Stanford’s Eric Reveno will be carrying a loftier title when he starts the second year of his second stint as an assistant men’s basketball coach for the Cardinal this fall.
The school announced Monday that the 59-year-old Reveno has been named general manager of the men’s basketball program.
Reveno, a two-time basketball team captain at Stanford, joins football general manager Andrew Luck as another beloved ex-Cardinal athlete returning to school to run his old program.
“I am honored to step into this role at a time of existential change in college athletics,” said Reveno, who remains the associate head coach under second-year head coach Kyle Smith. “The opportunity to help shape the future of Stanford basketball – supporting our student-athletes, coaches, and campus – is both humbling and energizing. We have the opportunity to develop amazing young men, build championship teams and impact all of college athletics.”
Reveno’s new responsibilities will include management of the name, image and likeness (NIL) and revenue strategy, roster and scholarship optimization. As the general manager, Reveno’s role will be to work closely with campus leaders across Stanford departments.
The Stanford-born Reveno helped Smith lead the Cardinal to a 21-14 record last season, the most wins for the school in 10 years. He’s a noted as a skilled coach for interior players and he helped in the development of last year’s All-American, Maxime Raynaud.
“Rev has been running point on half of this stuff for years, now we’re just making it official,” said Smith. “Having him as general manager gives us a real edge in a landscape that is changing fast.”
Reveno’s time at Stanford includes seven years under Mike Montgomery (1997-2004) and two years with Trent Johnson (2004-06). Reveno also spent 10 seasons at Portland, where he was named West Coast Conference Coach of the Year in 2009.