Arturo Ormond is in his second season as an associate head coach at EWU after spending two seasons at the University of Texas-El Paso. In the 2021-22 campaign, he helped guide the Eagles to a record of 18-16 (11-9 in Big Sky Conference play). Ormond has extensive coaching experience at all levels of basketball, including coaching stints at five NCAA Division I universities.
“I’m excited for Arturo to join our family here at EWU,” said Eastern head coach David Riley prior to the 2021-22 season. “Arturo’s coaching experience at multiple Division I schools, along with his player development track record, will be a huge asset to the program.”
He became an assistant for Rodney Terry at UTEP on May 10, 2019. The Miners won 17 games during the 2019-20 campaign, nine more than the previous season, while more than doubling its Conference USA wins. The Miners posted their first winning season in four years, and made a return to the C-USA Tournament during the 2019-20 season. UTEP finished with a 13-4 record in the Haskins Center, the most home wins in four years.
In 2020-21, UTEP finished 12-12 overall and 8-8 in Conference USA. Among the players he coached was Bryson Williams, who was named to the 2020 All-C-USA first team and 2020 District 11 NABC first team. Souley Boum earned all-conference honors in 2021.
Ormond served as an assistant coach at Fresno State (2002-2005), Centenary College (1999-2002), University of Maryland Eastern Shore (1997-1999), University of Texas-Pan American (1995-1997) and Tuskegee University (1994-1995).
During Ormond’s three seasons at Fresno State, the Bulldogs won 50 games overall and 32 league games. Fresno State went 20-8 overall and 13-5 in the Western Athletic Conference during the 2002-03 campaign.
He also served as varsity boys basketball head coach at Edison High School in Fresno, Calif., for five years (2006-2010). He compiled a 119-34 record, while winning three Valley Championships (2007, 2008, 2009). Ormond was named the 2009 Fresno Bee Coach of the Year for Boys Basketball.
Ormond began his coaching career as an assistant boys’ basketball coach at Farragut High School (1993-1994) in Chicago, Ill.
Besides coaching at the collegiate and high school levels, Ormond has substantial experience in the Grassroots AAU Basketball world. Ormond has served as a coach and player development coordinator for Team Superstar in California.
Ormond was a two-year letterwinner at Texas-Pan American (now UTRGV) during the 1989-90, 1991-91 seasons. He graduated from Texas-Pan American with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology in 1991 and a master’s degree in education in 1993.
