California State University, San Bernardino Women's Basketball

Casandra Renno became the ninth head coach in program history in the spring of 2019.  Renno had spent the previous two seasons as the head assistant at NCAA Division I Cal State Fullerton, where in 2018-19 the team had its best record in the Big West Conference in a decade.  She is experienced in the CCAA as well, working as an assistant coach at Cal State LA from 2015-17, leading the Golden Eagles to their first winning season in four years. Her expertise lies in her ability to recruit, develop student-athletes, and create a strong and dynamic team culture.  Along with extensive on court coaching responsibilities, she coordinated all the recruiting at CSUF and while at CSULA spearheaded the team’s recruiting efforts, oversaw team academics, facilitated community service, developed a life skills program, managed all camps and clinic, and handled all team logistics. She came to Cal State L.A. from the University of La Verne, where she spent the 2013-14 season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.  Prior to her stint at La Verne, Renno formed the OC Elite Southwest AAU Girls Basketball Club in the fall of 2012 in Niceville, FL, serving as a youth and high school club coach.  In 2012, Renno also served as the Niceville High School program as assistant varsity and head junior varsity coach. A four-year standout point guard at UC Riverside, Renno, graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in liberal studies with a major in English and minor in education.  She left the Highlander program as its all-time leader in assists and three-pointers, earning First Team All-Big West Conference honors in 2003 and 2004, All-Freshman First Team honors in 2002 and Big West honorable mention accolades in 2005.  Prior to her time in Florida, she was a high school coach in Texas and worked as a graduate assistant at Missouri Valley College from 2008-10, earning her master’s in education administration.  She began her coaching career as an assistant for La Sierra University in the 2005-06 season and was the girls’ junior varsity head coach and assistant varsity coach at Hanau High School in Germany in 2006-07. Renno attended Apple Valley High School in the high desert, where she was a three-time All-Mojave River League Most Valuable Player. She also earned All-CIF Division I Second Team honors as a junior and All-CIF First Team honors as a senior. Renno is an active member of many professional organizations including the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) , WeCOACH, and WISELA. Renno married her husband, Marc Renno, a U.S. Army E.O.D. Tech in 2005. They welcomed their daughter, Ella Attison Renno, in 2020 and son, Luka Justin Renno, in 2022.   Renno's Coaching Record Year Overall CCAA Postseason 2019-20 4-21 4-18 0-0 2020-21 Season canceled due to COVID-19. 2021-22 9-17 6-14 0-0 2022-23 14-14 9-13 0-0 Total 27-52 19-45 0-0 Win % .342 .297 .000

Lauren Ervin was named an assistant coach on the Cal State San Bernardino women's basketball coaching staff in the summer of 2024. Prior to CSUSB, Ervin spent two seasons as an assistant coach at CCAA foe Cal State East Bay. Her playing experience includes competing at the NCAA Division I level and at the professional basketball level internationally.  As a professional player, Ervin began her journey in 2009 in Sweden, and most recently was with Bydgoszcz in Poland, as the team reached the Polish League semifinals in 2021.  Below are Ervin's accolades throughout her professional basketball career.  With Sundsvall Sanits (Sweden) 2010 All Swedish Damligan 2nd Team 2010 All Swedish Damligan All Imports Team With Ceyhan Belediyespor (Turkey) 2011 Eurobasket.com Turkish TBBL Honorable Mention 2015 Eurobasket.com All-Eurocup Forward of the Year 2011 Eurobasket.com Turkish TBBL All- Defensive Team 2015 Eurobasket.com All-Eurocup Import of the Year 2011 Eurobasket.com Turkish TBBL Defensive Player of the Year With Faenza (Italy) 2012 Eurobasket.com All- Italian A1 Defensive Player of the Year 2012 Eurobasket.com All-Italian A1 2nd Team 2012 Eurobasket.com All-Imports Team 2012 Eurobasket.com All-Defensive Team With Trutnov (Czech Republic) 2013 Eurobasket.com All-Czech Republic D1 2nd Team With Botasspor (Turkey) 2015 Eurobasket.com All-Eurocup Player of the Year 2015 Eurobasket.com All-Eurocup 1st Team With Ramat Hasharon (Israel) 2018 Eurobasket.com All-Israeli Forward of the Year 2018 Eurobasket.com All-Israeli League First Team With Adana Basket (Turkey) 2019 Turkish KSBL Player of the week (four times) 2019 Eurobasket.com All-Turkish TKBL All-Imports Team 2019 Eurobasket.com All-Turkish TKBL 1st Team With Satu Mare (Romania) In 2020, team reached Romanian League Cup semifinals With Bydgoszcz (Poland) Team reached Polish League semifinals in 2021 Prior to her professional career, Ervin played at the University of Arkansas, where she was named to the All-SEC Second Team.  Before transferring to Arkansas, Ervin played on a California State Championship team at the junior college level at Mt. San Antonio College and would be named MVP of the state tournament.