Marc Callero

And that roof changed from an overcrowded Mercer Island home to a 40-acre Enumclaw hobby farm once the 14th kid, Marcus Apollo Callero, was delivered, so named because he arrived the same day the Apollo 14 space mission landed on the moon.

"I always thought other families were the weird families," said Marc Callero, basketball coach for South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia.
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Marc and K.C. Callero played on a 1990 Hornets team that carried a 26-0 record into the state semifinals before losing to Mount Vernon and finishing third.
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Tony and Marc Callero would come home, with a couple hours to spare before their varsity basketball game at Enumclaw, and start going at it without any restrictions.
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Marc was the only starter among them for the Wildcats, though Joe was a captain and came off the bench to help his team finish the highest, tied for fifth in the 1986 NAIA Tournament.
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Marc is busy recruiting and doesn't take care of himself.
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"My goal when I finish up here at South Puget Sound is to get a Division I coaching job and beat Seattle U and my brother," Marc Callero said.

Callero to be men's coach at SPSCC
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As a point guard for Central Washington in the mid 1990s, Marc Callero first began thinking of himself as a head college coach. >

On Monday, he'll realize that dream when he becomes the head men's basketball coach at South Puget Sound.

"I've been preparing for this job since I played at Central," Callero said."I'm very excited.I don't see any reason why they can't be successful."

Callero replaces Bill Bell, who resigned after finishing 21-56 in three seasons.
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"Marc brings a real enthusiasm to the position," said Pam Charpentier, SPSCC's athletic director.
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Callero has coached at Foster and Mabton high schools, was a graduate assistant at Lake Erie College in Ohio and assisted at Highline for two years.For the past two seasons, he assisted former SPSCC coach Bill Mendelson at Pierce College.

Callero said he likes running an up-tempo offense and pressure defense.

"I like being the most aggressive team," Callero said."Everyone says they like their team to play hard.I want them to play harder."

Callero is the 14th of 15 children in his family, grew up in Enumclaw and is the son of a doctor.Callero is an elementary education teacher and plans to continue teaching in Olympia with his wife.

Callero's brother Joe is the men's basketball coach at Seattle University.Marc played for his brother when he coached at Highline Community College.

Callero is the fifth coach in the Clippers' program, which began in 1992.
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Callero said he plans on recruiting locally.

"I've been on the phone since I got the job," he said.

We've got some work to do defensively."South Puget Sound CC -- Head coach: Marc Callero (first year) -- Assistant: Tom Turcotte -- 2005-06 record: 6-19, 2-12 Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges -- 2006-07 record: 0-3 -- Returning starters: None. -- Top returner: Derrick Palm -- Top newcomers: Jordan Knight, G, 6-4, fr.; Sumner High; Tyson White, F, 6-3, fr., North Thurston; James Osburg, F, 6-5, fr., Yelm; Chris Scott, G, 5-7, fr., Bonanza High (Las Vegas). -- Strengths: All players accepting the team-first mentality quickly. -- Weaknesses: Lack of size -- Coach's comments: "Everyone here at SPSCC is very excited about the upcoming season.

Marc Callero, men's basketball coach at South Puget Sound Community College, avoided the power outage problem by mere luck.His team is playing a weekend tournament at Whatcom College in Bellingham."Our hotel is right across from the gym, so the weather has been no problem," Callero said.