UC Davis Athletics

Rogene Tagoca enters his first season as the athletic trainer for UC Davis men’s basketball in 2026-27, bringing experience at the collegiate and professional levels.

Tagoca joined the Aggies after four seasons with the Santa Cruz Warriors, the Golden State Warriors’ NBA G League affiliate. He spent three seasons as an assistant athletic trainer before being promoted to head athletic trainer ahead of the 2025-26 campaign. His experience includes injury evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation and management.

Before joining Santa Cruz, Tagoca worked on the athletic training staff at UNLV, gaining collegiate sports medicine experience before moving into professional basketball.

Tagoca earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and exercise science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2019. He completed his master’s degree in athletic training at Hawai'i in 2021 as well.