Steve Kinder
College basketball coach
Steve Kinder (born c. 1963) is a former head basketball coach of the California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt (HSU) Lumberjacks. As of 2026–27 he is he an assistant coach for Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans men's basketball program.
During his prep school days, Kinder attended Escondido High School in Escondido, California. As a collegiate student-athlete, Kinder won a Pacific Coast Athletic Conference basketball championship at MiraCosta College and reached the California State Final Four championship game. Kinder was named "Athlete of the Year" at MCC, 1983. Kinder then earned a B.S. in physical education from HSU in 1985 when he also played for the basketball team that won the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) that year. He received an M.A. from Humboldt in 1988. Kinder also competed in track and field at HSU. He qualified for the NCAA Track and Field Championships with a throw of 223'10" that was a record second-best in school history. He was the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference javelin champion and finished third at the CCAA track and field championships.
He was an assistant basketball coach at Oceanside High School from 1988 to 1990.
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