Turner joined the Arizona staff in May 2023 as Assistant Coach after four seasons at Weber State.
In his first season with the Wildcats, Turner helped the team to 18 wins and its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. He helped guide five players to Pac-12 annual honors, including Helena Pueyo's All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defensive accolades. Pueyo and Esmery Martinez were both selected in the 2024 WNBA Draft, Pueyo by the Connecticut Sun and Martinez by the New York Liberty.
During his inaugural season in Tucson, the Wildcats defeated a pair of top-15 opponents in No. 15 Utah and No. 3 Stanford. The win over the Cardinal in Maples Pavilion was Arizona's first since 2001 and was the highest-ranked road win in program history.
During his time in Ogden, Turner helped coach Daryn Hickok to All-Big Sky honors in three consecutive seasons. Hickok and Jadyn Matthews rank 11th and 17th, respectively, in Weber State program history in career points. Matthews additionally checks into the career rebounds rankings at fifth with 823.
He arrived at Weber State after spending 3 seasons at Utah Valley. His responsibilities at Utah Valley included serving as the associate head coach with his duties including, program's recruiting coordinator, defensive coordinator and post player development coach. In his first season, he helped guide the Wolverines to a WAC Tournament semifinal run for the second-straight year, marking only the second time in program history to advance beyond the opening round of the conference tournament. Turner was the post position coach for two All-WAC honorees; Sam Lubcke who earned the All-WAC Newcomer award and was the only player in the WAC to average a double/double (points/rebounds) in conference play and Jordan Holland who finished 5th in the WAC in scoring and earned Second Team All-Conference honors. He twice coordinated defenses that led the WAC in steals, forced turnovers and defensive rebounds.
Prior to his time at Utah Valley, Turner spent five years as an assistant coach at New Mexico. While with the Lobos, Turner served as the primary recruiting coordinator, mastering every aspect of recruiting. Players that Turner recruited to New Mexico accounted for six first team All-MWC awards, two All-Defense awards, two All-Freshman awards, one sixth player award and the 2019 MWC Player of the Year in Jaisa Nunn. Turner also worked with the post players and under his tutelage Lobo players finished second in the Mountain West Conference in blocked shots in 2011-12. The Lobos were invited to postseason play three times, advanced to two MWC Tournament Championship games and set a New Mexico program record for longest winning streak in the 2014-2015 season.
Turner was also part of the staff that aided Head Coach Yvonne Sanchez in earning the MWC Coach of the year honors in the 2014-2015 season. Turner was selected to participate in the NCAA BCA/ACE program in 2011. This highly selective and prestigious program selects 24 minority assistant coaches in basketball, 12 women's basketball assistants and 12 men's basketball assistants and trains them at the NCAA headquarters, with the purpose of preparing them to become successful head coaches.
Before serving at New Mexico, Turner spent a season with Boise State, two seasons with Oregon State, six years with UNLV and two years with San Diego State. In his first year at Oregon State he helped the program to a 20 win season for the first time in 20 years. He additionally, he recruited two Pac-12 All-Freshman Team players, one First Team All-Pac-12 player, one Pac-12 All-Defensive Team member and earned a bid to the WNIT while in Corvallis. In his six years at UNLV, the Rebels earned four trips to postseason play including an appearance in the championship game of the WNIT. Also at UNLV, as the post position coach, he helped two players earn All-American honors.
Turner has amassed more than 20 years of experience coaching and assisting with women's basketball programs in the West. He is a 2008 graduate of the University of Colorado. He and his wife Jaime have twin daughters, Alexis and Justice.
