Boys 11th Grade Coach

Brandon Wilson

Coach Wilson graduated from Long Island Lutheran High School in 2002. While attending he achieved all Long Island team and two time NYS All Tournament team. Attended the ABCD camp for top 120 players in the nation. He then attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and was a part of the basketball team there. After graduating he went on to play Semi-Professional basketball for the Strong Island Sound.

Boys 6th Grade Coach

Aaren Edmead

Coach played high school basketball at Deer Park High School under the direction of John McCaffrey, where he earned four varsity letters while helping the Falcons to three Suffolk League IV titles. Lauded as the 2014 Long Island Player of the Year by Newsday. Also named Suffolk County Boys Basketball player of the Year by Newsday. Two-time All State pick, Three-time All Suffolk League IV and two-time All-Long Island selection. Played four years of Division 1 basketball starting at Wagner College and finished his college career at North Carolina A&T.

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Edmead recently coached at Combine Academy (NC) for two years. At Combine, he was the head coach of the Post Graduate White Team while assisting and training Combine's nationally ranked high school team.

Girls 9th Grade Coach

Megan Caskin

Meghan Caskin is a high level skills trainer in Suffolk County. She began her career at Sachem North High School, was a 2-year captain, Freshman Rookie of the year, and is one of the towns all time leading scorers. Meg continued her collegiate career at Fairfield University where she was a 4-year starting guard, team captain, made All-Academic Team, and was ranked 7th in school history for assists and minutes per game. Currently, Coach is known for her detailed work and high energy workouts.

Boys 8th Grade Coach

Brian Haggerty

Coach Haggerty played high school basketball at St. Francis Prep where he currently serves as their Boys Varsity Assistant Coach. Coach has a strong passion for skills development and that is one of his main roles at his alma matter. Coach Haggerty played 4 years of college basketball at Manhattanville College and was fortunate to continue his career playing pro ball in Spain. After playing, Coach has dedicated his time to training, coaching and giving back to the game he loves!

Boys 10th Grade Coach

Stu Coleman

Stu Coleman is a graduate of St. Joseph's College and Syosset High School. He played Varsity Basketball at Syosset, receiving All Nassau County honors. He also played four years at St. Joseph's College. Coach Coleman has over six years of coaching experience, which includes AAU.  He is a member of the LuHi JV and Varsity staff. In addition, he is a Nassau County Board referee.

Boys 9th Grade Coach

Leon Pursoo

Coach Pursoo was the Varsity Boys Head Coach at Eagle Academy for Young Men II from 2012-2018. Prior to his head coaching position, he was an assistant at Medgar Evers College from 2010-2012.  Coach played at LIU Southampton and excelled on and off the court. Coach Pursoo is very passionate and energetic.

Girls 8th Grade Coach

Shannon White

Coach Shannon played at St. Anthony's High School where she was a solid contributor. She continued her collegiate career playing at SUNY Cortland. She is currently the Head Varsity Girls Coach at St. Dom's High School. She is an extremely skilled coach who is meticulous with her work.

Coach

Eric Smiles

Prior to becoming the Hostos Community College Athletic Director, Smiles spent six years at Long Island University Post as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach (2013-2019) which is an NCAA Division II institution in the East Coast Conference. During his tenure, the pioneers made four conference tournament appearances while Smiles coached six all conference players, four 1,000 point scorers and for the 2017 and 2018 seasons Smiles’s teams had the highest GPA of any men’s team at LIU Post averaging over a 3.2 GPA. During his tenure, they were also one of the best defensive and rebounding teams not only in the ECC but in all of Division II. The pioneers finished first in the ECC in defensive FG% and rebound margin three times with many of those years statistically being in the top 20 nationally.

Boys 6th Grade Coach

TJ Hefele

Coach TJ Hefele graduated High School from Friends Academy in Locust Valley, LI. At Friends, Coach was a 3x Nassau County Class C Champ, 2x Long Island Class C Champ, NY State Class C State Champ, Class C All NY State Player and a 2x All County Player. Coach Hefele then went on to play collegiate basketball at SUNY Cortland. His success continued as Coach TJ was a 3 year starter and captain and 2x SUNYAC champ!

Boys 5th Grade Coach

Mike McVeigh

Coach McVeigh played high school basketball at Lynbrook High School where we was a two time All County Player. After playing at SUNY Cortland from 2014-2015, he was an Assistant Varsity Coach at Locust Valley High School. Coach has been the Junior Varsity Coach at Plainview Old Bethpage for the past 3 years where he is also a Physical Education Teacher. He loves working with young athletes to improve themselves and have fun!

Boys 4th Grade Coach

Brandon Becker

Coach Becker played varsity basketball at Plainview JFK High School under Coach Mike Harris. Most recently he worked for Hoops 101, an international basketball training company where he focused on footwork, proper mechanics, and the detailed breakdown of movement on the court to simplify basketball skills. Brandon was the Assistant Basketball Director at Camp Wah-Nee and has also worked at college camps including Hofstra's basketball camp.

Boys 5th Grade Coach

Chris Rube

Coach Rube is currently the Boys Varsity Head Coach at Kings Park High School. He was the League IV (Suffolk A) 2019 Coach of the year and continues to take the Kings Park program to new levels.  In addition to his coaching abilities, coach was a two-time captain during his collegiate career at SUNY Fredonia. Coach is eager to work with the boys and is passionate about teaching the fundamentals of the game.  

Boys 6th Grade Coach

Zach Tousignant

Coach played collegiate basketball for 3 years  at SUNY Brockport where he was an honorary captain his final season. Coach T majored in Physical Education and completed his masters in Adapted Education.  He is currently in his 4th season as the Long Beach Varsity Girls Assistant Coach. Coach has a strong passion for the game of basketball and enjoys teaching the youth the "right" way to play.

Girls 11th Grade Coach

Mike Ferreira

Coach Mike is the head Varsity Girls Coach at Syosset where he has led the Braves to many successful season. In 2017, Coach was named coach of the year by Nassau County Section VIII.  Coach is extremely excited to develop this group of girls and is eager to have them succeed this fall season.  

Boys 7th Grade Coach

Joe Cavallaro

Coach Joe Cavallaro went to Harborfields High School and is going back this year to coach their Junior Varsity basketball team. After high school, he studied at St. Johns University for four years where he was able to work under Coach Chris Mullin with the Men's Basketball team. Coach Cavallaro has a strong passion for defense and player development.