Men's Basketball
Bland, Tony
Tony Bland
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- tbland1@uw.edu
Tony Bland, a staple of coaching on the West Coast, recently completed his first season as an assistant coach on Danny Sprinkle's Washington staff.
Prior to moving to Montlake, Bland served as the Head Basketball Coach at St. Bernard High School in Los Angeles. Bland was the Associate Head Coach at USC from 2013-2017 under Andy Enfield.
Bland spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, San Diego State, helping lead the Aztecs to the NCAA Tournament both seasons.
Bland played for two national championship coaches in Jim Boeheim at Syracuse and Steve Fisher at San Diego State and was part of teams that won 84 games and advanced to three NCAA Tournaments and the NIT in his four seasons of collegiate basketball. He combined to score 1,368 points, grab 331 rebounds and dish out 319 assists in 127 collegiate games, 95 starts.
Bland began his college playing career at Syracuse for the 1999 and 2000 seasons, advancing to the NCAA Tournament each season. As a sophomore, he was one of three Syracuse players to start every game for a team that advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to eventual NCAA Champion Michigan State in Auburn Hills, Mich.
He transferred to San Diego State and, as a junior in 2002, led San Diego State’s magical run to a Mountain West tournament championship and the school’s first NCAA Tournament berth since 1985. He averaged 15.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists, becoming the first player in the history of the Mountain West Conference to rank among the league’s top 10 players in scoring and assists and top 20 in rebounding. Bland was a two-time Mountain West All-Conference selection.
He was a captain at SDSU in 2003 as a senior and helped lead the Aztecs to their first Division I postseason victory, a 67-62 overtime win over UCSB in the NIT. He averaged 16.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists and was named to the NABC District 13 and USBWA District IX teams.
Following college, Bland was invited to the Indiana Pacers’ training camp and then went on to play in the United States Basketball League where he earned the league’s Rookie of the Year award. He signed a contract with the Sacramento Kings for the 2004 preseason. He went on to play in Russia, the NBA Development League and in Europe.
He returned to San Diego State prior to the 2008-09 season to serve as the team’s head manager and ultimately completing his degree in social science. He is a Los Angeles native who was a high school All-American at Westchester High.
Bland has three sons, Anthony, Landon and Axl and a daughter, Scout. His wife’s name is Tasia.
Prior to moving to Montlake, Bland served as the Head Basketball Coach at St. Bernard High School in Los Angeles. Bland was the Associate Head Coach at USC from 2013-2017 under Andy Enfield.
Bland spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, San Diego State, helping lead the Aztecs to the NCAA Tournament both seasons.
Bland played for two national championship coaches in Jim Boeheim at Syracuse and Steve Fisher at San Diego State and was part of teams that won 84 games and advanced to three NCAA Tournaments and the NIT in his four seasons of collegiate basketball. He combined to score 1,368 points, grab 331 rebounds and dish out 319 assists in 127 collegiate games, 95 starts.
Bland began his college playing career at Syracuse for the 1999 and 2000 seasons, advancing to the NCAA Tournament each season. As a sophomore, he was one of three Syracuse players to start every game for a team that advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to eventual NCAA Champion Michigan State in Auburn Hills, Mich.
He transferred to San Diego State and, as a junior in 2002, led San Diego State’s magical run to a Mountain West tournament championship and the school’s first NCAA Tournament berth since 1985. He averaged 15.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists, becoming the first player in the history of the Mountain West Conference to rank among the league’s top 10 players in scoring and assists and top 20 in rebounding. Bland was a two-time Mountain West All-Conference selection.
He was a captain at SDSU in 2003 as a senior and helped lead the Aztecs to their first Division I postseason victory, a 67-62 overtime win over UCSB in the NIT. He averaged 16.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists and was named to the NABC District 13 and USBWA District IX teams.
Following college, Bland was invited to the Indiana Pacers’ training camp and then went on to play in the United States Basketball League where he earned the league’s Rookie of the Year award. He signed a contract with the Sacramento Kings for the 2004 preseason. He went on to play in Russia, the NBA Development League and in Europe.
He returned to San Diego State prior to the 2008-09 season to serve as the team’s head manager and ultimately completing his degree in social science. He is a Los Angeles native who was a high school All-American at Westchester High.
Bland has three sons, Anthony, Landon and Axl and a daughter, Scout. His wife’s name is Tasia.
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