COACHING STAFF
SUHAIL MOHAMMADI
HEAD OF COACHING
HOMETOWN
San Carlos, CA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
Fresno Pacific University
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Team Esface (7 Years) - 17U Varsity Head Coach (Adidas 3SSB Qualifier)
Menlo-Atherton Head Assistant Coach (1 Year - Current)
Skyline College Assistant Coach (2 Years)
Carlmont High School JV Head Coach (2 Years)
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
Afgan National Team
Fresno Pacific
Foothill College
Carlmont High School - 2x League MVP
FAVORITE ATHLETE
Allen Iverson
FAVORITE QUOTE
“Put aside personal feelings for one common goal.”
ANTHONY GONZALEZ
SENIOR COACHING MANAGER
HOMETOWN
Suisun City, CA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
San Diego Christian College / University of Nottingham
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Prolific Prep Assistant Coach
Las Positas College Associate Head Coach
Lakeshow AAU Head Coach & Program Co-Director
Ponos Basketball Director
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
University of Nottingham
San Diego Christian College
Vacaville High School
FAVORITE ATHLETE
Carmelo Anthony
FAVORITE QUOTE
“You have to do difficult things that you don't want to do.”
MIKE SHAUGHNESSY
COLLEGE PREP ELITE PROGRAM MANAGER
HOMETOWN
Linwood, New Jersey
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
Kean University
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Professional Basketball Trainer (10+ Years), 5 Years Coaching College (Assistant Coach), Head Boys Basketball Coach at Northgate High School and currently at Miramonte High School, West Coast Preps Coach of the Year in 2022, International Clinician running camps/clinic in China, train some of the best players in the Bay Area (Aidan Mahaney (UCSB), Oziyah Sellers (St. John's), Jase Butler (Colorado St.), Semetri Carr (Cal Berkeley), Elijah Perryman (Utah State), Jake Davis (Cal Poly), etc. Have coached AAU for 5 years at 3SSB, EYBL & Independent Level
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
4 Year Starting Point Guard at Kean University, 2nd All-Time Program Leader in Assists, Conference Regular Season Champs
FAVORITE ATHLETE
Luka Doncic
FAVORITE QUOTE
Kaizen - Continuous improvement, getting 1% better every day on & off the court.
JOHN BESSE
HOMETOWN
San Mateo, CA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
Chapman University
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Serra High School Assistant Coach (2 Years)
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
Chapman University Basketball (D3)
University of Pacific Baseball (D1)
Serra High School (D2 State Champion)
FAVORITE ATHLETES
Tom Chambers & Jimmy Butler
FAVORITE QUOTE
“It’s only a mistake if you don’t learn from it.”
DOMINIC WILSON
HOMETOWN
San Francisco CA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
Skyline College, Northwest University
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Youth AAU - Seattle & San Francisco (3 Years)
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
Northwest University (2 Years - Scholarship)
Skyline College (2 Years - 1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-Defense)
Riordan High School (1 Year - WCAL Title Champion)
FAVORITE ATHLETES
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Russell Westbrook & Kevin Durant
FAVORITE QUOTE
“How you do anything is how you do everything.”
YOHN HALL
HOMETOWN
South Philadelphia, PA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
Dominican University of California
COACHING EXPERIENCE
USAB Gold Licensed Coach
Canada College Assistant Coach (2 Years)
GSV Practice Player (1 Year)
GSW Youth Development Coach (1 Year)
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
Dominican University (2 Years)
FAVORITE ATHLETES
LeBron James, Jeremy Lin, Gilbert Arenas, Dr. J & Allen Iverson
FAVORITE QUOTE
“Comparison is the thief of Joy.”
CAM SCHOTT
HOMETOWN
San Jose, CA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
University of Oregon
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Menlo College Assistant Coach (3 Years)
Texas A&M Commerce Assistant Coach (2 Years)
Texas A&M Video Assistant (1 Year)
Northwest Christian Basketball Operations (2 Years)
FAVORITE ATHLETE
Stephen Curry
FAVORITE QUOTE
“You have never arrived, but always becoming.”
HAGOP NAZARETHIAN
HOMETOWN
San Francisco, CA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
Menlo College
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Team Esface (2 Years)
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
Homenetmen Armenian Basketball (Current)
FAVORITE ATHLETE
Kevin Durant
FAVORITE QUOTE
“Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.”
ANTONIO AUSTIN
HOMETOWN
Oakland, CA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
College of Alameda, Doane Uni, SDCC
COACHING EXPERIENCE
6 Years Coaching & Training
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
6 Years Overseas Professional Player
Most Improved Player, Averaged 18.1 PPG
All-Star MVP & All-Star Skills Champ
FAVORITE ATHLETE
Kobe Bryant
FAVORITE QUOTE
“Stay true to yourself and let your hard work speak on its own”
CAM BHANU
HOMETOWN
San Carlos, CA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
University of Oregon
COACHING EXPERIENCE
4th Quarter Academy Skills Training (1 Year)
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
University of Oregon (1 Year)
Lane Community College (1 Year)
FAVORITE ATHLETE
Michael Jordan
FAVORITE QUOTE
“Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.”
JANICE YUNG
HOMETOWN
Millbrae, CA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
UC Santa Barbara
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Team Esface (1 Year)
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
Mills High School (2022 Girls Basketball HOF, Varsity MVP 21-2022)
2022 CIF State Elite-8, CCS Championship Participant (2020, 2022)
2nd Team All-League (1 Year)
FAVORITE ATHLETE
Russell Westbrook
FAVORITE QUOTE
"It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen." - John Wooden
COLIZEL LEWIS
HOMETOWN
Stockton, CA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
Mitchell College, Newcastle University
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Team Esface (1 year)
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
NECC All Sportsmanship-Team HNU (D2)
Franklin High School (Top 10 in SJS scoring 2013, 2X All Area team , 3X All-League team)
FAVORITE ATHLETE
Carmelo Anthony & Stephen Curry
FAVORITE QUOTE
“What you want is on the other side of fear”
ARMAN ARCHOUNIANI
HOMETOWN
Daly City, CA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
Skyline College, San Francisco State University
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Team Esface (1 year)
Armenian Travel Ball Head Coach (5 years)
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
High School Player (3 Year)
FAVORITE ATHLETE
Stephen Curry, Michael Jordan, Josh Allen
FAVORITE QUOTE
“It’s not about what you have or don’t have. It’s about what you make of what you got.”
DIEGO SOTTO
HOMETOWN
San Mateo, CA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
Santa Clara University
COACHING EXPERIENCE
FTS Saints Head Coach (2 Years)
Independent Skills Trainer
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
AAU Basketball (10 Years)
National Junior Basketball (3 Years)
Pacific Bay Christian School (4 Years) - All-Time Leading Scorer, League MVP
FAVORITE ATHLETE
Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry
FAVORITE QUOTE
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take”
JOSEPH MANGONON
HOMETOWN
Union City, CA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
Las Positas College, San Jose State University
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Las Positas Summer Camp (2021-2025)
Washington High School Head Varsity Assistant (2024- present)
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
Varsity player at Washington High school (3 Years)
Las Positas College (3 Year)
FAVORITE ATHLETE
Stephen Curry
FAVORITE QUOTE
“Get 1 percent better everyday.”
HQ “FRONT OFFICE” STAFF
DELE SOBOMEHIN
CO-FOUNDER/CEO, DIRECTOR OF COACHING
HOMETOWN
Portland, OR
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
Santa Clara University
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Esface Leader (16 Years)
AAU (13 Years - 4 National Titles, 3 Regional All-Net Titles)
Training / Camp Leadership (19 Years)
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
High School - All-League & Portland Interscholastic League Champion
Playing & Training Jeremy Lin (7 Years)
FAVORITE ATHLETE
Muhammad Ali
FAVORITE QUOTE
“To whom much is given, much is required.” - Jesus (Luke 12:48)
STEPHANIE EZRATI
HEAD OF OPERATIONS
HOMETOWN
San Francisco, CA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
UC Santa Cruz / Arizona State University
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Woodside High School Varsity Girl’s Assistant (2 Years)
University High School JV Girl’s Assistant (2 Years)
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
UC Santa Cruz (4 Years)
High School (#1 3-Point Shooter in San Mateo County)
FAVORITE ATHLETES
Sabrina Ionescu, Naphessa Collier, A’ja Wilson, Stephen Curry, Kate Martin
FAVORITE QUOTE
“You don't have to be the tallest, fastest, or the strongest - but you do have to be the hardest worker. Champions aren't made in games; they're made in practice, in the extra reps, in the moments when no one is watching.”
SAM KELLEY
SALES MANAGER
HOMETOWN
Woodside, OR
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
UCLA
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Team Esface (4 Years)
Canada College (2 Years)
Founder of UCLA Club Basketball (2 Years - Player / Coach)
Sun Valley Community Middle School Head Coach (2 Years)
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
Santa Barbara City College
UCLA Club Basketball (2 Year Captain)
Woodside High School
FAVORITE ATHLETE
Stephen Curry
FAVORITE QUOTE
“Pride is not the opposite of shame, but its source. True humility is the only antidote to shame.”
TAYLOR TAKAHASHI
BLACK CLUB DIRECTOR & PROGRAM MANAGER
HOMETOWN
Alameda, CA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
Miramar Community College (1 Year)
Academy of Art University (2 Years)
COCHING EXPERIENCE
Prestige Basketball Head Coach (2 Years)
Cypress High School Strength & Conditioning Coach (2 Years)
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
Alameda High School (4 Years)
Alameda High School All-Time Leading Scorer (2,236 Points)
ACCAL All-League (3 Years)
FAVORITE ATHLETES
LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Damian Lillard & Tiger Woods
FAVORITE QUOTE
“Never let fear prevent you from an opportunity.”
ISHAN GHOSH
CONTENT MARKETING STRATEGIST
HOMETOWN
Los Altos Hills, CA
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
University of San Francisco
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Gardner Bullis 5th Grade Tournament (1 Year)
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
Los Altos High School Basketball (2 Years)
Men’s League Aficionado
FAVORITE ATHLETES
Kobe Bryant, Lonzo Ball, Austin Reaves, Luka Doncic, Pau Gasol, Stephen Curry, Trevor Ariza, Shannon Brown, Lamar Odom
FAVORITE QUOTE
“Second Place is Just the First Loser.” - Kobe Bryant
PATIENT MWAMBA
BOOKKEEPER & OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
HOMETOWN
Dublin, OH
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
California State University
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Coach Club Soccer 5th grade (2 Years)
Coach Little League Football 5th grade (1 Year)
PLAYER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
Dublin Scioto Irish Basketball (2 Years)
FAVORITE ATHLETES
Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Allen Iverson, Messi
FAVORITE QUOTE
"It doesn't matter where you come from, what you have or don't have, what you lack, or what you have too much of. But all you need to have is faith in God, undying passion for what you do and you choose to do in this life, and a relentless drive and the will to do whatever it takes to be successful in whatever you put your mind to."