Some two-plus decades after getting fired by UCLA, Steve Lavin has now been fired again.
The University of San Diego has relieved their head basketball coach Lavin of his duties, Jeff Borzello of ESPN reported on Wednesday. The move comes with the Toreros sitting at 5-10 in WCC conference play this season and just 11-17 overall on the year.
Lavin, 61, made a name for himself as a coach at UCLA. He was an assistant coach on the Bruins’ most recent national championship team in 1995 and served as their head coach from 1996-2003. During his time in Westwood as head coach, Lavin led UCLA to five Sweet 16 berths and one Elite Eight berth. But he was eventually fired after a 10-19 season in 2002-03, giving Lavin an overall record with the Bruins of 145-78 (.650).
After taking some time off to work in television, Lavin was the head coach at St. John’s from 2010-15. He posted a record of 92-72 (.561) with two NCAA Tournament berths before being fired from there as well.
Lavin then took another extended break from coaching to serve as an analyst before becoming the head coach at the University of San Diego in 2022. That marked Lavin’s worst run yet however as he went 46-79 (.368) with just one winning season and multiple years of 20 losses or more.
The former Pac-10 Coach of the Year Lavin had landed some well-known names on his staff with the Toreros. But now Lavin’s time at the University of San Diego ends with a whimper after a rotten 18-47 record in league play.
