Rem Bakamus - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory

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Rem Bakamus

Title:
Assistant Coach

Rem Bakamus is in his first season as an assistant coach after joining Grant McCasland's coaching staff in August 2025.

Bakamus arrived in Lubbock after working at Arizona as an assistant coach along with experience as a graduate assistant coach at Baylor and a player for Gonzaga.

Bakamus served as an assistant last season at Arizona after beginning his stint in Tucson as the director of player development for the Wildcats in the 2021-22 season. He helped Arizona reach the Sweet 16 last season and to a 14-6 conference record in its first season competing in the Big 12. Bakamus began his coaching career at Baylor, working as a graduate assistant and helping the Bears win the 2021 national championship.

Bakamus played five season at Gonzaga from 2012-17 with the program reaching the 2017 national championship game during his time. He was a part of teams which won 161 games, five WCC championships and five NCAA Tournament appearances. Bakamus graduated from Gonzaga in 2017 with degrees in Sports Management and Public Relations before earning a graduate degree from Baylor in Sports Pedagogy in 2021. From a basketball family, his father, Bill, is a hall of fame high school coach in Washington.