Kyle Milligan was named Associate Head Coach of Men's Basketball in July of 2022.
Milligan is coming to Cal Lutheran from Chaminade University-Hawaii where he held the same title for the past year and the title of assistant coach for the previous four years. For the Kingsmen, Milligan assists with all aspects of the program including coaching, game preparation, player development, scouting, recruiting, and academic oversight.
In 2023/2024, his second year as Associate Head Coach, the Kingsmen saw a historic year like never before:
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Best conference record in the history of CLU MBB
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School record for consecutive wins (19)
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First time earning a Host spot for the NCAA tournament
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Most regular season wins since 1994 and second all-time
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Outright league title, the first since 2001 and the third all-time
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Second-best record in school history
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3.55 Team GPA, the highest in Coach White’s tenure
In Milligan’s first season with the Kingsmen, they won ?the SCIAC Tournament Championship for the first time, leading to a bid in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015.
In July 2020, he was recognized in Silver Waves Media's 50 Impactful Division II Assistant Coaches.
Milligan's third season in 2019-20 brought the Silverswords new opportunity and team success. The 'Swords finished 18-11 overall and a 15-7 record in the Pacific West Conference, advancing to the conference tournament semifinals for the second straight year. Tasked with running the defense, the 'Swords had their finest defensive season during the Eric Bovaird Era (since 2011-12), with opponents averaging 72.5 points while shooting 44.1 percent from the field and 33.2 from 3-point range, all opponent lows during Bovaird’s tenure. That season also saw multiple successes for several Silversword Freshman whom Milligan played a pivotal role in recruiting including Isaac Amaral-Artharee (PacWest Freshman of the Year, five-time PacWest Freshman of the Week) and Kevin Kremer (two-time conference freshman of the week).
In his second year at Chaminade, 2018-19, the Silverswords won 23 games, the program's most during its Division II era which began in 1986. The team spent much of the season ranked in the NABC Top 25 Poll including a school-record seven consecutive weeks, peaking at No. 12 on Dec. 21, their highest-ever ranking in the poll. The season concluded with Chaminade advancing to the NCAA West Regional.
Milligan returns to the SCIAC where he found success on the court during his collegiate career at the University of Redlands. He played in 74 games in three seasons before graduating in 2016 with a major in Business Administration. He was also a graduate assistant at Division I Long Beach State where he earned his master’s degree in Sports Management. While on staff he assisted in player development (specifically with the post players), opponent scouting, travel, video coordinating, and day-to-day operations. The Portland, Ore., native, currently resides in Thousand Oaks with his wife, Nicole.
