Drew Muscatell, the Vandals' associate head coach, enters his ninth season with the Idaho women's basketball program. Muscatell has climbed the ranks at Idaho, most recently being promoted to associate head coach for the 2024-25 season under head coach Arthur Moreira.
An instrumental factor in the Vandals' success since joining the program in 2018, Muscatell has been vital in the development of guards, forwards and post players for Idaho. Throughout his time in Moscow, he has coached 10 Vandals who have gone on to play professionally.
Muscatell was a key part of Idaho's historic 2025-26 season, helping the Vandals capture both the Big Sky Conference regular-season and tournament championships. Idaho finished the season with a program-record 29 wins and a 17-1 mark in Big Sky play, setting a new program record for conference victories. The Vandals also won 18 consecutive games, establishing the longest winning streak in the program's NCAA era, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 13 seed.
Throughout his tenure in Moscow, Muscatell has worn many hats dealing with program recruiting, administration and on-court responsibilities. Throughout the season, Muscatell is responsible for much of the team's scouting and game plans. Leading up to the 2024-25 season, when Idaho was tabbed to finish eighth in the conference but ultimately finished in third, Muscatell was put in charge of coordinating offensive schemes for the Vandals. Idaho saw a six-points-per-game increase from the prior year.
As a recruiter, Muscatell has signed multiple student-athletes who were part of the starting lineup as freshmen in more than 80 percent of Idaho's games. Muscatell has deep recruiting connections in the Pacific Northwest, specifically California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.
Muscatell has played an integral role in the development of some of Idaho's most accomplished post players, including Beyonce Bea, a two-time unanimous First Team All-Big Sky selection, and Olivia Nelson, who was named Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year and a unanimous First Team All-Big Sky selection in 2024-25.
Muscatell also leads many of the program's administrative efforts, coordinating team travel, including transportation and hotels. He oversees the team's video needs, including film breakdown, and assists with game scheduling.
With Muscatell on staff, the Vandals have earned two Big Sky Conference regular-season championships, including the 2018-19 and 2025-26 titles, and made appearances in the Big Sky Tournament championship game in 2020 and 2021. The 2025-26 Vandals added the program's Big Sky Tournament championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
Prior to Idaho, Muscatell served as an assistant coach at the University of Portland for three seasons. He oversaw scouting player personnel tendencies for all opponents and led offensive and defensive scouting reports. He developed recruiting contacts within Southern California, Arizona and internationally in Spain and Australia.
In his assistant coach role at Portland, Muscatell was tabbed Silver Waves Media's Most Impactful Mid-Major Assistant Coach and named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association "30-Under-30" list.
Muscatell spent the 2014-15 season as a video coordinator at San Jose State University, where he broke down film and managed all film exchange.
During his undergraduate career, Muscatell was a practice player for the University of Oregon men's basketball program for four years. He graduated from Oregon in 2013 with a degree in business administration.
Coaching runs in the Muscatell family. His father, Dan, is a longtime collegiate coach who served as the head coach at Sacramento State and later as an assistant coach at San Jose State.
