| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | BYU |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 20–19 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 10 1975 Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
| Alma mater | BYU |
| Playing career | |
| 1994, 1997–2000 | BYU |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001 | Eastern Arizona (DB/ST) |
| 2002 | BYU (Graduate assistant) |
| 2003 | Southern Utah (RB/TE) |
| 2004 | Southern Utah (OL/TE) |
| 2005–2008 | Utah (LB) |
| 2009–2011 | Utah (Defensive coordinator/LB coach) |
| 2012–2014 | Utah (AHC/DC/LB) |
| 2015 | Oregon State (AHC/DC) |
| 2016–present | BYU |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–19 |
| Bowls | 2–0 |
| Template:Wikidata/ Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Kelaokalani Fifita "Kalani" Sitake (born October 10, 1975 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga) is an American football coach and former player. Sitake is currently the head coach for the BYU Cougars, a position he has held since December 2015. Sitake is the first native of the South Pacific nation of Tonga to become an American collegiate head football coach.
Sitake played collegiately at BYU as a fullback, and served as an assistant coach for the Oregon State Beavers and Utah Utes before taking the BYU head coaching job.
Personal life[]
Sitake is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1] After his freshman year at BYU in 1994, Sitake served an LDS mission in the California Oakland Mission.[2] He has a bachelor's degree in English from BYU. He and his wife, Timberly, are the parents of three children.[3]
References[]
External inks[]
- Kalani Sitake article at Wikipedia
