Pittsburg High with new boys basketball coach

Missed this from earlier:

Pittsburg High School is excited to announce the newest member of our coaching staff. Carson Padon has been named boys basketball coach at PHS. After an extensive search of over 20 outstanding candidates the PUSD School Board has approved Coach Padon to take over the program. “I would like to welcome Carson to PHS”, said Mike Adras PUSD Coordinator of Athletics, “and also thank coach Ryan Lloyd for the tremendous job he did growing our basketball program these past three years.”

Coach Carson Padon commented, "I feel very honored and fortunate to be the next boys basketball coach at Pittsburg High School. First I'd like to thank Principal Whitmire, Coach Adras, and the hiring committee for selecting me for this position. My staff and I will stress academics first, and the importance of being a true student-athlete; student first, and athlete second. There are great things happening at PHS and in the proud community of Pittsburg. I am privileged to now be a part of them." 

Coach Padon file:

* 5 years as a head varsity boys basketball coach: 3 years at Marina High School in Marina, CA and 2 years at Woodland High School in Woodland, CA
* 4 years as a Junior College assistant: 3 years at MPC in Monterey, CA and this past season at South Puget Sound CC in Olympia, WA
* Also was the athletic director at Marina High School for 3 years and has 5 years of High School teaching experience (Social Studies and PE)

Education:

* MA in Coaching and Athletic Administration, Concordia University Irvine (2014)
* BA and Teaching Credential, CSU Monterey Bay (2008)
* AA from Sacramento City College (2004)