Head Coach Norm Parrish

After 15 seasons as the head coach of the Salt Lake Bruins, Norm Parrish has established one of the top junior college basketball programs around.  He has averaged just under 21 wins per season at Salt Lake.

In 1994, the Bruins captured the Region 18 tournament title and finished 5th at the NJCAA National Tournament.  Parrish led the Bruins to the 2000 Scenic West Athletic Conference regular season championship.

Over 180 players have worn the Bruins uniform under Coach Parrish since he became the head coach in 1991, and moved on to four-year schools.  Sixty eight of those have moved on to the NCAA Division I ranks, with several now playing professionally overseas as well as in the NBA.  During his tenure, seven players have been named NJCAA All-Americans, and thirteen have been Academic All-Americans.

Coach Parrish has recruited and coached players from all over the United States and many foreign countries including Greece, England, Turkey, Australia, Switzerland, Brazil, Russia, Serbia, and the West African countries of Senegal, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast.  Returned missionaries are also an integral part of Coach Parrish’s recruiting process.  “The returned missionaries have a unique perspective on life and a level of maturity that is advantageous.  The only down side is that it sometimes may take a while for them to get back into top playing shape.”

Prior to coming to Salt Lake, Coach Parrish was an assistant to the late Lynn Archibald at the University of Utah in 1988-89.  Also on the Utah staff that year were current Stanford head coach Trent Johnson and Southern Miss head coach Larry Eustachy.  Prior to Utah, he was an assistant at Nampa HS (ID).

Parrish was a standout player at Ricks College and Northwest Nazarene College.

When not in the gym, Norm and his wife Kaye spend time in the outdoors with their three sons Travis (16), Matt (13), and Collin (9).  The boys are involved in football, basketball, and baseball.

Assistant Coach Russell Beck

Coach Beck is a new face at Salt Lake Community College this fall replacing Michael Ostlund as the assistant men’s basketball coach. Coach Beck comes to Salt Lake having spent last season assisting head coach Bill Evans at Southern Utah University. Coach Beck helped the T-birds to a respectable 16-14 record and an impressive 12-2 record at home.

Coach Beck worked with both the guards and the big men while at SUU and coached the Mid-Con Defensive Player of the Year Justin Allen and First Team All-Conference guard Steve Barnes. In addition to his coaching responsibilities at SUU, he was responsible for film editing, film breakdown, recruiting and team travel.

Prior to his time at SUU, Coach Beck spent two very successful seasons as an assistant at former SLCC rival Dixie State College. While at Dixie, the Rebels compiled a 40-24 record, a #1 national ranking, and were Region 18 runner-ups.

Coach Beck had the unique experience of working under two outstanding coaches in Jon Judkins and Jeff Kidder while at Dixie. “I can’t say enough about the great men that I have had the opportunity to work for,” Beck said. “Coach Kidder, Coach Judkins and now Coach Parrish; those are three of the best coaches in the country.”

Coach Beck has recruited and coached players from all over world and has quickly established strong recruiting ties throughout the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Serbia and Africa.

Coach Beck has also coached at the Double Pump West Coast All-Star Camp and at the University of Southern California Elite Summer Camp and is the founder of HOOPRECRUIT.com, a website covering prep athletes in the Mountain West.

“I am extremely honored to work for Coach Parrish and represent Salt Lake CC,” Beck said. “We are trying to put together something special and make that trip to Hutch.”

Coach Beck graduated from Southern Utah University with a double major in Interpersonal Communication and Journalism and is currently enrolled in a Master's program at Adams State College. When he is not on the court or out on the road recruiting Coach Beck enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife Charity and their two beautiful daughters, Leilani (4) and Briana (1).