Will Kimble, who brings the experience of two NCAA postseason appearances as a player and coaching success at the high school, junior college and Division I levels to the SJSU men's basketball program, wrapped up his fourth season as an assistant coach in 2020-21.
Kimble's work with senior forward/center Ralph Agee in 2020-21 helped the big man become the first Spartan since 2015 to earn Mountain West Player of the Week honors for his play in the Spartans' sweep over Air Force. Agee saw a big bump in production from his first season to the second under Kimble's tutelage, boosting his points per game average from 5.2 to 11.1. He also improved on the boards from 3.7 per contest as a junior to 5.2 in his senior season.
In 2018-19, Kimble coached forward Michael Steadman, who ranked in the top-15 in both scoring and rebounding in the Mountain West. Steadman tallied 11 games with a double-double and had a total of 23 games in double-figure scoring.
Kimble began his playing career as a center at Pepperdine where he and the Waves reached the NIT in his freshman season and went to the NCAA Tournament the following year. He finished his playing eligibility at UTEP where he competed for two seasons.
Kimble comes to the Spartans after spending the 2016-17 season as an assistant coach at UC Riverside. With Kimble's guidance senior forward Secean Johnson led the Highlanders in scoring at 12.0 ppg and was named to the Big West's Honorable Mention Team.
Prior to UC Riverside, Kimble was the associate head coach for five seasons at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles. During Kimble's time the Phantoms ascended up the California high school ranks, reaching No. 13 in the state during the 2014-15 season when the team made the CIF Division III State Championships finals.
Kimble then returned to Pepperdine where he was an assistant for the 2008-11 seasons.