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Carlito Labarda Jr.

Carlito Labarda Jr.

Labarda Jr. enters his second season as the men's basketball coach and was dubbed the 16th head coach in program history on June 22, 2017. 

Labarda Jr. arrived at EOU after spending the four previous seasons as the main assistant under head coach Dr. Carson Cunningham's staff at Carroll College.  Since first setting foot with the Saints in 2013, Labarda Jr. has helped guide the Saints to a 79-45 record over a four-year span and are coming off consecutive NAIA Division I quarterfinal appearances.  The 2016-17 campaign was one of the most successful ones in Carroll history. The Saints ran through the Frontier Conference capturing the regular-season and conference tournament titles, en route to earning the top seed at the NAIA Division I Tournament. Carroll eventually fell to the national runner-up Life University (Ga.), but its 29-5 mark was second only to the 2005-06 Saints that finished 30-4.

Labarda Jr. began his coaching journey at Purdue University where he was the team's manager and the student assistant coach from 1994-99. Under the tutelage of Hall of Fame Coach Gene Keady and assistant Bruce Weber – current head coach at Kansas St. – the Boilermakers garnered two Big 10 trophies, multiple NCAA tournament trips along with two 'Sweet 16' appearances.   During this time, Labarda Jr. became good friends with coach Dr. Carson Cunningham, who was a stand-out player and starter, after transferring to Purdue from Oregon State.

After Purdue, Labarda Jr. made multiple stops coaching at the high school level, beginning with Lakes High School in Tacoma, Wash., from 2001-03. He then moved down the coast to Long Beach, Calif., to become the head coach of Saint Anthony's High school for two years (2003-05).  

Following his two-year stint at Saint Anthonys, Labarda Jr. stayed in the Golden State and coached junior college ball at El Camino College (2007-09) in the city of Torrance, and Los Angeles Harbor (2010-12).

A native of San Pedro, Calif., Labarda Jr. is a Purdue graduate with a degree in history. 
 
Season W L Winning %
2019-20 17 14 .548
2018-19 15 15 .500
2017-18 21 8 .724
TOTAL 53 37 .589