Announced on July 2, 2025, by second-year UTSA head coach Austin Claunch, former Roadrunners guard David President returns to San Antonio to serve his alma mater as an assistant coach after eight seasons as the head coach at Houston-area Shadow Creek High School, where he was the seven-time District 22-6A Coach of the Year and accumulated a 220-39 record and an 84.9 percent win rate while leading the Sharks. Under his leadership, SCHS was a seven-time district champion and three-time UIL 6A regional finalist. During his time in Pearland, he coached nine NCAA Division I players and 13 more who reached the collegiate ranks at the NCAA Division II, Division III or NAIA levels.
Prior to SCHS, President coached two seasons at Belton High School, leading the program to its first playoff appearance in 20 years. In his first head coaching position, he also cut his teeth as an administrator as the athletic director and basketball head coach at Waelder High School, racking up a 54-11 record, two Coach of the Year titles, a pair of district crowns and appearances in the regional finals and semifinals across his two years leading the team and department.
“I'm incredibly honored and grateful to return to my alma mater to be a part of coach Claunch’s vision for the Roadrunners men’s basketball program,” President said at the time of his hiring announcement. “This university shaped who I am, and it's a dream come true to pour back into the program that gave me so much. I'm ready to help build something special with our student-athletes and represent the Roadrunner spirit with pride.”
While coaching at the high school level, he guided the development of several players who went on to NCAA Division I success, including Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston Player of the Year Ramon Walker Jr. (who earned four conference championships and a National Championship Game appearance at Houston), two-time district MVP and Guy V. Lewis Award Finalist PJ Henry (who went on to three NCAA tournament appearances between Hartford and Texas Southern), Guy V. Lewis Finalist Cameron Amboree (Oral Roberts/Southern), two-time Guy V. Lewis Finalist and SCHS all-time leading scorer Michael Collins (Louisiana) and Guy V. Lewis Finalist Bryce Jackson (Houston).
Before starting his high school coaching career as a three-year assistant at Marble Falls High School, President got his start at the collegiate level with a two-year stint as assistant coach at Austin’s St. Edward’s University while shortly after concluding his playing career at UTSA. President helped the Hilltoppers to a two-year 40-18 record, 2008 Heartland Conference title and NCAA Division II Regional appearance with the most wins in school history – followed by a 2009 Heartland tournament runner-up finish.
President was a four-year starter playing for the Roadrunners from 2001-05, scoring 597 points with 359 rebounds, 339 assists and 155 steals in 109 career games. President led UTSA in assists and steals for three of his four seasons and had the 26th-most career rebounds. A two-year captain, President helped the Roadrunners to the 2003-04 Southland Conference regular season championship and UTSA’s subsequent NCAA Tournament appearance against Stanford.