Career
He previously held the head coaching position of the women"s basketball team at the University of Southern California. Two of his assistants were Derek and Jody (Anton) Wynn. Hired by University of Southern California to replace Chris Gobrecht on April 14, 2004, Trakh has quickly turned the University of Southern California women"s basketball program around.
In his first two seasons, he led the Women of Troy to the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament in 2005 and 2006 after a seven-year absence.
Unfortunately, University of Southern California fell in the second round both times. In 2005, the Women of Troy beat first-round foe Louisville but were turned back by a last-second basket by eventual National Collegiate Athletic Association championship runner-up Michigan State in a closely contested game.
In 2005-2006, Trakh"s Trojans went 19-12 for fourth place in the Pac-10. In 2004-2005, the Women of Troy were 20-11, good for a second-place conference tie.
Before his stint at University of Southern California, Trakh spent 11 years at Pepperdine, and while at the helm of the Waves, led them to a 199-123 (618) overall record and six postseason appearances: National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament in 2000, 2002, and 2003.
WNIT in 1999, 2001, 2004.
