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Meyer Replaces Santa Clara Legend

By MIKE BRESNAHAN

Martin Meyer has been hired as boys’ basketball coach at Santa Clara High, replacing legendary Coach Lou Cvijanovich, who retired in March after 41 years.

Meyer, 39, former junior varsity basketball coach at Camarillo High, is a sergeant in the Oxnard police department, a position he plans to keep. He will be considered a walk-on coach.

Cvijanovich set a state record with 829 career victories and guided the Saints to three state championships, including the Division V title this year.

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“[Meyer] brings plenty of energy to the program,” said John Lorenzana, Santa Clara athletic director. “I think he’s going to be great for us.”

Chris Ruffinelli, junior varsity coach at St. Bonaventure High, was the other finalist for the position.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

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