Men's Basketball
Long, Wes
Wes Long
- Title:
- Men's Basketball Athletic Performance Coach
- Email:
- wlong@athletics.ucla.edu
Wes Long will enter his 13th season as the men’s basketball program’s athletic performance coach in 2021-22. Long has worked in that capacity with the Bruins’ program since May 2013 and also from 2007-11.
Long returned to UCLA in the spring of 2013 after two seasons as the Director of Player Development/Strength and Conditioning at the University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyo.).
The 2021-22 season will mark UCLA’s fifth year using the state-of-the-art Kevin Love Strength and Conditioning Center, located on the second level of the Mo Ostin Basketball Center (opened in October 2017). The upcoming season will be Long’s ninth consecutive year back with the Bruins, after his two-year stint at Wyoming.
Long previously served as the athletic performance coach for the UCLA men’s and women’s basketball teams for four seasons (2007-11). Through his 12 prior seasons at UCLA, the men’s basketball team has advanced to the NCAA Tournament eight times, including two appearances in the Final Four (2008, 2021) and five trips to the Sweet 16 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021). In his first season at UCLA (2007-08), the Bruins earned their third consecutive trip to the Final Four after winning the Pac-10 regular-season and tournament titles.
Prior to moving to Los Angeles in 2007, Long spent four seasons working at his alma mater, the University of Texas (Austin). During his time from 2004-07, he served as a men’s basketball graduate manager assisting with the strength and conditioning program and with the video coordinator.
A Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Long earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Texas. He received his bachelor’s degree in advertising in 2003 and his master’s degree in kinesiology in 2005.
Long and his wife, Kristin, have three children – one son, Chasen, and two daughters, Brinley and Haven.
Long returned to UCLA in the spring of 2013 after two seasons as the Director of Player Development/Strength and Conditioning at the University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyo.).
The 2021-22 season will mark UCLA’s fifth year using the state-of-the-art Kevin Love Strength and Conditioning Center, located on the second level of the Mo Ostin Basketball Center (opened in October 2017). The upcoming season will be Long’s ninth consecutive year back with the Bruins, after his two-year stint at Wyoming.
Long previously served as the athletic performance coach for the UCLA men’s and women’s basketball teams for four seasons (2007-11). Through his 12 prior seasons at UCLA, the men’s basketball team has advanced to the NCAA Tournament eight times, including two appearances in the Final Four (2008, 2021) and five trips to the Sweet 16 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021). In his first season at UCLA (2007-08), the Bruins earned their third consecutive trip to the Final Four after winning the Pac-10 regular-season and tournament titles.
Prior to moving to Los Angeles in 2007, Long spent four seasons working at his alma mater, the University of Texas (Austin). During his time from 2004-07, he served as a men’s basketball graduate manager assisting with the strength and conditioning program and with the video coordinator.
A Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Long earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Texas. He received his bachelor’s degree in advertising in 2003 and his master’s degree in kinesiology in 2005.
Long and his wife, Kristin, have three children – one son, Chasen, and two daughters, Brinley and Haven.
UCLA M. Basketball Media Availability - Players (Aug. 26, 2025)
Tuesday, August 26
UCLA M. Basketball Media Availability - Coach Cronin (Aug. 26, 2025)
Tuesday, August 26
UCLA M. Basketball Postgame - vs. Tennessee (March 22, 2025)
Saturday, March 22
UCLA M. Basketball Press Conference – Players (March 21, 2025)
Friday, March 21
