- Pete Carroll
Peter C. Carroll (born September 15, 1951, in San Francisco, California) is the current head coach of the University of Southern California football team, having held that position since 2001. In his time at USC, the Trojans have made it to multiple national championship games (winning the National Championship in 2004 and splitting the National Championship in 2003) and have consistently emerged as Pac-10 conference champions.
- Tony Bennett
Anthony Guy Bennett (born June 1 1969 in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is an American former professional basketball player and currently the men's basketball coach at Washington State University. Bennett played for his father Dick Bennett at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay following his high school career at Preble High School. While there, the Bennetts led the Phoenix to an NCAA Tournament berth and two appearances in the NIT.
- Brandon Roy
Brandon Roy (born July 23, 1984 in Seattle, Washington) is an American professional basketball player with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association.
- Alex Brink
Alex Brink (June 2, 1985-) is a junior quarterback at Washington State. This is his second full year as signal-caller for the Washington State offense. During his college career, Brink has completed 57.3 percent of his passes for 7095 yards. He has also thrown 50 touchdowns and 28 interceptions. Despite these good numbers, Brink's teams have performed poorly. In his two full seasons to date as starting quarterback, Brink has a 10-13 record overall, and 5-12 in Pac-10 play.
- Antoine Cason
Cason comes from a family rich in sports tradition. His father, Wendell, was a defensive back at the University of Oregon (1981-84) and went on to play for the Atlanta Falcons (1985-87). Antoine's brother, Dione, ran track at Washington State. His cousin, Ken-yon Rambo , was a receiver at Ohio State (1997-2000) before playing for the Dallas Cowboys (2001-02) and New York Jets (2003).
- Ike Diogu
Ikechukwu Somtochukwu Diogu, better known as Ike Diogu (born September 11, 1983 in Buffalo, New York), is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Indiana Pacers. His parents are natives of Nigeria and moved to the United States in 1980 to pursue further education. He later moved from Buffalo, New York to Garland, Texas and enrolled in Garland High School. Diogu stands at 6 feet, 8 inches (2.03 m) tall, …
- Dirk Koetter
Dirk Koetter is an American football coach currently serving as the offensive coordinator of the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. He is best known for his six years as the head coach of Arizona State Sun Devils. Under Koetter, the Sun Devils became known for a vertical passing attack. Koetter came under fire for his lack of focus on defense, questionable halftime adjustments, and failure to win numerous big games. He holds a 1-11 (W vs.
- Sergio Garcia
Sergio Garcia (born March 29, 1980 in Torrance, California) is a infielder in Minor League Baseball who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers Triple-A affiliate the Las Vegas 51s. Garcia attended High School at St. John Bosco High School, where he played center field and was a first team all league both his junior and senior seasons.
- Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson (born 18 May 1956 in American Samoa) was a quarterback in the National Football League. Known as "The Throwin' Samoan," a nickname bestowed on him by "Spokesman-Review" columnist Harry Missildine] during Thompson's breakout sophomore season at Washington State University in 1976. He was a first-round draft choice of the Cincinnati Bengals in 1979 and played for Cincinnati from 1979-82.
- Andre Iguodala
Andre Tyler Iguodala (born January 28, 1984, in Springfield, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. He was sometimes nicknamed "Iggy", and "The Other A.I." because his initials are identical to former 76ers teammate Allen Iverson's.
- Lance Briggs
Lance Briggs (born November 12, 1980 in Sacramento, California) is an American football linebacker who is signed by the Chicago Bears, although he has claimed he will never play another game for the team due to his pending contract situation. He is currently the team's starting Weakside linebacker. Briggs, a two-time Pro Bowl contender, is known for his productive performances and controversial remarks.
- Eddie House
Edward L. House (born May 14, 1978 in Berkeley, California) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's New Jersey Nets. House attended Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. Though Arizona State could not recruit a good supporting cast, House became the all-time scoring leader at Arizona State with 2,044 points in his career and is the only player to score more than 2,000.
- Conor Jackson
Conor Sims Jackson (nicknamed Co-Jack or Action) was born May 7, 1982 in Austin, Texas. He is a first baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He bats right handed and throws right handed. He is 6'2" and roughly 225 pounds. His father is actor John M. Jackson, who portrayed Admiral Chegwidden on the show "JAG". After graduating from El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California in 2000, …
- Mark Madsen
Mark Ellsworth Madsen (born January 28 1976 in Walnut Creek, California) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. After attending San Ramon Valley High School in Danville, California, Madsen, who is a Mormon, served for two years in Spain-where he learned fluent Spanish-as a missionary for his church. As a youth, he attained the rank of Eagle Scout. Madsen credits Scouting with teaching him about leadership, character, …
- Luke Ridnour
Lucas Robin (Luke) Ridnour (born February 13 1981 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. He was born in Idaho and grew up in Blaine, Washington.
- Pat Murphy
Pat Murphy (born November 28, 1958 in New York) is the head baseball coach at Arizona State University. He has been successful, never having failed to produce 35 wins in a season. In 1998 he won the "Baseball America Coach of the Year", and in 2000 and 2007 he won Pac-10 coach of the year. Also in 2000 he was the head coach of the Dutch Men's Baseball Team at the Summer Olympics in Sydney. He left Notre Dame to take the Arizona State job in August of 1994.
- Luke Jackson
Luke Ryan Jackson (born November 6, 1981 in Eugene, Oregon), is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors. The tenth overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jackson has thus far spent most of his career on the injured list with knee tendinitis and back spasms.
- Paul Casey
Paul Alexander Casey (born 21 July 1977) is an English golfer who is a member of the world's top two professional golf tours, the U.S. based PGA Tour and the European Tour.
- Jerome Harrison
Jerome Harrison (born in February 26, 1983) is an American football running back for the National Football League Cleveland Browns. Harrison played college football at Washington State University, where he transferred after two years at junior college. Although he played most of his junior year behind starter Chris Bruhn, he finished the last five games of the year with over 900 yards. His senior year saw greater playing time and great success.
- Mike Candrea
Mike Candrea is the markedly successful head softball coach at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Under Candrea, the Arizona softball team has become one of the top programs in the U.S. and a perennial powerhouse in the NCAA. Candrea has coached at Arizona since 1986, where he has garnered over 1100 NCAA wins, along with nine Pac-10 conference titles. Candrea also has ten Pac-10 coach of the year awards.
- Robb Akey
Robb Akey (born July 24, 1966) is an American football coach, named the head coach at the University of Idaho on December 20, 2006, by athletic director Rob Spear. Akey succeeds Dennis Erickson, who left his second stint at Idaho after just ten months for Arizona State of the Pac-10. Erickson was preceded by Nick Holt, who voluntarily departed after only two seasons, compiling nine losses in each. The Idaho Vandals joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 2005.
- Todd Husak
Todd Husak (born July 6, 1978 in Long Beach, California) is a former American football quarterback in the NFL. He attended Stanford, and as the starting quarterback, led the Cardinal to the Rose Bowl in 2000, the school's first such appearance since 1972. Husak was named First Team All-Pac-10 for the 1999 season, and was named co-Most Valuable Player of the 2000 Hula Bowl. Husak threw for 6,564 yards and 41 touchdowns while at Stanford, …
- Adam Snyder
Adam Snyder (born January 30, 1982 in Fullerton, California) is a National Football League offensive guard and tackle for the San Francisco 49ers. He was drafted in the third round in the 2005 NFL Draft by the 49ers. At the University of Oregon he was one of the most dominant and versatile linemen in the Pac-10 conference and the winner of the Morris Trophy, as he played every position but center.
- Erica Blasberg
Erica Blasberg (born July 14, 1984) is an American golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She was born in Orange, California and now lives in Corona, California. As an amateur, she was a medalist at the 2000 U.S. Junior Girls' Amateur Championship, and in 2003 she reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Women's Amateur Championships. She attended the University of Arizona and was the country's #1 ranked player as a freshmen, …
- Casey Martin
Casey Martin (born June 2, 1972 in Eugene, Oregon) is an American professional golfer. He still resides in Eugene. He was educated at Stanford University, and was briefly a teammate of Tiger Woods. He was three times all Pac-10 and was a member of the University's NCAA-champion 1994 team. He turned pro in 1995. Martin suffers from a birth defect in his left leg known as Klippel Trenaunay Weber syndrome.
- Ed Hochuli
Edward G. "Ed" Hochuli (pronounced HOCK-u-lee) (born December 25, 1950 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an attorney and American football official in the National Football League. He is best known for his long dissertation-like explanations when announcing penalties and other calls, as well as his athletic physique.
- Klete Keller
Klete Keller (born March 21, 1982 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American freestyle swimmer who won medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 400m Freestyle and the 4x200m Freestyle relay. In the 4x200m Freestyle relay, Keller held off a charging Ian Thorpe in the anchor leg to win the race by 0.13 seconds. This was the first time Australia had been beaten in the event in over seven years. The American relay of Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, …
- Marv Harshman
Marv K. Harshman is a former college men's basketball coach. The Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA native coached at the University of Washington from 1971 to 1985. Prior to this, he coached at his alma mater of Pacific Lutheran University (1945-58) and Washington State University (1958-71). He compiled a 642-448 collegiate record winning PAC-8 coach of the year (1976), PAC-10 Coach of the Year (1982, 1984) and Kodak Coach of the Year for Division 1 basketball (1984).
- Barry Tompkins
Barry Tompkins (born circa 1940) is a well known American sportscaster. He is better known for his work as a boxing commentator, but he has covered football and another number of sports as well. Tompkins began his broadcasting career as a writer and producer for San Francisco radio station KCBS-AM in 1965, before being hired as sports director at the local CBS television affiliate, KPIX-TV.
- Justin Peelle
Justin Morris Peelle (born March 15, 1979 in Fresno, California) is an American football tight end who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round (103rd overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Oregon.
- Candie Kung
Candie Kung (born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan 8 August 1981) is a Taiwanese golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Kung has lived in the United States for some time. She was a three-time American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) All-American and was named 1999 AJGA Player of the Year. She won the 2001 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. While at the University of Southern California, Kung was a two-time NCAA All-American and won the 2000 Pac-10 Championship.
- Ryan Nece
Ryan Clint Nece (born February 24, 1979 in San Bernardino, California) is a professional American football player who plays for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as one of their starting linebackers. He is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame safety Ronnie Lott of the San Francisco 49ers. The Buccaneers signed him as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2002. He's considered a very intelligent, athletic and speedy linebacker, with the ability to deliver the big hit.
- Eric Valent
Eric Valent (born April 4, 1977 in La Mirada, California) is a Major League Baseball player. He has played parts of 5 seasons in the Major Leagues with the Phillies, Reds, and most recently the Mets. He bats and throws left handed. Was an All-American at Canyon High School in Anaheim, California. He had a stand out career at UCLA along side teammates Troy Glaus, Eric Byrnes, Chase Utley, and Garrett Atkins.
- J.R. Henderson
Milton "J.R." Henderson (born October 30 1976 in Bakersfield, California) is a professional basketball player who was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 2nd round (56th pick) of the 1998 NBA Draft. Henderson played college basketball at UCLA, and was a member of their 1995 National Championship team. He was named to the All-Pac-10 First Team during his sophomore and senior seasons. He is currently playing in the Japanese Basketball League for the Aisin Seahorses.
- Jeffrey Hammonds
Jeffrey Bryan Hammonds (born March 5, 1971 in Plainfield, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball player. He attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey and Stanford University in California before playing pro ball. He played for the Baltimore Orioles (1993-1998), Cincinnati Reds (1998-1999), Colorado Rockies (2000), Milwaukee Brewers (2001-2003), San Francisco Giants (2003-2004), and his last team the Washington Nationals in (2005).
- Adam Keefe
Adam Thomas Keefe (born February 22, 1970 in Irvine, California) is a former power forward in the National Basketball Association. He played for Woodbridge High School and broke records. Keefe attended Stanford University, where he earned a degree in political science while a member of both the basketball and volleyball teams. He finished as the Pac-10's fifth all-time scorer and fourth all-time rebounder. He led the conference in rebounding for three seasons, …
- Dennis Weathersby
Dennis Weathersby (born June 16, 1980 in Glendora, California) is a former NFL cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played in college for Oregon State University. At OSU he started 45 games, and set a school record of 57 passes deflected. He was named to the Pac-10 All-Academic team 4 consecutive years. He was projected to be drafted in the first or second round of the 2003 NFL Draft. However, on April 20, 2003, only three days before the NFL draft, …
- Amanda Levens
Amanda Kay Levens (born on January 24, 1979 in Belvidere, Illinois) is a basketball player who played in college and had a brief stint in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Levens played her freshman and sophomore seasons of NCAA basketball for Old Dominion University and then went on hiatus, for the 1999-2000 season. Afterwards, she transferred to Arizona State University (ASU), where she finished her college career, as a member of the Sun Devils.
- Ryan Mendez
Ryan Mendez played basketball at Stanford University from 1996-2001. He set a Pac-10 record for most consecutive free throws (49) made during the 2000-01 season. Luke Ridnour of Oregon broke that record in 2003 with 62. Here's a look at some of Mendez's other places in the Stanford and Pac-10 record books: Category No./pct. Rank<br> Career 3-pt. pct. 178/424 (.420) 7th at Stanford<br> Career FT pct.
- Mhairi McKay
Mhairi McKay, born in Glasgow on 18 April 1975, is a Scottish golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based LPGA Tour but is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.