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Head coach Dante Carey in the San Marcos gym
Varsity Head Coach

Dante Carey

400+Wins at San Marcos
10League championships
19Playoff appearances
10Tournament championships

This is Coach Carey’s 20th season as the head boys varsity basketball coach at San Marcos High School. He has passed the 400-win mark at San Marcos High School. Before he took over the program in 2006, the Knights were 4-22 the previous season.

His San Marcos accomplishments include 10 league championships, 19 playoff appearances, and 10 tournament championships. He began his coaching career as a varsity assistant coach at Francis Parker High School for the 2004-2005 season.

Coach Carey’s basketball background includes being a varsity starter at San Marcos High School from 1996 to 1998. He continued as the starting point guard for Palomar College before his collegiate career at San Francisco State University, where he was the starting point guard and team captain. He finished his playing career with San Francisco City in the Pro-Am League.

Coach Carey’s academic background includes a high school diploma from San Marcos High School (1998), an associate degree from Palomar College, a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University, and a teaching credential and master’s degree.

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The staff.

Varsity assistant coach Leonard Mosley
Varsity Assistant

Leonard Mosley

Varsity Assistant

Colin Sarazen

JV Coach

Zach Ramirez

Freshman Coach

Roy Jansen

Coach Roy Jansen is in his 3rd season at San Marcos High School. He played his freshman year of college basketball at Kean College in New Jersey, then one year at Southern Connecticut State University, and finished his college career at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, where he graduated with a BA in Information System Science.

After college, Coach Roy played 2 years of professional basketball in the Netherlands for the city of Rotterdam.

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