Bio

ABOUT JASON FLOWERS

■ Most coaching wins in CSUN women’s basketball history

■ Most Wins in Program History in a Season (2015)

■ Three Big West Tournament Champions / NCAA Appearances (2014, 2015, 2018)

■ 2-Time Big West Coach of the Year (2012, 2014)

■ 3 Conference Players of the Year (2014, 2017, 2018)

■ 3 Conference Tournament MVPs (2014, 2015, 2018)

■ 3 Freshmen of the Year (2012, 2016, 2017)

■ 10 Players in the pros in 10 seasons

■ 37 All-Conference Selections

FLOWERS AT A GLANCE

Playing Experience: UCLA Men’s Basketball (Two Sweet 16 Teams /1999-01), UC Irvine Men’s Basketball (1997-99).

Coaching Experience:

■ UCLA Volunteer Assistant men’s basketball (2001-03)

■ Head Girls Basketball Coach at Valley High School (2003-04)

■ Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Long Beach State (2004-08)

■ Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at UC Riverside (2008-10)

■ Head Women’s Basketball Coach CSUN (2010-2020)

■ Director of Player Development at California Baptist University (2020-2022)

■ Head Boys Basketball Coach at Valley Christian High School (2022-2023)

■ Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Los Angeles City College

Education: Bachelor’s Degree from UCLA in Sociology, 2001.

NCAA Postseason Coaching Experience:

■ 2009 WNIT (Assistant)

■ 2010 NCAA Division I Tournament (Assistant)

■ 2012 WNIT (Head)

■ 2014 NCAA Division I Tournament (Head)

■ 2015 NCAA Division I Tournament (Head)

■ 2018 NCAA Division I Tournament (Head)

■ 2021 WNIT Tournament (Assistant)

■ 2022 WNIT Tournament (Assistant)

Jason Flowers is currently the head Men's basketball coach at Los Angeles City College, restarting the program after it being dormant for over a decade. Flowers’ first season resulted in both of his sophomores moving on to play four year college basketball.

Flowers joined California Baptist University Women’s Basketball’s coaching staff, as Director of Player Development, in September 2020 after a very successful stint as the head coach of the CSUN Matadors from 2010 until July 2020.

Flowers joined the staff just in time to be part of the Lancers historic 2020-21 run where the team went 26-1, won it's first ever WAC regular season and tournament championships, and won the first and second WNIT games in program history as well.

At CSUN, Flowers completely reshaped the identity and culture of the Matadors. Under Flowers’ watch, CSUN won the Big West Tournament Championship in 2014, 2015, and 2018 to earn the league’s automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. The Matadors also won the Big West regular season title in 2014 for the first time in program history. Flowers is the winningest coach in CSUN history, winning his 150th career game Mar. 7, 2020 at UC Riverside (74-49).

Inheriting a program that won 13 games in the three seasons prior to his arrival, Flowers has transformed the Matadors into a regional power. For his work, Flowers was named the Big West Coach of the Year following the 2011-12 and 2013-14 seasons.

The 2017-18 season was one for the ages as the Matadors became the first five-seed to win the Big West Tournament. Even more impressive was the fact CSUN won four games in five days to punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. The Matadors traveled to Notre Dame where in the loss to the Fighting Irish, CSUN scored the most points in a game by a No. 16 seed (81) since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1994.

Led by a senior quintet comprised of his first true recruiting class, the 2014-15 team set a program record with 23 victories. The Matadors finished 11-5 in Big West action and knocked off UC Davis in the Semifinals and Hawai’i in the Finals to repeat as Big West Tournament Champions.

In 2013-14, the Matadors rebounded from a 4-10 start to finish 18-15 overall and 12-4 in Big West play. CSUN knocked off UC Irvine in the Big West Tournament Semifinals and toppled Cal Poly in the Big West Tournament Championship to earn both the regular season and tournament titles.

After a four-win season in his first year, the Matadors orchestrated the best turnaround in NCAA Division I in 2011-12 by finishing 18-15. CSUN finished second in the Big West Standings that year and participated in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.

During his tenure, the Matadors were 87-75 in Big West Conference play.

Flowers’ prowess is beginning to get noticed as he was invited to be a Court Coach for the USA Junior National Team in the summer of 2015 as the team prepared for international competition.

Before arriving at CSUN, Flowers worked as an assistant coach at UC Riverside. He helped the Highlanders qualify for the 2010 NCAA Tournament and 2009 WNIT. UCR set a new program record for Big West wins and recorded its first win ever over a nationally ranked foe with Flowers on the staff.

Prior to his stint with the Highlanders, Flowers began his college coaching career at Long Beach State where he was an assistant coach for four seasons (2004-08). While at Long Beach State, Flowers helped coach the 49ers to the 2005-06 Big West Conference Championship. Flowers’ head coaching experience began at Valley High School in Santa Ana where he served as the head coach of the girls’ basketball program (2003-04).

In addition to his coaching experience, Flowers played at UC Irvine and UCLA. As a student-athlete, Flowers was a Big West Scholar-Athlete in 1999 at UC Irvine, the 2000 recipient of the Coaches vs. Cancer Scholar-Athlete Award and in 2001, the UCLA Alumni Association Academic Award winner while a member of the Bruins basketball team.

Following his graduation with a Sociology degree at UCLA in 2001, Flowers served as the team’s academic coordinator from 2001-03 as well as a volunteer assistant coach with the Bruins.

Flowers played in 47 games (21 as a starter) in two seasons at UC Irvine (1997-98, 1998-99). His best games included a 25-point effort against Long Beach State and eight rebounds against New Mexico State in 1997-98. The following year (1998-99), Flowers tallied a career-high six assists against Cal State Fullerton and a career-high five steals against North Texas. Also, in 1998-99, Flowers shot .472 from three-point territory.

Flowers’ roots in Southern California are strong. Flowers graduated from Bellflower High School (Bellflower, Calif.) where he averaged 12.4 points and 6.5 assists in helping his team to a 21-5 record during his senior campaign. His efforts landed him a spot on the All-Suburban League first team. Flowers also played baseball where he also gained all-league honors.

Flower’s coaching strength runs through the family. Flowers is married to Tairia Flowers, the head softball coach at LMU. Tairia was a member of the United States National Team (2001-08), won a gold medal as a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic softball team in Athens (Greece) and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games.

The couple has three children: daughters Jasmine and Tristyn, and son, Jayce.