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AUDIO: Medina Men's Basketball Halftime Interview vs. Pepperdine (Dec. 28, 2017)

Bob Medina is in his fifth year at Santa Clara as the assistant athletic director for sports performance. He oversees all sports performance coaches and his primary sport responsibility is men's basketball.

Medina, hired at Santa Clara in June 2016 is a longtime NBA Strength and Conditioning Coach with more than 30 years of college and NBA experience. He got his start with the UNLV men's basketball team while the Rebels were one of the dominant programs in college basketball. While Medina was the strength and conditioning coach from 1985-92, UNLV won six conference championships, made three Final Four appearances and won the 1990 NCAA National Championship.

From UNLV Medina made the jump to the NBA with the Seattle Supersonics. During five seasons in Seattle, Medina helped the Sonics to three Pacific Division titles, two Western Conference Finals appearances and one trip to the NBA Finals. He was also a part of three NBA All-Star Game coaching staffs.

In 1997, Medina was hired by the Portland Trailblazers as the strength and conditioning Coach. While in Portland, Medina developed a comprehensive program as he managed custom in- and off-season strength and conditioning programs, worked individually with players to achieve goals and worked with the medical staff to prevent injuries. In 16 seasons with Portland, Medina helped the Trailblazers to three Pacific Division titles two West Conference Finals appearances.

Medina was instrumental in designing strength training facilities with the Supersonics and Trailblazers during his tenure with both teams.

Medina returned to the college game in 2013 when he was hired as the men's basketball strength and conditioning coach at BYU. He has brought many of the same programs he implemented in Portland to Provo, including creating custom workouts to help players achieve their goals year round and teaching basketball fitness to youth in the community through camps. In two-plus seasons with BYU, Medina helped the Cougars reach two WCC tournament championship games and receive two bids to the NCAA Tournament.

He is a member of the CSCCA and holds the distinction of Master Strength Coach. He holds  certifications with the CSCCA, USA Weightlifting, CES, PES, Bigger, Faster, Stronger (BFS), Functional Movement Screening (FMS) and the National Association of Speed and Explosion (NASE).

Medina graduated from UNLV in 1988 with a bachelor’s of science in athletic training.

He and his wife, LeeAnn have four children.