Curran Walsh is in his second stint on the men's basketball staff at Utah State, joining Jerrod Calhoun's staff as the director of player personnel and analytics in June of 2025 after previously serving as the team's director of player development under Craig Smith from 2019-21.
Walsh rejoins the Aggies after most recently serving as an assistant coach at Denver in 2024-25. There, he helped aid the development of Summit League Freshman of the Year Sebastian Akins, who broke the program's freshman scoring record while averaging 12.7 points to go along with 2.7 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game.
Prior to his time at Denver, Walsh spent three seasons as the director of men's basketball operations at Utah. In his time with the Utes, the team went from under .500 in the year before his arrival and in his first season to 17-15 in 2022-23 and 22-15 with a trip to Indianapolis for the NIT Semifinals in 2023-24. Center Branden Carlson was a three-time All-Pac-12 selection during Walsh's tenure, including a first-team honoree twice.
During his first stint in Logan, Walsh served as the director of player development from 2019-21. The Aggies earned back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths and 46 wins during his two seasons at USU, including a Mountain West Tournament Championship his first year in Cache Valley. Additionally, Walsh guided All-American Sam Merrill through his 2020 NBA Pre Draft training program before Merrill became the first Utah State player drafted to the NBA since 1986.
Prior to joining Smith's staff at Utah State, Walsh spent the 2017-19 seasons on the men's basketball staff at Loyola Marymount. The Lions went from just 11 victories his first season in Los Angeles to 22 wins in his second year there – which was the most wins in a single-season since the 1989-90 campaign. Walsh held a variety of duties at LMU, including assisting with film work, scouting, scheduling and logistics.
Walsh came to the collegiate ranks with plenty of player development expertise having worked with Chris Johnson Hoops. While there, he helped lead the player development programs for several NBA and professional players.
During the 2016-17 season, Walsh was an assistant coach for the boy's basketball team at St. Anthony High School, culminating in a 30-5 record and an IHSA State Championship.
A native of Effingham, Ill., Walsh played basketball at Lindenwood University-Belleville all four years before graduating with a degree in business administration in 2016. During his time with the Lynx, he earned academic all-conference honors in his final two seasons. He went on to complete his master's degree in educational studies at LMU.
