Kevin Williamson has resigned his post as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Grays Harbor College. He had been very busy and signed several student-athletes to compete for GHC next year. During this time as the search is on for Kevin’s replacement, the college has named Volunteer Assistant Matthew Vargas as the interim head coach.

Because Coach Vargas has been around the program for a couple of months, he is familiar with both the returners and the new recruits coming in. Athletic Director Tom Sutera said, “we believe we needed someone to watch over the program to help the returners, answer questions that the signed players may have, and continue in the recruiting process.”

Vargas comes to Grays Harbor as a former NJCAA athletic director, head men’s basketball, and assistant coach. In his seven years of junior college coaching, Vargas has entered the post season three times, including three regional championship games (2010, 2014, 2015). the 2010 trip turned into an NJCAA National Title run where he was an assistant at Pima College. The 2010 team was littered with his former high school players which he coached at Hammond High School in Louisiana. In six years at Tohona O’odham Community College, a program he presented, developed, and started, he placed 17 student-athletes on to the 4 year level.

The process has started with the search for his replacement. Prospective applicants can look for the job announcement soon on the human resources website.