Derek Asilo was hired in 2023 and is in his second year as Assistant Director, Sports Medicine. He is the primary medical contact for women's basketball and men's golf.
Prior to coming to Santa Clara, he worked at the Stanford Medicine Children's Health Sports Medicine Clinic. He provided clinical care and sideline medical coverage for local schools and club teams. Asilo was also the Assistant Athletic Trainer for women's soccer and beach volleyball at Pepperdine University from 2020 - 2022.
Asilo holds a Master of Science in Athletic Training from California Baptist University and a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from San Jose State University. During his time at CBU, he had clinical rotations with UC Riverside (men's basketball, track and field), University of Redlands (football), and CBU (women's soccer, men's water polo). Asilo was also a summer intern with the San Francisco 49ers (2019) and Stanford University football (2015).
A Bay Area native, Asilo resides in Fremont with his dog, Emi, and his wife Nicole. He is a fan of the Golden State Warriors, San Francisco 49ers, and Tottenham Hotspur. In his free time, he enjoys playing golf, listening to jazz fusion, prog rock, and yacht rock, and the New York Times Daily Mini Crossword Puzzle. He and his wife are proud members of the Alameda County Library.
