The Ground File
2025-current: Assistant to the Head Coach, Green Bay
2022-24: Assistant Coach, Santa Margarita High School
2021-22: Head Coach, San Diego City College
2020-21: Assistant Coach, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
2009-20: Head Coach, Saddleback College
2008-09: Assistant Coach, Irvine Valley College
2007-08: Co-Head Coach, Saddleback College
1999-07: Assistant Coach, Saddleback College
1992-99: Head Coach, Tustin High School
Andy Ground joins the Green Bay men's basketball program in 2025 as Assistant to the Head Coach, bringing with him over three decades of coaching experience across the high school, junior college, and collegiate levels.
Prior to his arrival at Green Bay, Ground most recently served as an Assistant Coach at Santa Margarita Catholic High School from 2022 to 2024, after spending the 2021–22 season as the Head Coach at San Diego City College. He also previously held an assistant role at Santa Margarita during the 2020–21 season.
Ground's longest and most impactful tenure came at Saddleback College, where he served for over a decade as Head Coach (2009–20) and earlier as Co-Head Coach (2007–08) and Assistant Coach (1999–2007). Ground was immensely successful during his tenure at Saddleback, finishing with 307 wins in 13 seasons. His .743 lifetime winning percentage ranks No. 2 all-time in the history of Saddleback basketball, and his win total is second only to Bill Brummel, who coached at the school for 26 years. Ground won seven Orange Empire Conference championships during his tenure, as well as state titles in 2010 and 2015.
Ground also had coaching stints at Irvine Valley College (2008-09) and Tustin High School (1992-99), compiling a 154-49 record with three league titles and post-season playoff appearances in each of those seven seasons. Five of his teams reached the CIF quarterfinal round.
Ground played at Saddleback during the 1981-82 and 1982-83 seasons under Coach Brummel before earning a scholarship to play at the University of Hawaii-Hilo. He later played professionally in Lima, Peru, and in Bonn, Germany.
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