SoCalHoops High School News

New Tustin High Coach Named--(Dec. 14, 1999)

The LA Times reported this morning that a new coach was named last week by the Tustin school district, which announced that Jeff Aguilar, who was a lower-level coach at Tustin previously. Aguilar graduated from Tustin in 1994.

The appointment comes after the sudden resignation of Darryl Gabriel.  Gabriel, a teacher at a private elementary school in Long Beach, was hired last summer to replace Tom McCluskey, who held the job for about a month but resigned in the best interest of his family. Tustin Athletic Director Al Rosmino explained to the Times that Gabriel's resignation was due to several factors:  "I really believe Darryl gave it his best shot, but he took on some things after awhile that were overwhelming to him. He had to go to school for a teaching credential and his wife was pregnant. When basketball season started, the stress he was under was tremendous and he just couldn't do it all. He didn't want to put his wife in harm's way with all that pressure."

Originally, McCluskey was hired to replace Andy Ground, who resigned at the end of the 1998-99 season to take an assistant's job at Saddleback College.

 
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