David Chavlovich enters his second season as the Men's Basketball Assistant Coach at West Texas A&M after joining the Buffs' staff in July 2022.
Chavlovich was named to the WT Hall of Champions class in May 2023.
2022-23 saw the Buffs end with a 27-7 record, appearing in the NCAA Tournament for a 21st time. Along with the NCAA appearance, WT also secured it's sixth-consecutive Lone Star Conference Tournament title. In the title game, Zach Toussaint nailed a go-ahead jumper with less than three seconds to play, pushing the Buffs over Angelo State. WT eventually made its way to the South Central Regional Championship where a final shot left the hand a fraction of a second too late, ending the Buffs' season in heartbreak. Julius Brown was named the LSC Player of the Year while Damion Thornton earned Newcomer of the Year and Toussaint picked up Sixth Man of the Year. Brown and Thornton went on to win All-Region awards and Brown was named a D2CCA Honorable Mention All-American.
Chavlovich returned to Buff Basketball after playing professionally in Croatia and Australia. Following his four-year career at WT, he signed a contract with the Croatian Side KK Bosco located in Zagreb, Croatia, before traveling to Australia to play with the FDBA Frankston Blues.
The Arlington product registered one of the greatest careers in program and Lone Star Conference history as he finished as the all-time leading scorer with 2,490 points. He finished his time in the Maroon & White as the only player in program history to reach 2,000 points while also sitting at the top in career field goals (789), field goal attempts (1,912), 3-pointers (388), 3-point attempts (1,062), and free throws (524). In his final season, Chavlovich also set the single-season school record in points scored (726) to surpass his previous record of 665.
Chavlovich led the Buffs to the program's first NCAA Elite Eight appearance since 1998 with a 95-87 victory over UT Permian Basin. He totaled 71 points during the regional tournament, including 28 in the finals to earn MVP honors. The Buffs went on to defeat Le Moyne College, 87-73, to advance to the Final Four for the first time in school history.
He was a four-time All-American and finalist for the 2018 Bevo Francis award which is given to the top men's basketball player who competes in the NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III and NAIA. During his senior season, he was named a First Team All-American by Basketball Times and received Honorable Mention honors by Division II Conference Commissioners' Association (D2CCA) and National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
