Coaches

Men's Basketball Coaches

Aaron Muhic

Head Basketball Coach

Coach Muhic brings over fourteen years of college basketball coaching experience to the Warriors. He has coached ten All-Americans during his time at William Jessup University and two academic All-Americans.

The past two seasons the Warriors were ranked briefly in the top 20 nationally and this past season losing in the conference finals, one game short of the national tournament. In total, he has a been a part of over 114 wins as a Warrior and counting...

In 1995, Aaron was named head coach for Warner Pacific College in Portland, Oregon (at the age of 25). While at Warner, Coach Muhic built the basketball program and secured a Pacific Northwest Collegiate Conference Championship. After four years in Portland, Muhic was given the opportunity to coach at Glen Oaks College in Michigan, where he helped the team post a record of 18-12 and make the national junior college regional tournament. With a chance to move back to the West Coast, Muhic joined San Jose Christian College (now WJU); he led the SJCC basketball program in 2003 to the USCAA National Tournament.

A native of Alaska, he was a standout player at East Anchorage High School where he helped lead them to numerous state tournament appearances. After completing four years of collegiate competition at Eastern Oregon University (B. S., 1992), where he was team captain his senior year, Muhic was given the opportunity to coach at the college level. Aaron began his coaching career in 1993, as an assistant for Pierce College in Tacoma, Washington. After one year, Coach Muhic pursued his master’s degree in Sports Science (M.S., 1996) at the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama. He also spent one year as an assistant at Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon for Dr. Jim Boutin.

Aaron is excited and enjoys the opportunity to teach basketball and share Christ at William Jessup University. He has been the men’s head basketball coach since 2000. Aaron and his wife, Shelby, have been married since 1994. They have a daughter, Madison, and a son Malachi.

e-mail: amuhic@jessup.edu phone: 916-577-2362

Jeff Bussell

Associate Head Basketball Coach

Coach Bussell is in his sixth season as a coach for the WJU men's basketball program. A native of Sacramento, he was a standout player at Casa Roble High School and was all-league honorable mention as a team captain his junior and senior year. At the age of 19, Jeff began his coaching career at his alma mater. He spents four season serving as an assistant junior varsity, assistant varsity, and head freshman coach. After graduating from Sacramento State, Jeff moved to Duluth, MN, where he was an assistant at the College of Saint Scholastica. CSS finished one game short from the NAIA tournament. He then moved to Concordia Univeristy-Minnesota to help lead them in transition the to NCAA II level. Coach Bussell moved back to Sacramento to coach at the high school level at Sierra Christian High School. In just 3 years as boys' basketball coach and athletic director there he lead them to the Sacramento Valley Christian League title with the first senior class in school history. In 2007, he led an Athletes In Action team on a missions trip to Mexico City.  Coach Bussell recieved his bachelor's degree from Sacramento State University and completed his master’s degree in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation in 2006 from Emporia State University, Kansas. In addition to his coaching duties, Coach Bussell serves as sports information and game management director. Jeff and his wife, Nicole, have been married since 2006.  They have a 1 year old daughter named Grace.

Brad Rogers

Assistant Basketball Coach

Coach Brad Rogers is starting his first season as a coach for the WJU men’s basketball program after spending three seasons as the scouting and recruiting coordinator as an assistant coach at Sierra Community College. A native of Nebraska, Brad grew up locally in Cameron Park, where he was a team captain and All-League performer at Oak Ridge High School. During Brad’s senior season he was the leading scorer for an Oak Ridge team that was ranked #1 in the Sacramento area for a majority of the season while finishing with a 29-2 record. During that season, Coach Rogers broke school records for most 3pt field goals made in a season (75), and highest 3pt (49%) and Free throw (87%) percentages in a season. Brad then moved on to Monterey Peninsula Community College where he had two successful seasons, which earned him a full basketball scholarship to San Diego Christian College. Brad was a team captain and a 2^nd Team All-American for a team who won the 2003-04 NCCAA D-1 National Championship. Brad was the teams leading scorer and leading 3pt shooter in the GSAC Conference, making 125 3pt field goals while shooting at 44% during his senior year.  After completing his degree at San Diego Christian (B.A., 2004), he went on to pursue his Master’s Degree in Physical Education (M.S., 2008) from Azusa Pacific University. Brad is extremely excited and feels blessed for the opportunity to be a part of the WJU men’s basketball program where he can coach and become involved at a Christ-Centered University. Brad and his wife Alyce were married in August 2009.