David William Balza (born August 15, 1969) is a former American college basketball coach for the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish and was the first head men's basketball coach in Florida Gulf Coast University history. He served from their inaugural season in 2002âÂÂ03 through the 2010âÂÂ11 season, after which he was fired. He was student manager for the 1988âÂÂ89 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team that won the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. He retired from coaching at the conclusion of the 2020-21 season.