About JS:
JS is a California native and was three-time all-state selection, and scored over 2,000 points at Rancho Verde High School, including 936 points in a single season. He was Riverside County player of the year, 1st team all CIF, and two-time Sunbelt League MVP.
JS received a full scholarship to play at Oregon State University from 2001-2005 earning the Lew Beck Award for top newcomer, the Paul Valenti Award for greatest desire and determination, and the Ed Lewis Award for leadership.
In 2005, JS began his professional career in Estonia then played in Belgium and Holland where he was a multiple All League selection, multiple time All-Star, Player of the Year and Team Captain.
For over 10+ years, JS has coached and trained many local athletes now playing college basketball from JUCO to D1 levels with some going on to becoming Pros. He founded and operates his youth basketball organization Oregon Basketball Club (OBC) that focuses on development on and off the court and helping you Play Your Game. From 2014-2020 he was the Director of Basketball Operations and Head Boys Basketball Coach at Life Christian School
JS is well connected in the basketball community on the west coast and is respected as one of the top coaches and trainers. For the last 10 years he has been involved with many of the top camps throughout the country including the the Jay Bilas Skills Camp.
Coaching
JS has been providing elite coaching to youth, high school, college, professional athletes for over 10+ years. Currently he is the lead coach and President for Oregon Basketball Club. Prior to OBC, he lead multiple club basketball programs and was also the head coach and Director of Basketball Operations at Life Christian School. Throughout the year JS coaches and mentors players at several of the nations top camps and showcases, with his favorite being the Jay Bilas Skills Camp.
Coach’s Mentality - W.O.R.K.
01 — Work Ethic
We believe hard work beats talent and we enjoy working with athletes committed to the process of improving rather than short-term outcomes. Developing a work ethic means enjoying practice as much or more than games. It means loving the game for the game, not for what it brings or what society adds to it.
02 — Ownership
Owning the outcome and accepting responsibility for one’s actions is the sign of personal maturity. The ability to overcome obstacles and not give up when a challenge presents itself is an extremely difficult trait to master. Obstacles arise in different forms, like a turnover or missed shot, losing, bad refs, lack of playing time, etc. We teach players to own what they can control, such as attitude and effort, not things out of their control.
03 — Respect
Respect your parents, the game, your opponent, the officials, your coaches and your teammates. Learning to compete and work for what you want, instead of expecting it to be given is a major challenge facing youth today. We develop players toughness and aggressiveness in order to earn playing time and compete in games.
04 — Keep Perspective
Keep perspective – Basketball is a GAME. It is meant to be fun. Often times competitive youth basketball can suck the fun out of the game whether due to pressure, parents, coaches, etc. Our goal is to grow your love for the game. This is not to say that there won’t be some difficult times, but overall, playing basketball should be enjoyable.