000-03, amassing an .850 winning percentage (182-32). During his career he helped to develop some of the top basketball talent coming out of the San Joaquin Valley, including current NBA players Chris Jeffries and Deshawn Stevenson. During his tenure he earned a pair of CIF State Championships, five section championships, seven league championships and two section runners-up.
Webb earned several honors, including California State Coach of the Year in 1996-97 and Fresno Bee Central Section Coach of the Year in 1996, 1998 and 1999.
He also has 15 years of teaching experience including health, physical education, world history, English, literature and multicultural studies.
Webb spent the 1999-00 season as an assistant coach at Wyoming under Coach Steve McClain. That year the Cowboys posted a 19-12 record and reached the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament.
Webb attended Neosho County Community College in Chanute, Kansas from 1981-83, where he was a two-year letter winner. He went on to Kansas State for a year, then transferred to Western New Mexico, where he earned his degree in 1989. While at WNMU he played football and basketball, earning all-league honors in football.
Webb is a member of the Black Coaches Association and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Away from the court he participates as a board member for the “Hope for Youth” group homes.
