LET'S HOOP!
LET'S HOOP!
Currently Yuuki is playing at Oberlin college and the leader in Assist Turnover Ratio in Division lll! Yuuki is an accomplished point guard with millions of views on social media and was a member of the Crossroads High School CIF 2018 State Champions! A long time member rof the SMBA coaching staff he is electric at camp!
Coach Eric is the Director of Operations at SMBA! A youth basketball coach, he has been instrumental in the westside youth basketball scene for over a decade! He coaches and trains his standout player daughter in area basketball teams and with women's AAU basketball! He has coach with SMBA since the beginning and has a ton of player improvements under his watch!
One of SMBA's most popular coaches! Coach Brendan's basketball career has been a whose who of talent! Nike EYBL, Under Armour, Germany's 16U Olympic Training team and Adidas! A member of the Crossroads high school CIF state champions, he now plays with Pensacola State!
Coach Coleman is a Physical Education Specialist and Athletics Coach at the Mirman School. He has played sports throughout his childhood and adulthood. An all around athlete, he played basketball, football, soccer, and baseball. He coaches basketball and looking forward to coaching an SMBA AAU team! He is a LA Sports Fan and supports our local teams: Lakers, Dodgers, Rams, and Kings.
Big Jay! This 6'6 small forward has been a force on the court and with SMBA! He is a leader at SMBA and one of our best trainers. He played basketball powerhouse high school Crossroads and was a member of the 2018 CIF state Champions! He continued his playing career at East LA College's and was highlighted in the "Last Chance U" television show on Netflix, where his popularity transitioned to being a featured player with HBO's Lakers TV show, "The Winning Season!"
Coach Tyler is our guy! He has been playing basketball since he was four years old. A highly touted varsity player at Culver City high school, this guard's speed and dribbling electrified everyone when he stepped on the court! Currently playing at Santa Monica College, he has developed life lessons such as leadership and team work that he brings to each and every SMBA program! While continuing his playing career at Santa Monica Collège he has become a fantastic coach at SMBA!
Coach Andee was a high school star at Mater Dei High School where she led the Monarchs to a 122-12 overall record over four seasons! A First Team All-USA California Girls Basketball Team honors... McDonald's All-American nominee and a member of Team Taurasi that won the inaugural EYBL Nike Nationals Championship in 2014. She took this amazing career to LMU and became the All time Assist Leader! No body better and no body does it better! Welcome to the squad Andee!
Coach Jordan was a member of the Group 4 High School Basketball State Champions who was recruited to play ball at Endicott College in Massachusetts. After College he decided to convert his passion for sports and fitness into coaching others. Now a Personal trainer and Nutritionist at Equinox, he has trained celebrity clients such as Cinderella's Maddie Baillio and Marvel's Sebastian Stan. A certified trainer and nutritionist he has devoted his passion to fitness and health and training athletes for the game!
Garrett Galvin has vast playing experience both domestically and internationally. He starred at Torrey Pines Highschool where he led his team to a Division-1 CIF title where he averaged 19 PPG, 6 RPG, and 3 APG and was named CIF championship game MVP due to his 27 pts. Also, during his time in HS he played on the U-18 Irish National team and was named team MVP during their US east coast tour. Garrett also played professionally in Ireland where he had the highest PPG, RPG, and APG per minute.
SMBA would like to welcome Coach Dominic to the team! Coach Dominic currently coaches our 12U Club Team and as a past Michael Jordan Award winner at MJ Camp: Awarded to a player who best exemplified Michael Jordan in terms of skill, teamwork, work ethic and attitude, we know our players are in good hands! He has vast experience coaching at the youth ball level and we are excited to have him on the squad!
Coach Kayla is a force! A four year varsity starter she took her stellar playing to Lehigh University where she Was named to the Patriot League All-Rookie team after leading the Mountain Hawks in made three-pointers (40) and averaging 5.4 points per game and was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll! She is bringing her talent and game knowledge to SMBA!
Coach Tarron T.J Wiley is a full-time trainer for player development and skill training. He trains a ton of players at the SMBA academy and elevates their game! Has been in the gym playing the game of basketball since he was three years old! A varsity starter at Rolling Hills prep, he furthered his talents at Grace University in Omaha Nebraska.
One of the most popular coaches at SMBA! Coach Ben had an outstanding high school career playing AAU basketball for Nike' s Cal Supreme and was instrumental in leading basketball powerhouse Crossroads school to a 2018 CIF state championship!
Coach Justin is a high school coach at Venice high school, he is one of our weekly skills team trainers and the head coach of our SMBA 10U Club Team!
Coach Kayla is a force! A four year varsity starter she took her stellar playing to Lehigh University where she Was named to the Patriot League All-Rookie team after leading the Mountain Hawks in made three-pointers (40) and averaging 5.4 points per game and was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll!
Coach Roy is a high school Coach at Chaminade high school, he is has played professional overseas and is a veteran travel ball coach with U18, U16 and U12 divisions both make and female! He now coaches our SMBA 15U Club Team and our SMBA 14U Club teams!
Big Jay! This 6'6 small forward has been a force on the court and with SMBA! He is a leader at SMBA and one of our best trainers. He played basketball powerhouse high school Crossroads and was a member of the 2018 CIF state Champions! He continued his playing career at East LA College's and was highlighted in the "Last Chance U" television show on Netflix,
Coach Eric is the Director of Operations at SMBA! A youth basketball coach, he has been instrumental in the westside youth basketball scene for over a decade! He runs our Saturday Night Hoops, is one of our top skills trainers and coaches 15U, 12U and 10U teams!
Currently Yuuki is playing at Oberlin College and the leader in Assist Turnover Ratio in his conference! Yuuki is an accomplished point guard with millions of views on social media and was a member of the Crossroads High School CIF 2018 State Champions!
Coach Tyler is our guy! He has been playing basketball since he was four years old. A highly touted varsity player at Culver City high school, this guard's speed and dribbling electrified everyone when he stepped on the court! Currently playing at Santa Monica College, he continues coaching with SMBA at camps, SNH and our weekly Skills training!
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