UMATILLA — Umatilla High School has a new head coach of the girls varsity basketball team.
Trey Trevino, 26, took over the Vikings girls basketball program in May after former coach Marisa Gonzalez stepped down to be closer to her family in Nyssa. Gonzalez also got the opportunity to coach the Nyssa High School girls soccer team.
A Richland, Washington, native, Trevino graduated from Hanford High School, where he played basketball. He moved to Umatilla in 2022 with his wife, Courtney Trevino, a UHS alumni and the school’s head cheerleading coach.
Trevino teaches seventh grade social studies at Clara Brownell Middle School, where he first connected with several students who now play on the high school team.
“I’ve been part of this community for a while now,” Trevino said. “I’ve coached multiple programs including football, basketball, track and built strong relationships with these athletes. Taking this job wasn’t just about coaching, it was about helping build something meaningful with these players and with this city.”
Trevino got the ball rolling in June with a summer league camp that drew about two dozen players who also took part in Hermiston’s Bilingual Basketball Program.
“It was a great experience,” Trevino said. “The girls were hungry, they showed up and they were super coachable.”
The Vikings finished the 2024–25 season with a 14-10 overall record and a 6-4 league mark. They scored 909 points, allowed 856 and earned an Oregon School Activities Association ranking of No. 22.
The team opens practice Nov. 17, with assistant coach Jennifer Fuentes joining Trevino on the sidelines.
He said he’s eager to hit the ground running, planning a fast-paced, high-energy first two weeks leading up to the season opener against La Grande.
“Practice will be intense,” Trevino said. “Lots of competition, lots of energy, all the good things we want to build into our culture. We only have two weeks until our first game, so there’s a lot to cover.”
Trevino said he’s already seen leadership emerge among his players, pointing to Shay McCallister, Alyiah Howard, Eva Campos, Ruby Chavez and Jordyn Escamilla as key example of determination and motivation to be part of the UHS basketball program.
Part of his coaching philosophy centers on trust, confidence and resilience, he noted, values he has developed through teaching and coaching.
The goal isn’t just to develop basketball players, he said, but to help shape strong young women who believe in themselves, work hard and take pride in representing Umatilla on and off the court. He emphasized he wants his athletes to see the value of respect, hard work and good choices.
“We’re building this together,” he said. “It’s going to be a journey, a process. It’s going to take trust — in me, in each other, and in what we’re trying to accomplish. As much as I believe in them, I want them to believe in themselves and each other.”
He said Umatilla is a close-knit, hardworking community that supports the high school and its student-athletes, and he wants his team to be proud to wear “Umatilla” on their uniforms.
This community means a lot to me,” he said, “and I’m excited to see fans in the stands and the community showing up for these athletes.”
