Kyle Vogt enters his 13th season as UC Davis' assistant coach — a tenure that includes the program's most successful years after being hired in June, 2012. In his role, he assists in all areas of the program, and specializes in defensive schemes, perimeter play and development, recruiting and opponent scouting.
Vogt was recently recognized for his efforts to the program by being named to the 2024 100 Rising Stars: Men's Mid Major Assistants list.
Through his leadership, Vogt helped the program navigate its way through a unique situation created by COVID-19: While other teams organized workouts, practiced and participated in official competition, the Aggies paused basketball-related activities to remain compliant with Yolo County Health orders. During this hiatus, Vogt helped student-athletes continue to succeed in the classroom and remain in basketball shape in case an eventual return to action took place.
After working out with players on a one-on-one basis at first, once clearance was received by Yolo County officials, Vogt and the coaching staff received a limited amount of time to prep the entire team for its inaugural Big West game, which took place seven weeks after the program's 2020-21 home opener on January 22, 2021, when the Aggies traveled to UC San Diego.
In all, the program's seven-week pause was the second-longest among all Division I programs in the nation; only three teams played fewer games than the Aggies when they returned to action against the Tritons.
Another outstanding accomplishment took place that season, due to Vogt's leadership and experience: Since returning to campus in the summer of 2020, zero positive COVID tests were recorded by student-athletes, staff member and coaches throughout the academic year.
With Vogt on the sidelines, the 2016-17 team not only won its first-ever Big West Tournament championship, earning the league's automatic NCAA Tournament bid in the process, but captured its inaugural Division I postseason win by defeating North Carolina Central in a First Four matchup.
That result allowed the Aggies to advance to the Midwest Regional First Round where they faced Kansas for the first time in school history.
Under Vogt's tutelage, UC Davis collected its third Big West championship within four years, and advanced to postseason play once again when it faced Utah in the 2017-18 National Invitation Tournament.
That appearance also marked the program's third postseason berth in the last four seasons.
Vogt brought an 11-year coaching career to UC Davis that including stops at UW Platteville (2003-04), Bradley ('04-'11) and Western Illinois ('11-'12). Vogt has been a part of five postseason teams throughout those 11 years, including Bradley's 2006 Sweet 16 run. In back-to-back years, teams Vogt coached set single-season school records for the most Division I wins - 18 at Western Illinois and 14 at UC Davis.
"I am very excited to add Kyle to our staff," said head men's basketball coach Jim Les shortly after Vogt's hiring. "He is an accomplished Division I assistant that brings with him great knowledge and enthusiasm. He will be a tremendous asset to our staff and an excellent resource for our players both on and off the floor."
A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Vogt graduated from Lakeland College in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in marketing. An outstanding player for the Muskies, Vogt was a three-time all-conference performer and scored 1,123 points throughout his career. He is ranked No. 2 all-time with 183 three-point field goals and was amongst the Div. III national leaders in three-point percentage during both his junior and senior seasons.
Vogt and his wife, Erin, live in Davis with their three children: Jackson, Nolan and Avery.
