Vance Walberg

Who is Vance Walberg?

Vance Walberg is an American basketball coach, currently as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers. He was previously the head men's basketball coach at Pepperdine University, and an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts. He is known for developing the dribble drive motion offense, sometimes known as the Memphis Attack, AASAA offense.

Walberg graduated from Monta Vista High in Cupertino, California in 1974, where he was the team's Most Valuable Player in winning a league championship. He spent two seasons at De Anza Community College, where he won two conference championships and finished as the school's all-time steals leader. He then went to Cal State Bakersfield for the next two years, and was named the school's Defensive Player of the Year twice and served as team captain.

Walberg became head coach of Mountain View High at age 22. He also served as badminton coach at James Logan High School and head basketball coach at Los Altos High School. Walberg then became the head coach at Newark Memorial High School for five seasons, winning one league title on two trips to the championships. In 1990, he embarked on a 13-year tenure as head coach at Clovis West High School in Fresno, Calif. In 1997, he had his Clovis West High team adopt his AASAA offense, leading to a 159-18 five-year record.