Brent Tanaka Position: Men's Basketball Athletic Performance Coach Experience: First Season Alma Mater: UCLA, 2008

Brent Tanaka is in his first year as an Assistant Athletic Performance Coach. The UCLA graduate served as an intern at UCLA, where he worked primarily with the men's and women's basketball and baseball teams. Prior to that, he completed an internship at Loyola Marymount University, where he assisted with basketball, baseball, and various Olympic sports. The Southern California native was a tennis coach at South Bay Tennis Center in Palos Verdes, where he worked with beginners and nationally-ranked junior players.

Tanaka earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business-Economics from UCLA in 2008. He is a competitive powerlifter with an Elite total in the 165lb. weight class and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).