BJ Andrews - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches

BJ Andrews

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
bandre08@calpoly.edu

With attention focused toward skill development, opponent scouting and team operations, BJ Andrews is in his second season as an assistant coach with the Cal Poly men’s basketball program.

Also an assistant to Cal Poly head coach Mike DeGeorge at Division II Colorado Mesa, Andrews helped direct the 2024-25 Mustangs to the program’s first Big West Championship semifinal in 11 years. Offensively, Cal Poly finished third among 355 NCAA Division I programs with 11.5 three-pointers per game and 19th with 82.1 points per game. The Mustangs set new program single season records for total points, three-pointers and field goals while scoring 90-plus points 11 times.

Averaging 18.4 more points per game than the previous 2023-24 season – the most dramatic scoring reversal in the nation – Cal Poly’s 12-win improvement last year marked the fourth most successful turnaround in Division I.

“BJ has a tremendous ability to connect with people,” DeGeorge said. “Basketball has taken him across the country and overseas and his ability to adapt to a new setting and connect with people from all backgrounds is a great strength. He brings love for the game and a commitment to our player’s development on the court and in their lives. Those attributes help him build great relationships and be impactful in our player’s lives on a daily basis.”

With DeGeorge at Colorado Mesa during their final 2023-24 season, Andrews helped the Mavericks finish 29-5 overall and capture the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title with a 21-1 mark. Five Mavericks earned All-RMAC praise as Colorado Mesa qualified for a fifth successive NCAA Tournament and reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons.

Prior to his year at Colorado Mesa, Andrews was an assistant at San Diego City College (2021-23) where his duties included opponent scouting, developing individual player workouts and recruiting. During his second season at SDCC, the Knights reached the CCCAA SoCal Regional semifinals.

As a player, Andrews starred at Division II Clarion University of Pennsylvania from 2013-17. Named 2014 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and a 2016-17 All-PSAC first team honoree, Andrews remains fourth all-time in program history with 3,017 minutes played, fifth with 346 free throws and 466 free throws attempted, sixth with 98 starts and 10th with 108 appearances and 135 three-pointers.

A native of Baltimore, Andrews graduated from Clarion with a bachelor’s in marketing and a minor in sociology, played professionally in Ireland for two years and Cyprus for one. While in Dublin, he began his coaching career with a high school girl’s program.

Following his playing days, Andrews was a teacher and the associate head coach at Oceanside Collegiate Academy (Mount Pleasant, S.C), a top-20 program within the state.