University of Wyoming head basketball coach
Jeff Linder announced in July of 2021 the addition of Marc Rodgers to the staff as the Director of Recruiting. He is in his second season with the Cowboys.
The Cowboys reached the NCAA Tournament in 2022 finishing the season with a 25-9 overall record. The Pokes received their first at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament since 2002 and marked the first trip to the Big Dance since 2015. The Pokes recorded 24 wins in the regular season for the most since the 1951-52 campaign.
The Pokes, who were picked to finish eighth in the Conference ranked as high as No. 22 in the nation in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches' polls.
"We are really excited to welcome Coach Rodgers to the Cowboy Basketball family," Linder said. "He has a passion for the game that will help him become one of the up and coming young coaches in college basketball. The relationships that he has developed in a short period of time since his arrival in Laramie will go a long ways in helping us develop young men on and off the court."
Rodgers spent two of the last three season at Long Beach State. He served as a graduate assistant in 2018-19 before serving as an assistant last season. Last season, he mentored
Isaiah Washington and
Chance Hunter to Honorable Mention All-Big West honors.
"I am very excited to join Coach Linder and the Wyoming Men's Basketball program," Rodgers said. "Coach Linder is one of the best basketball minds in the sport and is extremely dedicated to his program. I respect, appreciate, and admire how determined he, his staff, and his players are to improve as not only basketball players, but as a men on a daily basis. It is a blessing to at Wyoming and I can't wait to see what the future holds not only for myself, but the program."
In between his time at Long Beach State, Rodgers spent one season as an assistant coach at Fairfax High School in the Los Angeles area. He helped lead Fairfax to a Sunset League Championship.
Rodgers also spent time as an AAU coach in Southern California. He also worked in player development at CJ Hoops working with NBA players.
A native of Los Angeles, Rodgers is a graduate of Central Washington University majoring in sociology. He was a four-year letterwinner and also earned Scholar Athlete honors.