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West LA College Hires New Head Men’s Basketball Coach

West Los Angeles College is pleased to announce that they have hired a new Head Men’s Basketball Coach to begin immediately. Ron McClurkin comes to WLAC from where he was the Head Men’s Basketball Coach from 1993 to 2007 and a tenured Physical Education and Health Science Instructor. Prior to Oxnard, Coach McClurkin had successful stops at both LA City College and El Camino College.

“Ron McClurkin has a proven background of success at the community college level and has experience coaching in the Western State Conference. He is very familiar with the Community College Athletic Association and its Commission on Athletics policies and procedures, including all eligibility and recruiting rules. Ron lives in our community and has great recruiting contacts in our service area and with our feeder high schools,” said Steve Aggers, WLAC’s Athletic Director.

In addition to his success on the basketball court, Coach McClurkin is an educator who holds a Bachelors degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills, a Master’s from Azusa Pacific University and a Doctoral Degree, ABD from the University of LaVerne.

Said Aggers, “Not only is Coach McClurkin an outstanding basketball coach with great knowledge of the game and lots of successful experience, but he is an educator of high character with a strong value system. He will be a positive ambassador for our department and a good role model for our student-athletes. Ron was hired a little late in the recruiting process but will work hard to bring in quality student-athletes and build a program that the college and our fan base can be very proud of.”

“I’m looking forward to being a part of the West LA athletic family and its new growth and direction,” said McClurkin. “I’ve coached community college athletics for more than 20 years and West LA College has everything it takes to be one of the state’s top athletic programs.”

West Los Angeles College, a community college on Overland two blocks south of Jefferson, has been providing excellent university transfer and career training programs to the community for nearly 40 years. It is a recognized leader among Los Angeles community colleges in offering quality online courses. For more information on “West,” visit www.wlac.edu.

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