Welcome to Athletics

This is the official De Anza College Athletics website. Any other website containing information regarding De Anza Athletics is not sanctioned by De Anza College and may not contain accurate information.

 

Pictured: 2008 De Anza scholar-athletes, coaches, staff members and administrators

De Anza College

Winner of the Coast Conference 
All Sports Trophy 2010-11

(17 out of the past 27 years)

At De Anza, the Athletics Department is an extension of the Physical Education Division.
It serves the needs of everyone interested in competing at a higher level of athletic competition.

Our comprehensive all-sports program includes:

• 19 sports programs for men and women, with 480 student-athletes compete on these teams
• 9 Men's sports and 10 Women's sports
• Approximately 70 coaches, staff, and administrators who comprise the De Anza College Athletics Department: 15 head coaches, 36 assistant coaches, and 9 staff and administrators
• Consistent success rate both on the field and in the classroom
• De Anza Institutional Research reports a GPA of about 3.04 for student-athletes last year. 
• De Anza student-athletes have been successful in transferring to the university level.
• 5 All-Americans and 18 All-Californians during the 2010-11 school year.
• 4 teams were Coast Conference Champions. 8 second place teams
• Aprox $1.4 million in academic and athletic scholarships secured by De Anza student-athletes last year (10-11).                   

See our sports listing on the left for program overviews, coaching staff and all team schedules.

For more information, contact Athletics Director Kulwant Singh at 408.864.8745 or e-mail singhkulwant@ deanza.edu.

Sports Calendar

Season	Start Dates
Fall Sports Men's Cross Country, Football, Men's Soccer, Men's Water Polo   Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Women's Water Polo	All Fall Sports begin August 15. Contact the coach  during the Spring/Summer prior to the season.
Winter Sports Men's Basketball and Women's Basketball	All Winter Sports begin October 15. Contact the coach during the Spring/Summer prior to the season.
Spring Sports Baseball, Men's Swimming & Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field   Women's Badminton, Softball, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field	All Spring Sports begin January 15. Contact the coach during the Fall prior to the season.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student Athletes

De Anza coaches, staff, and administration are eager to assist student athletes in academics and sports. Our student athletes

• receive exposure to university coaches
• receive opportunities to acquire athletic scholarships
• are very successful in regards to retention ( 90%) & transfer (87%)
• have high grade point averages (GPA)

The following teams were recognized as the Scholar Team Award recipients for their sport for all of California for the year listed:

• Men's Cross Country 2010
• Women's Tennis 2009
• Women's Track & Field 2009
• Men's Cross Country 2009
• Women's Basketball 2004
• Baseball, 2003
• Men’s Soccer, 2001
• Women’s Soccer, 1996
• Football, 1995
• Women’s Cross Country, 1994

More Information

• We have a full-time Academic Advisor, Matt Trosper, 408.864.8646, who monitors the academic progress of all the student athletes and programs. If you are a prospective student athlete, see our steps for getting started.
• If you are interested in participating in intercollegiate sports, complete the information form and a coach will contact you.
• Kulwant Singh, Athletics Director, can be reached by calling 408.864.8745 or by e-mail at singhkulwant@ deanza.edu.
• Our sports medicine program has two full-time trainers and several student assistants. Every program receives equal support. See our athletics staff directory for more information about our athletic training staff.
• Every team in season has a team room with video and computer connections. There are equipment managers that serve all programs and provide equipment laundry service.