Coach Bruce Chavka is entering his fourth year as assistant coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.
In Coach Chavka’s first season with the Norseman he assisted in helping the Norse to a 27-7 overall record and a 14-2 conference record. The 2018-19 team won the OCAC conference, the Region 2 tournament and qualified for the prestigious NJCAA National tournament in Hutchinson Kansas.
During his second year (2019-2019), Coach Chavka was vital in assisting the Norsemen to back to back OCAC conference titles going 15-1 the Norse went 25-7 overall. The sophomores from that team went 29-2 in two years of conference play and went undefeated in two years at home going 23-0.
Coach C is responsible for scouting, recruiting, player development, scheduling, player academics, strength training and basketball camps for the Norsemen.
Coach Chavka came from Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon where he served as head coach. Coach Chavka has over 20 years of teaching and coaching experience. Prior to his time in Oregon, he was the head basketball coach at Napa Valley Community College in California where he coached the current NEO A&M College Head Coach Jeremy Jackson.
The Colorado native is a graduate of Western Colorado University where he served as an assistant coach to the late Fred Litzenberger and Bob Hofman. Coach C has also served as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, as well as the assistant basketball coach and head men's golf coach at Lamar Community College in Colorado. Coach C also served as a graduate assistant at University of Northern Colorado.
Coach C is a proud product of the community college system. He attended Otero Junior College in La Junta, Colorado.
Coach Chavka has been fortunate to travel and coach in China on two separate occasions (2014, 2016) where he coached a team of post-graduate collegiate players. His team competed against teams from around the world through NetScouts basketball.
Coach C holds a BS of Science degree in Kinesiology and a BA degree in History. Coach Chavka has a Master’s degree in Athletic Administration and Coaching from Concordia University at Irvine. He is the proud father of a 17 year old daughter, Hadley, whose favorite teams are the Denver Broncos and the Golden Norsemen of NEO A&M.
