Ivan Guevara

Ivan Guevara
Biographical details
Born (1936-10-15) October 15, 1936
Guayaquil, Ecuador
EducationWhittier College (BA, MEd)
Playing career
1955–1959Whittier
PositionGuard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1959–1968Whittier (freshman)
1968–1971Whittier
1972–1979San Jose State
Head coaching record
Overall168–138
Tournaments2–3 (NAIA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 SCIAC (1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71)
Awards
NAIA District 3 Coach of the Year (1970-71)

Ivan F. Guevara[1] (born October 15, 1936) is an Ecuadorian-American college basketball head coach. Guevara was the head men's basketball coach at Whittier College from 1968 to 1971 and San Jose State University from 1972 to 1979. He is the very first coach of Ecuadorian descent to be a head coach at an NCAA Division I men's basketball program.

Early life

Guevara was born and raised in Guayaquil, Ecuador to Superintendent and Spanish language teacher Ernesto Guevara and Violeta Carrasco.[2][3] His family then moved to Montebello, California circa 1949 or 1950. Guevara learned how to speak English by "playing [basketball] with his Montebello neighbors".[4] Guevara attended Montebello High School and played on its basketball as a Forward[5][6] and track and field[7] teams. Guevara earned second-team all-conference honors during his senior year.[5] Guevara graduated from Montebello High School in 1955.[8]

Playing career

Guevara committed to play at Whittier College for longtime head coach Aubrey Bonham. Guevara played on the college's freshman team as a Guard during the 1955–56 season.[9][10][11] Guevara eventually played on the varsity team by his sophomore season.[4][12] During the 1957–58 season, Guevara was a bench player[13] that was part of the team that upset a previously Division II Sacramento State team[14][15] and won a share of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) men's basketball regular season championship.[16] Guevara became the captain during his senior year.[2][17][18] During his senior year, Guevara captained the team to upset three Division II teams: Cal Poly (70–63),[19] UC Davis (78–39),[20] and Humboldt State (now Cal Poly Humboldt) (63–52).[21] Additionally, the Poets won 17 straight games and finished with an undefeated 8–0 conference record,[22] and captured an automatic berth into the 1959 NAIA basketball tournament.[23] Guevara earned all-SCIAC second team honors.[24] Guevara graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science with a minor in Physical education in 1959[1][4][8] and a Master of Education degree circa 1959 to 1966 both from Whittier.[25]

Coaching career

Whittier

Freshmen Coach (1959-1968)

After graduation, Guevara became the head coach of the Poets' freshmen team as late as October 21, 1959.[26] By March 4, 1960, he finished the 1959–60 season with a 22–3 record.[27] Through 9 years, he finished with a 190–54 record, and won 5 regular season championships.[8][28]

At the conclusion of the 1967–68 season, Guevara was promoted to become the head coach of the varsity team replacing his former coach Aubrey Bonham.[28]

Promotion to Head Coach (1968-1971)

In his first season, the Poets defeated Division II San Fernando Valley State (100–95) and Cal State Fullerton (82–75), and won the Kris Kringle Klassic championship: a defunct college basketball showcase tournament that took place in Fullerton, California.[29] The Poets also won the Chico Invitational Basketball Tournament (CIBT) by beating Chico State (72–70),[30] snapped a 16-game losing streak all-time against San Diego State,[31] and beat San Diego (92–62).[32] The Poets, under Guevara, finished with an undefeated 8–0 record in conference play[33] and won the District 3 championship to clinch the Poets' berth to the 1969 NAIA basketball tournament for the first time since 1959.[34]

In his second season, the Poets went back to the CIBT and defeated a nationally ranked Division II Southwest Missouri State (59–54) during the semifinals and won the championship defeating Central Washington (59–57).[35][36] In mid-February, 5 players (including 2 starters) quit the team[37][38] but that didn't stop the Poets from winning a share of the regular season championship.[39] The Poets then lost to Eastern New Mexico in the first-round game during the 1969-70 NAIA men's basketball tournament.[40]

In August 1970, Guevara and his team were selected by "Project Sports West": an organization run by president Richard Nixon to represent the U.S. in a 3-week tour to Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Mexico to promote "goodwill through sports" by conducting basketball clinics. In August 15, the Poets played against the Guatemala men's national basketball team in Guatemala City and the Costa Rica men's national basketball team.[41][42]

In his third season, the Poets went back to the CIBT and defeated Omaha in overtime in the semifinals (87–84)[43] and then losing to Sacramento State in the championship game.[44] By February 13, the Poets clinched the regular season championship for the 3rd consecutive time under Guevara.[45] Guevara won NAIA District 3 Coach of the Year award.[46] Guevara once again clinched a berth to play in the NAIA Tournament where they eliminated by High Point in the second round.[42][47]

Guevara finished with an overall record of 70–20 and led the Poets to 3 straight SCIAC championships and berths to the NAIA tournament.[2] Two of those wins were during the teams' appearances in 1970 and 1972.

[48]

San Jose State

In 1971, Guevara became the head coach for San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team to replace Dan Glines. Guevara inherited a team that went winless in conference play for the second consecutive time in the In his second year, Guevara upset No. 5 Long Beach State: the program's second win over a Top 5 opponent.[49] Guevara was relieved of his duties at the end of the 1978–79 season.

Coaching Record

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Whittier Poets (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1968–1971)
1968–69 Whittier 25–58–01stNAIA second round
1969–70 Whittier 21–8T–1stNAIA first round
1970–71 Whittier 24–77–11stNAIA second round
Whittier: 70–20 (.778)
San Jose State Spartans (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1972–1979)
1971–72 San Jose State 11–155–76th
1972–73 San Jose State 11–146–65th
1973–74 San Jose State 11–152–107th
1974–75 San Jose State 16–134–64th
1975–76 San Jose State 17–105–53rd
1976–77 San Jose State 17–128–43rd
1977–78 San Jose State 8–194–106th
1978–79 San Jose State 7–204–107th
San Jose State: 98–118 (.454)38–58 (.396)
Total:168–138 (.549)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal life

Guevara was also an instructor/teacher at Whittier College's and Montebello High School's physical education classes.[25] During the offseason, Guevara directed a summer basketball league in 1967 and 1969 sponsored by the City of Whittier's Department of Recreation[50][51][52][53] and a track & field event at La Habra High School in 1964.[54]

Guevara has a younger brother named Paul who was born in Los Angeles.[3] Guevara has three sons who all played college basketball at Gavilan College. His family resides at Morgan Hill, California.[49]

Personal works

Guevara published an article on a book titled "Tips & Ideas for Winning Basketball" by Tom Tarleton called "Selecting a Defense".[55]

Guevara made an educational film called "Whittier's 3-2 Zone Defense".[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Whittier College To Award Degrees To 325 Students At Annual Commencement Exercises On Campus June 13". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. June 5, 1959. p. 7A – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Guevara Spartans' New Coach". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. June 29, 1971. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Ernesto Guevara". Merced Sun-Star. Merced, California, U.S. November 2, 2001. p. A2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 Stark, Milt (February 17, 1959). "Meet The Poets: Whittier Captain Learned Basketball Before English". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "Bloom, Adams On All-Foothill Loop Cage Team". Valley Times. North Hollywood, California, U.S. March 16, 1955. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com. The second string included... Montebello Forward Ivan Guevara
  6. ↑ Coffman, Don (February 7, 1955). "Cards Travel To Montebello For Contest". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com. Probable starters for Montebello include forwards Pimm and Ivan Guevara...
  7. ↑ Good, Russ (May 7, 1955). "Hoover Wins League Meet". Valley Times. West Hollywood, California, U.S. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com. An 1:59:6 half mile by Montebello's Ivan Guevara... also highlighted track events.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Guevara new SJS cage boss". Los Gatos Times-Saratoga Observer. Los Gatos, California, U.S. August 10, 1971. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Poet Frosh Lose To Lion Yearlings". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com. Ivan Guevara was second high scorer for the Poets with 13.
  10. ↑ "Poet Frosh In 59-58 SCIAC Win". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. January 10, 1956. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com. High man for Whittier was Ivan Guevara, who tallied 21 points, 10 of them from the floor and 11 from the free throw line.
  11. ↑ "Redlands Defeats Poets, 60-47 In SCIAC Game; Frosh Edged". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. February 25, 1956. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com. Whittier's Ivan Guevara was high man for both teams in the scoring department, tossing in seven field goals and nine free throws for 23 points.
  12. ↑ Saffels, Dick (February 20, 1957). "Poets Set Scoring Mark in 107-57 Win". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com. The old record of 106 points was set by the Poets in 1943 and looked like it might survive the test Tuesday night as Coach Aubrey Bonham's quintet had 105 points with time running out on it, but with seven seconds to go in the game, Ivan Guevara hit on a set shot from the corner to give Whittier its new scoring mark.
  13. ↑ Saffels, Dick (February 14, 1958). "'Make or Break' Game for Whittier". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. pp. 11–12 – via Newspapers.com. Ivan Guevara has come off the bench to turn in some excellent performances for the Poets in recent games as he has added 66 points to Whittier's cause this season...
  14. ↑ Saffels, Dick (January 2, 1958). "Aztecs Test Whittier Team". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com. Ivan Guevara, Jim Olson, and Tom Lambert also performed well... against Sacramento State after Reese and Ogle had fouled out and Harmon was having a "cold" night. Guevara, Olson, and Lambert sparked the Poets to victory in the last three minutes of the title tilt and will undoubtedly see action against the Aztecs Friday.
  15. ↑ Claire, Fred (January 4, 1958). "The Claire View". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com. Three reserves... Ivan Guevara-spelled victory for the Poets over Sacramento State after Reese and Ogle had fouled out and forward Bill Harmon had experienced a poor night.
  16. ↑ Brown, Bruce (February 26, 1958). "Poets Rap Bulldogs". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California, U.S. p. A-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ Stark, Milt (December 3, 1958). "Poets After First Basketball Win Of Season, Face Aztecs At San Diego Tonight". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com. Captain Ivan Guevara, who is suffering from early season injuries is the top guard replacement.
  18. ↑ Stark, Milt (December 31, 1958). "Poets Start New Year By Facing Chapman Crew". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com. Captain Ivan Guevara saw action for the first time in several weeks last Saturday when he got into the Chapman fray briefly. The Poet captain has been hampered with a bad knee all season. The addition of a healthy Guevara to the Whittier squad could act as a shot in the arm. Guevara is a standout defensive performer and potentially a high scorer with his deadly jump shot and his quick drives.
  19. ↑ Stark, Milt (February 2, 1959). "Poets Meet Aggies Here Tonight; Poly Defeated". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ Stark, Milt (February 3, 1959). "Poets Beat Cal Aggies For 7th Straight Win". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ Stark, Milt (March 3, 1959). "Whittier Whips Humboldt, 63-52". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ "SCIAC Team Dominated by Whittier". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. March 8, 1959. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ Stark, Milt (March 4, 1959). "Whittier Rallies To Defeat Pasadena, 66-60". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ "Three Poets On All-SCIAC Team". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. March 6, 1959. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com. Named from Whittier... Capt. Ivan Guevara, the only senior on the Poet squad, was picked for a second berth.
  25. 1 2 "New Faculty Members Named at College". East Review. Whittier, California, U.S. August 4, 1966. p. A-3 – via Newspapers.com. Ivan Guevara, freshman basketball coach for six years, will be instructor in physical education and freshman coach. He has the A.B. and M.Ed. from Whittier and taught at Montebello Junior High School.
  26. ↑ "Ex-Sierra Star Hayes Now Poet". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. October 21, 1959. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com. Steve Hayes, Sierra High School star and player of the year in the Sierra League last year, heads an outstanding cast of Whittier College freshmen basketball players who have reported to Coach Ivan Guevara.
  27. ↑ Stark, Milt (March 4, 1960). "Poets Will Begin Play On Monday". The Whittier News. Whittier, California, U.S. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com. Guevara coached the Whittier College frosh to an outstanding record on 22-3 this season.
  28. 1 2 "Whittier Picks New Head Cage Coach". The Register. Santa Ana, California, U.S. April 1, 1968. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ↑ Blofsky, Ted (December 28, 1968). "Sports Pageant". Enterprise-Record. Chico, California, U.S. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com. Although the Poets have a poor 4-5 record thus far in the season they have been hampered by injuries and illness and only in last weekend's Kris Kringle Klassic in Fullerton did coach Ivan Guevara have his full team. The Poets defeated San Fernando Valley State (100-95) and Fullerton (82-75) for the championship of that tournament.
  30. ↑ Blofsky, Ted (January 6, 1969). "Neely's Layup Gives Favored Whittier CIBT Title". Enterprise-Record. Chico, California, U.S. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ↑ "Whittier College, Occidental Clash In Major Hoop Test". East Review. Whittier, California, U.S. February 6, 1969 – via Newspapers.com. The bench strength caught up with San Diego State College last weekend as the Poets smashed an Aztec winning streak of 16 in a row over Whittier. The previous victory came eight years ago in the first game of the 1960-61 season
  32. ↑ Waldner, Mike (February 11, 1969). "Rookie of The Years". The Daily Breeze. Torrance, California, U.S. pp. 19–20 – via Newspapers.com. Ivan Guevara, Whittier - "We've won 15 in a row now, but most of our games are on the road from here on. It's tough in our conference to win on the road. We beat San Diego and Occidental last week..."
  33. ↑ Sawyer, Carl (March 2, 1969). "Boyd Weighs Trojan Success Vs. Problems". The Register. Santa Ana, California, U.S. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com. Whittier College was too good for the old SCIAC in basketball, breezing to the title with an 8-0 record under new coach Ivan Guevara who succeeded long time Poet mentor Aubrey Bonham. Organ County is well represented on the Poet roster with ex-Orange Coast College star Tom Read and former Newport Harbor High ace Read-Christensen helping Whittier to 17 straight wins and an invitation to the NAIA District 3 playoffs.
  34. ↑ "Poets Gain NAIA Playoffs; Smother Cougars, 99-76". East Review. Whittier, California, U.S. March 9, 1969. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. ↑ Musolf, Mark (December 30, 1969). "Whittier's Guevara Says Close Ones Hard on Nerves". Enterprise-Record. Chico, California, U.S. p. 6A – via Newspapers.com.
  36. ↑ Musolf, Mark (December 31, 1969). "CIBT Labeled Big Success By Tourney Coaches". Enterprise-Record. Chico, California, U.S. p. 12A – via Newspapers.com.
  37. ↑ Blofsky, Ted (February 14, 1970). "Sports Pageant". Enterprise-Record. Chico, California, U.S. 9A – via Newspapers.com. The other is five players have quit Ivan Guevara's squad. No longer on the team are senior guard starters Mal Neely and Rich Wells, sophomore forward Rod Tatum and sophomore guards Willie Allen and Gil Albitre. Allen also was an all-CIBT pick...
  38. ↑ Kohl, Dave (February 17, 1970). "Warriors in Playoffs; Poets Provide Test". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California, U.S. p. B-1, B-9 – via Newspapers.com. The Poets had five players, including two starters, quit the team a couple of weeks ago but coach Ivan Guevara has managed to come up with a winning combination.
  39. ↑ Langley, Bill (March 3, 1970). "Stags, Poets Clash Again". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California, U.S. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  40. ↑ Marrs, John (March 10, 1970). "The Waiting Game". Ventura County Star. Ventura, California, U.S. p. B-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  41. ↑ "Scoggin, Whittier tour Latin America". Daily Press. Victorville, California, U.S. August 12, 1970. p. A-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  42. 1 2 Gustkey, Earl (February 28, 1971). "Whittier's Guevara Has Winning Formula: Four Consecutive Titles". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  43. ↑ Reager, Skip (December 29, 1970). "Whittier Continues to Win Close Ones in Chico Tourney". Enterprise-Record. Chico, California, U.S. p. 8A – via Newspapers.com.
  44. ↑ "Hornets Stun Whittier With Ball Control". Enterprise-Record. Chico, California, U.S. December 30, 1970. p. 8A – via Newspapers.com.
  45. ↑ Blofsky, Ted (February 13, 1971). "Sports Pageant". Enterprise-Record. Chico, California, U.S. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  46. ↑ "Two Stag Cagers On SCIAC Club". Progress-Bulletin. Claremont, California, U.S. February 27, 1971. p. B-4 – via Newspapers.com. The district coaches also voted Ivan Guevara of Whittier the Coach of the Year for leading the Poets to a 20-6 season record and the SCIAC championship.
  47. ↑ "Poets Win Playoffs, Trip to NAIA Tourney". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. March 4, 1971. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  48. ↑ "MBK champions". Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  49. 1 2 "Talking shop with a standout coach". Hollister Free Lance. August 27, 2006.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  50. ↑ "Basketball League Begins". Whittier Star Review. Whittier, California, U.S. June 29, 1967. p. B-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  51. ↑ "Basketball Leagues Begin Competition". East Review. Whittier, California, U.S. July 16, 1967. p. A-5 – via Newspapers.com. Ivan Guevara, coach, reports an excellent turnout for the special instruction sessions on basketball skills conducted Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons.
  52. ↑ "Basketball Leagues Play First Summer Games". East Review. Whittier, California, U.S. June 29, 1969. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  53. ↑ "California Wins Two Titles In City Basketball Finals". East Review. Whittier, California, U.S. August 10, 1969. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com. Basketball trophies were given by the City of Whittier Recreation Dept. to the championship team and the most outstanding player in each division. Certificates were awarded to the All-Star participants by league director Ivan Guevara.
  54. ↑ "Track Events Being Staged". Los Angeles Times. La Habra, California, U.S. August 16, 1964. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com. A track program for boys from the fourth through 12th grades is... run by... Ivan Guevara of Montebello high
  55. ↑ Guevara, Ivan (1965). "Selecting A Defense". Tips & Ideas for Winning Basketball. Englewood Hills, New Jersey, U.S.: Prentice Hall: 99–102. LCCN 65-23585.
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