Tarvish Felton is entering his fifth season as an assistant coach at Utah State University. Felton joined the staff in June, 2008 and his primary emphasis is in recruiting, academics, opposing team scouts, game preparation and player development.
Prior to joining the Utah State staff, Felton spent the 2007-08 season as an assistant at Sacramento State. In all, Felton brought nine years of coaching experience with him to Utah State and had coached 11 players who earned all-conference honors.
Felton began his coaching career as an assistant at Southern Utah during the 1999-2000 season, before spending two years at Cal State Los Angeles. He then spent the 2002-03 academic year starting the Texas A&M-International program and served as its head coach for three seasons, followed by another one-year stint as an assistant at Southern Utah before moving on to Sacramento State.
A 1999 graduate of Southern Utah with a bachelor's degree in physical education, Felton was a two-time IHC Health Plans state player of the year as a junior and senior. Also during his senior season, he received all-Mid-Continent Conference honors and was named Southern Utah's academic athlete of the year for basketball. All-time, Felton ranks third in Southern Utah history in blocked shots (68), fifth in steals (139), and seventh in rebounding (505).
Felton, who is a native of Perry, Ga., played his freshman season at Northeast College in Norfolk, Neb.
Felton married Jana Doggett in May, 2011. He has a 13-year old daughter, DeAubrey Ann Bowers.
