Joey Cantens begins his first year as an assistant coach in 2015-16 after spending last season at the University of Southern California.
Cantens spent the 2014-15 season as USC's Director of Scouting and Video Operations. He rejoined Trojans head coach Andy Enfield after having worked with him at Florida Gulf Coast University during their unprecedented run to the Sweet 16 in 2013. At USC, he oversaw all video operations as well as assisting in the preparation of opponent scouting reports.
Prior to joining USC's staff, Cantens served as an assistant coach with the Santo Domingo Leones, a professional team in the Dominican Republic. In Santo Domingo, he assisted long-time Puerto Rican national team coach Flor Melendez, helping them advance to the league semifinals. His responsibilities included preparation of opponent scouting reports, on court instruction and individual skill development.
In 2014, Cantens also served on the staff of the Dominican Republic national team, which competed at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain and earned the No. 20 world ranking under former Kentucky assistant and current South Florida head coach Orlando Antigua. Cantens has also been a part of the Dominican Republic national team staff during the summers of 2011-13, under Kentucky coach John Calipari.
Cantens worked with Enfield as a graduate assistant at Florida State, when Enfield was an assistant coach for the Seminoles' Leonard Hamilton. He joined Enfield at FGCU in 2011 as the director of basketball operations. Cantens spent three seasons at FGCU, which included the Eagles' Sweet 16 run in 2013, and their first-ever Atlantic Sun regular season title in 2014 under current FGCU head coach Joe Dooley.
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updated 6/17/15
