[1] Tention was formerly the head men's basketball coach at the College of Notre Dame and Loyola Marymount University.

He then served an assistant at Stanford University under head coach Johnny Dawkins for three years, at San Diego under Bill Grier for five, and at San Jose State under Dave Wojcik for two.

Following Wojcik's resignation, Tention became interim head coach of San Jose State on July 11, 2017.

[2] He held this position while the school performed its search, eventually hiring Jean Prioleau.

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