DEREK GLASSER IS AN ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE UC SANTA BARBARA GAUCHOS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA IN THE BIG WEST CONFERENCE IN NCAA DI COACHED BY JOE PASTERNACK. DEREK PLAYED FOR THE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY SUN DEVILS WHEN HE BECAME THE FIRST PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF THE SUN DEVILS MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM TO JOIN THE 1,000 POINT AND 500 ASSIST CLUB. HE WAS A 3-TIME TEAM CAPTAIN FOR THE SUN DEVILS. HE PLAYED PROFESSIONALLY OVERSEAS, WAS AN ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE CALTECH BEAVERS AND WAS AN ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE  RICE UNIVERSITY OWLS PRIOR TO JOINING THE COACHING STAFF FOR THE UC SANTA BARBARA GAUCHOS.