Bio

Chris Dial joined A&M-San Antonio in 2024 as the University launched its inaugural  basketball program. The native San Antonion brought with him a diverse coaching résumé,  including six seasons at Our Lady of the Lake University, where he led the program to three  postseason appearances and earned signature wins over nationally ranked National  Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and NCAA Division II teams, as well as the National  Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Sun Belt Conference champions, Texas State  University—his alma mater. Dial is also the founder of The Basketball Embassy (TBE), a  nonprofit established in 2014, through which he has coached and trained players and  coaches in over 25 countries, leveraging his International Basketball Federation licensure  and impacting athletes from more than 120 nations. In 2024, Dial served as an assistant  coach for the San Antonio Spurs during the NBA Summer League, building on a long standing relationship with the Spurs and their nonprofit arm, Spurs Way. Before his  international and collegiate career, he coached high school basketball in the San Antonio  area. Dial graduated from East Central High School and holds a B.A. in psychology and  political science from Texas Lutheran University and an M.A. in international studies from  Texas State University.