Dave Andrews

Biography

Dave Andrews enters his second season as the men's basketball program's athletic performance coach in 2025-26. Andrews arrived at UCLA in May of 2024, bringing a strong resume of developing high-level athletes at multiple Division I universities over the past 20 years. Andrews previously worked with UCLA men's basketball head coach Mick Cronin at the University of Cincinnati, over 12 years ago. Andrews spent eight years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the Bearcats from 2004-12, serving as the men's basketball performance coach during Coach Cronin's first six seasons as Cincinnati's head coach (2006-07 through 2010-12). Last season, Andrews played a major role in UCLA advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and securing a top-four finish in the Big Ten's regular-season standings. In all, Andrews' career as a strength and conditioning coach has included stops with the football programs at Iowa State (2020-22), Pittsburgh (2015-19), Notre Dame (2014) and Illinois (2012-13), following his time at Cincinnati (2004-12). After graduating from Ohio State in 2004, he began his career as a graduate assistant at Cincinnati. Most recently, he served as Iowa State's director of football strength and conditioning for three seasons (2020-22). While at Iowa State he helped the Cyclones to a 9-3 record during the 2020 season. Iowa State finished in first place with an 8-1 record in the Big 12 Conference that fall, advancing to the Big 12 Championship Game and

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