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Adam Reeves
Adam Reeves, who was named the Pacific men's soccer program as the head coach in June of 2019, is coaching his fifth season in 2023.
In 2022, the Tigers battled injuries and finished 3-12-2 overall with a 2-4-1 WCC mark. Both WCC wins came on the road at San Francisco and Gonzaga. Ryan Her and Samuel Saiz Herraiz were named Second-Team All-WCC.
In 2021, Reeves led the Tigers to their best WCC record since 2018 with a 4-1-2 WCC record, good for second in the conference. The WCC sent two teams to the NCAA Tournament, and both teams won games in the tournament. The Tigers battled to draws with both tournament teams. The roster was highlighted by Erik Ceteno being named WCC Freshman of the Year. Along with Centeno, five other Tigers were named to various All-WCC teams at the end of the season. Ryan Her and Yazid Omri joined Centeno on the All-WCC First Team, Charles Brewah was named to the All-WCC Second Team and Eric Cotton and Mamoru Kamisasanuki were honorable mention selections. Centeno was drafted in the first round (19th overall) of the MLS draft by Atlanta United FC.
The 2020 season was played in the spring of 2021. In a COVID-19 shortened season the Tigers went 2-7 with wins over Portland and nationally ranked #20 Saint Mary's. Six of the Tigers seven losses were by one goal. The Tiger's only non-conference matchup was against #4 Stanford.
In 2019, Reeves first season with the team, Pacific went 6-10-1. With a win at San Francisco (11/10) for the first time in program history on an extra-time winner from Johnatan Rico-Contreres.
Reeves joined the Tigers after helping develop Cal Poly Pomona grow into a national powerhouse at the Division II level. After spending two seasons as the program’s associate head coach, he was then given the opportunity to be head coach in 2016. Under Reeves, the Broncos won a total of 34 games in two seasons, making back-to-back NCAA Division II Semifinal Round appearances in 2017 and 2018. Reeves and his staff won the NCAA Division II West Region Coaching Staff of the Year honors in both 2017 and 2018 as well.
Reeves originally took over a Bronco program that made the NCAA Tournament in 2015 and 2016, not missing a beat in his first season leading the program. Impressing with his skillset, he led the Broncos to a four-win improvement in 2017 that included a run to the NCAA Semifinal Round with wins over Cal Baptist, the No. 2 team in the nation in the West Region Final, and another win over No. 1 Midwestern State in the NCAA Quarterfinal.
In 2018 after graduating 10 seniors, Reeves and the Broncos made yet another run to the NCAA Semifinal, their third in four years. The Broncos won 17 games on their way to their fourth-straight NCAA Tournament. Reeves’ team would post shutouts in the first four postseason games, defeating West Texas A&M, 2-0, in the NCAA Quarterfinal.
Furthermore, Reeves guidance helped Sergi Monso earn back-to-back United Soccer Coaches All-American selections in 2017 and 2018. Additionally, Monso, Nadeer Ghantous and Luis Najera, Jr. were Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association All-Americans in 2017.
ln the classroom, Reeves held his players to a high standard as well, with his teams carrying cumulative GPAs of above 3.0 while two players were also named Scholar All-Americans in 2017.
Prior to taking the helm at Cal Poly Pomona, Reeves spent two years as the Broncos Associate Head Coach under Yossi Raz, who is currently the head coach at UC Irvine. While serving under Raz, Reeves helped the Broncos to a California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship as well as the program's first NCAA Tournament win in 2015. The Broncos reached the Division II NCAA Championship game in that season as well following a 1-0 victory over Rockhurst in the NCAA Semifinal. Reeves and the program returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2016 following a 13-win season.
Prior to working with the Broncos, Reeves spent 12 seasons as an assistant coach for his alma mater Cal State Fullerton, where he helped the Titans to a Big West Tournament Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2014. His career has also taken him to coaching stops with the LA Galaxy Development Academy, Golden State FC, Freedom Futbol Club, Mission Viejo Pateadores, Fullerton Rangers Youth Soccer Club and Irvine High School.
Reeves' playing career began at Cal State Fullerton in 1998 and 1999 before he transferred to Washington, where he helped the Huskies to multiple second round appearances in the NCAA Tournament. He earned his bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from Cal State Fullerton in 2003.
Reeves and his wife, Catie, met at Cal State Fullerton where she was a distance runner. The two have three children together, Gonzalo, Micah and Eleanor.
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