Hoops Elite Magazine
Getting to Know Grace
Men’s Asst. Head Basketball Coach and lead recruiter of UCLA,
David Grace talks with Hoops Elite
Hoops Elite Magazine got a chance to chat with David Grace, Assistant Head Coach and top recruiter for
the UCLA Bruins Men’s Basketball Program. Mentioning the new elite travel basketball league, Elevate
Basketball Circuit, as place that he will be coming to watch athletes for the 2015, HEM decided to outline
the career of Coach Grace.
Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
UCLA
April 2013 – Present (1 year 8 months)Los Angeles
Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Oregon State University
June 2008 – April 2013 (4 years 11 months)
• Started coaching in 1997 with Boo Williams AAU of Hampton,VA
• Has coached at AAU,Highschool,and college levels
• Grew up in Aberdeen,MD
• Dad was a referee for 35 years in Maryland
• David and wife have 6 children
U.S. Air Force
1983 – 2003 (20 years) and
part of Operation Desert Storm
David Grace begins his second season as an assistant coach at UCLA in 2014-15.
Grace has served as an assistant coach in the Pac-12
Conference the last six seasons, including a fiveyear stint at Oregon State University (200913). Working alongside head coach
Steve Alford in 2013-14, Grace
helped UCLA compile a 28-9
overall record and the 2014 Pac12 Tournament title.
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