Renee Jimenez was named the Cal State San Marcos head women's basketball coach on May 22, 2015.
Jimenez brought a wealth of knowledge as a head coach in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) and has compiled a 243-144 record in the past 15 seasons. She has coached 40 CCAA All-Academic and 20 CCAA Winter Honor Roll (All-Academic) awards.
In the last eight seasons, CSUSM has garnered 39 All-CCAA student-athletes including Akayla Hackson being named the 2021-22 CCAA Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
In 2019-20, Jimenez earned her second career CCAA Coach of the Year honor after previously earning the award as the head coach at Cal State Monterey Bay during the 2010-11 season. She is the Cougars' first CCAA Coach of the Year in program history. With Jimenez at the helm, the Cougars set many program records in 2019-20, including most wins (25) and the school's first regular-season conference title. The Cougars were poised to make their first West Regional appearance before the season was ultimately cut short due to COVID-19.
Jimenez coached the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons at Cal State San Bernardino, registering a 28-25 record. The Coyotes earned a berth to the CCAA Tournament this season, falling to top-seed and eventual champion Cal State Dominguez Hills in overtime of the semifinals. The 2014-15 squad was the 13th most improved team in NCAA Division II, finishing with a 19-9 overall record.
In her two years at CSUSB, the women’s basketball team’s grade point average increased from 2.5 to 3.04 through recruitment and enhanced academic engagement.
Prior to her arrival at CSUSB, Jimenez led the Cal State Monterey Bay women’s basketball team to unprecedented heights in her five seasons at the helm. She guided the program to national acclaim with three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and a 97-46 record.
The 2011 squad finished with a 27-4 record, setting a school record for fewest losses in a single season to go with a No. 1 ranking in the West Region. The Otters won the 2011 CCAA regular-season title in which she was named the conference's Coach of the Year.
Jimenez’s philosophy is “team defense wins games”. Her 2010-11 Otters were top in Division II for scoring defense, allowing 51.2 points per game. Included in that was a CCAA record–setting performance in which they allowed Cal State East Bay only 21 points in a 51–21 win on Feb. 3, 2011.
Jimenez is a 2004 graduate of San Francisco State University, where she played three seasons for the Gators and became the school's all-time leading 3-point scorer. Her coaching career began at Stanford (2004-05), where she served as a video coordinator for Hall of Famer Tara VanDerveer. After leaving Stanford, she spent three seasons (2005-08) as an assistant coach at San Diego State.
The Jimenez File
Hometown: Ventura, Calif.
Education: San Francisco State (B.A., Liberal Studies with emphasis Kinesiology & minor in Athletic Coaching)
| Head Coaching Record |
| Team |
Year |
Record |
Postseason/Honors/Notes |
| Cal State Monterey Bay |
2008-09 |
11-15 (6-14) |
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| Cal State Monterey Bay |
2009-10 |
18-9 (14-8) |
|
| Cal State Monterey Bay |
2010-11 |
27-4 (20-2) |
NCAA 2nd Round, CCAA Regular Season Champions, CCAA Coach of the Year |
| Cal State Monterey Bay |
2011-12 |
21-9 (15-7) |
NCAA 1st Round, CCAA Tournament Champions |
| Cal State Monterey Bay |
2012-13 |
20-9 (15-7) |
NCAA 2nd Round |
| Cal State San Bernardino |
2013-14 |
9-16 (8-14) |
|
| Cal State San Bernardino |
2014-15 |
19-9 (14-8) |
|
| CSUSM |
2015-16 |
7-18 (5-15) |
NCAA DII & CCAA Debut |
| CSUSM |
2016-17 |
13-12 (10-10) |
|
| CSUSM |
2017-18 |
8-18 (8-14) |
|
| CSUSM |
2018-19 |
18-10 (14-8) |
CCAA Tournament Semifinals |
| CSUSM |
2019-20 |
25-5 (18-4) |
CCAA Regular Season Co-Champions, CCAA Tournament Runner-up, NCAA West Regional Appearance, CCAA Coach of the Year |
| CSUSM |
2020-21 |
N/A |
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| CSUSM |
2021-22 |
24-4 (19-1) |
CCAA Regular-Season Champions, CCAA Tournament Runner-up, NCAA West Region Quarterfinalist, CCAA Coach of the Year |
| CSUSM |
2022-23 |
25-6 (18-4) |
CCAA Tournament Champions, NCAA West Region Runner-Up |
| Total |
14 seasons |
243-144 (.628) |
|
| Assistant Coaching Record |
| Team |
Year |
Record |
Postseason/Honors/Notes |
| Stanford (video coordinator) |
2004-05 |
32-3 |
NCAA Elite Eight, Pac-10 Regular Season Champions, Pac-10 Tournament Champions |
| San Diego State |
2005-06 |
4-25 |
|
| San Diego State |
2006-07 |
12-16 |
|
| San Diego State |
2007-08 |
18-13 |
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| Total |
4 seasons |
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