Cal Cochran
Head Coach
cochrac@DaytonaState.edu
Cal Cochran is a 1983 Business Administration graduate of the University of Tennessee. Coach Cochran also holds a Masters degree from the University of West Florida. Coach Cal was a Tennessee High School All State performer at Ooltewah High School. He played four years for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Moccasins as a point guard. He played on two Southern Conference Championship teams and two NCAA tournament teams, his junior and senior years. He was a Co-Captain for the Mocs during his senior season which also was the first NCAA Division I tournament victory in UTC’s school history. Coach Cal is entering his 26th year in coaching. He began his coaching career at the University of Montevallo in 1983. He then coached at Division I, Alabama State University, 1996-2000. He was the Director of Right Stuff Basketball 2000-2002.
Coach Cal became the head coach at Pensacola High School in 2004. He led the Tigers to a 62-17 overall record, a .784 winning percentage. In three years he engineered PHS to two state playoff appearances, one being a 2005-2006 Elite Eight finish. Coach Cal led PHS to two Regular Season District 1 4AChampionships, 2005 and 2006. He guided the Tigers to a Runner-Up finish in the 2005 District 1 4A Tournament. The Tigers became District 1 4A Tournament Champions in 2006 under Coach Cal’s leadership. Pensacola High was ranked in the Top Ten by Florida Sports Writer’s Association, each of Coach Cal’s three years at the helm.
Cochran was named the 2006 Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) District 1 Coach of the Year. Coach Cal was selected as the Head Coach for the South All Stars in the 2006 Florida Panhandle Shootout. He participated in the 2006 Pete Newell NBA Big Man Camp, where Los Angeles Laker, center, Andrew Bynum was a participant. He also coached in the 2007 The BIG MAN Footwork Camp with 17 year NBA veteran Alton Lister, former Atlanta Hawk Assistant Coach. He was nominated as the District 1 representative for Head Coach for the FACA North – South 2007 All Star Game. Coach Cal also was the 2007 Co-Sponsor for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) at Pensacola High School.
Coach Cochran was the Daytona State Men’s Assistant Coach 2007-08. Coach Cal was named the Head Coach for Daytona State College Women’s program in April of 2008. Coach Cohcran led the 2008-09 Lady Falcons to a 20-9 season, and a 3rd place finish in the Mid-Florida Conference. Under Cochran's tutelage, two players received 1st Team All Mid-Florida Conference honors. Seven players received Mid-Florida Conference Scholar Athlete Awards. Three players received FCCAA All-Academic Team.
What do others say about Coach Cal: Players' coach, intelligent, great communicator, hard-working, family man, heart, tremendous Xs-and-Os and a superb, outstanding basketball coach. He is married to the former Andrea Jackson of Phoenix, Arizona and they have three sons, Calvin III, Caleb, and Jonathan.
Christena Hamilton
Assistant Coach
hamiltc@DaytonaState.edu
Christena Hamilton enters her second season as the Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach under Coach Cochran. This past year, she helped the team post a 20-9 record overall during the regular season. The team also placed 3rd in the Mid-Florida Conference which lead to two players receiving 1st Team All Mid-Florida Conference honors. Moreover, under her watch as the academic coordinator, three players received FCCAA “All Academic” Team honors and seven players received Mid-Florida Conference Scholar Athlete Awards. She has also been named this year’s Committee Coordinator of Daytona State College’s Community Service Leadership Committee. The CSLC’s mission is to provide voluntary assistance to organizations in need of a helping hand and promote awareness of athletic involvement in the Daytona Beach community.
As a four year letter winner on Temple University’s basketball team, Coach Hamilton started in 48 games and led the team to two Philadelphia Big-5 Titles, two Atlantic-10 championship titles, in 2002 and in 2004, and two trips to the NCAA tournament. With an impressive showcase of versatility in the 2004 Atlantic 10 championships, Hamilton made the First-team All-Conference Tournament Team as a senior. That year, she also finished the season averaging nearly 10 points per game, and three rebounds. Other accolades include Big 5 All-Academic Team and Team Student-Athlete Academic Award in 2003 and 2004. Hamiton graduated cum laude from Temple University in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.
After graduation, Hamilton spent two years coaching girls’ basketball at Coatesville High School. The team posted a 24-7 record in their first season and produced an All-American guard, Amber White who currently plays at the Division 1 level. Hamilton also coached several women’s basketball recreational league teams in Philadelphia and ran two youth leagues, one in Coatesville, PA and another in Phoenixville, PA. Also during the summer months, Hamilton and big brother Richard “Rip” Hamilton who plays for the NBA’s Detroit Pistons, conduct basketball camps and clinics throughout the year at various locations across the country. Hamilton states, “The game of basketball has been apart of my everyday life for as long as I can remember, I look forward to another great year here at Daytona State!”
