KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Grand Canyon Director of Men's Basketball Operations
Luke DallaRiva has been honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) as an Under Armour 30-Under-30 honoree, a group of up and coming young coaches in men's college basketball.
DallaRiva recently completed his third season with the Lopes. In his role, he serves all aspects of the program including compliance, recruiting, team travel, academic monitoring, practice planning and game preparation.
DallaRiva came to GCU after serving as the Graduate Assistant at Kent State. He also spent time at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, working under NBA Skills Trainer Dan Barto. Prior to his time at IMG Academy, DallaRiva assisted at St. Augustine High School in San Diego en route to the 2013 California Division 3 state championship, the first in the school's history.
DallaRiva graduated in 2013 from San Diego with bachelor of arts degrees in both history and biology. He earned a MBA from GCU in 2016.
The complete list of Under Armour 30-Under-30 honorees is listed below.
2016-17 Under Armour 30-Under-30 Honorees
| Tim Bergstraser |
Minnesota State Moorhead |
| Kyle Church |
Florida |
| Luke DallaRiva |
Grand Canyon |
| TJ Dekmar |
Goldey-Beacom College |
| Skye Ettin |
Princeton |
| Kevin Gant |
Southern Indiana |
| Zane Gibson |
Arkansas-Fort Smith |
| Andrew Habermehl |
Babson College |
| Ryan Hamm |
Lindenwood |
| Jase Herl |
Colorado State |
| Trevor Hook |
Upper Iowa |
| Christopher Klimchock |
Penn State Behrend |
| Preston Laird |
UNLV |
| Joe Meehan |
Bucknell |
| Adam Notteboom |
Quincy |
| Connor O'Brien |
St. John's |
| Brett Putz |
Omaha |
| Steve Raisfeld |
Farmingdale State College |
| Chase Richardson |
Jacksonville State |
| David Riley |
Eastern Washington |
| Max Sass |
Wesleyan |
| Daniel Steffensen |
Fort Lewis College |
| Sean Stout |
SMU |
| Chris Sullivan |
Denison |
| Ronnie Thomas |
Guilford College |
| Drew Valentine |
Oakland |
| Ryan Van Zelst |
The University of Scranton |
| Katherine Vosters |
Wisconsin |
| Christian Webster |
Virginia Tech |
| Michael Wilder |
UC Irvine |