Estevan Sandoval will be entering his fourth season on the University of North Dakota men’s basketball staff in 2024-25. It will be his fourth season with the program, his second as an assistant coach after he started out as the Director of Operations.
During his first season as assistant coach, he worked primarily with the guards; helping guide Eli King to a place on the Summit League All-Defensive team and Treysen Eaglestaff to winning Peak Performer of the Week honors three times last year. Eaglestaff set a new program record with 21 straight games with at least one made three pointer, while King finished second in the conference with 1.8 steals/game. Tyree Ihenacho also made Second Team All-Conference as he averaged over 14 points and exactly four assists in Summit League games. He also works with the other assistant coaches on scouting and recruiting.
Sandoval arrived at North Dakota following a stint as an assistant coach at Western Texas, where he spent one season. There, he helped the Westerners finish with a 15-8 record and advance to the NJCAA Region V Championship.
Prior to his stint at Western Texas, he spent one season at Gillette College, helping lead the Pronghorns to a 26-6 record in his first season, sending three players to the Division I level after the 2019-20 season (Bradley Akhile, Tarig Eisa, and Mason Archambault). Archambault and Akhile were both All-Region IX Second Team honorees. Sandoval’s primary responsibilities included recruiting, player development, scouting, and other tasks pertaining to the success of the program.
Sandoval carries with him experience at the Division I level, having served as both a student manager and graduate assistant with New Mexico from 2013-2019. While with the Lobos, his primary roles were assisting with film/film breakdown, travel, stats, meals, while also overseeing the teams’ six managers. He assisted with social media platforms, Sixth Man booster club, camps and video. In addition, Sandoval assisted coaches with scouting reports and compiled recruiting databases while assisting with recruit scheduling.
He earned his undergraduate degree in 2017 from New Mexico in business administration and completed his graduate degree in
physical education with a concentration in sports administration from UNM in 2019.
Sandoval is a native of Santa Fe, N.M.
