Tyler Molesworth, a varsity assistant under former Buena High School coach Dave Glasgow the last three years, was approved by the Sierra Vista School District Board on Tuesday night to be the Colts’ new boys basketball coach.
Molesworth served on the coaching staff at Timpview High School in Provo, Utah, before coming to Buena.
He played at Mesa Mountain View High School, graduating in 2004. He then played at Mesa Community College and Division II Michigan Tech.
Molesworth has also worked as a real estate agent in Sierra Vista.
Glasgow, who has 567 victories in his 27 years as a head coach at Coolidge and Buena, has departed Sierra Vista to return to coaching Coolidge after 15 years with the Colts.
When he coached at Coolidge from 1993 -2004, his record was 217-89. He won 20 or more games six times with six region championships and five region tournament titles. The Bears were 3A state champions in 1997-98, 1998-99 and 2001-02. They went 32-0 in 2001-02. They lost in the state championship to Tuba City in 2000-01, finishing 30-2.
His record at Buena, with his first season in 2004-2005, was 354-121. The Colts won 20 or more games 14 times with region championships in 2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2017-18 and 2019-20. They also earned a regular-season section championship in 2013-14.
The Colts advanced to 5A state semifinals twice, in 2008-09 beating then third-ranked Mesa Mountain View 61-50 on the road and in 2010-11, defeating Desert Vista 74-73 at Sierra Vista to advance.
A total of 31 Buena players went on to play college basketball during Glasgow’s time as coach.
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