Double Pump Easter Classic
Spring of 2004
BRANCH WEST
BASKETBALL ACADEMY

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Branch West Team Reebok
Coach: Bob Gottlieb
Office: 714-997-0380
Cell: 714-719-3080

Player Ht. # Pos. Class School Home Phone
Jerry Smith 6'3" 44 wing Soph Wauwatosa East H.S. (WI) 414-357-8474
Marcus Landry 6'7" 51 4 man JR Milwaukee (WI)  
Steven Gruber 6'1" 34 PG Soph Whitefish Bay H.S. (WI) 414-962-9003
Matt Fisher 6'8" 50 4 man SR Lathrop H.S. (AK) 907-322-9819
Clint Amberry 6'9" 53 fwd FR Ocean View H.S. (CA)  
Taylor Rochestie 6'1" 30 PG SR Santa Barbara H.S. (CA) 805-895-0725
Chris Bryant 6'4" 12 wing SR Metlakatla H.S. (AK) 907-886-7777
Christian Marshall 6'11" 35 post SR Wingfield H.S. (MS) 601-372-1932
Khelcey Barrs 6'6" 40 Fwd Soph Leuzinger H.S. (CA) 714-997-0380
 
 

Branch West Red
Coach: Ray Hooper
Cell: 310-770-4693

Ray Hooper is the son of Ray Hooper SR. His dad was on the athletic Board at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee that hired Bob Gottlieb to be the Head Coach at UWM in 1975 for where he served for 5 years. His dad was also one of my closest friends and biggest supporters at UWM. In later years, his family also moved to the West Coast and “Soup” as his dad nicknamed him, became an outstanding high school player. He played for Bob Gottlieb at the AAU level and then earned a scholarship to Cal State Fullerton. He is presently the Assistant Basketball Coach at LA Jordan H.S. in Los Angeles .
Player Ht. # Pos. Class School Home Phone
Traveion Finister 5'11" 10 PG Soph Crenshaw H.S. (CA) 323-231-3597
Christopher Johnson 6'0" 11 guard JR Jordan H.S. (CA) 323-638-3388
Nick Kovasevich 6'5" 33 wing SR Bellermine Prep (CA) 831-423-5567
Bernell Murray 6'0" 12 PG SR Stillwater H.S. (OK) 405-762-0770
Brandon Sampay 6'6" 50 post SR Crenshaw H.S. (CA) 310-677-5199
Kurt Graeber 6'9" 45 post SR Peninsula H.S. (CA) 310-378-1837
Sone Finister 6'7" 22 combo fwd SR Crenshaw H.S. (CA) 323-231-3597
Kevin Story 6'6" 54 post Soph Mira Costa H.S. (CA) 310-379-5613
E.J. Kusyner 6'5" 52 wing SR Pittsburgh (PA) 724-316-5849
 
 

Branch West Purple
Coach: Zellie Dow
Cell: 716-984-7053

Zellie was a long time Orange County resident. Coached at the AAU levels and was an excellent high school referee for many years in Orange County . Zellie moved back to Buffalo where he is from when his dad became ill some 5 years ago and he is going to fly in for the tournament to coach Branch West Purple. Zellie is an exceptional people person who lights up any room he enters. Everyone will enjoy him greatly.
Player Ht. # Pos. Class School Home Phone
Chris Purdom 6'2" 14 combo gd SR Loma Linda Academy (CA) 909-824-6349
Robin Bester 6'0" 11 PG SR Latin H.S. (IL) 630-985-0210
Chris Weatherhead 6'1" 23 off gd SR San Marcos H.S. (CA) 805-683-2803
Matan Cohen 6'3" 32 off gd Prep Israel  
Savoy Fraine 6'8" 21 4 man JR Granada Hills H.S. (CA) 818-363-9269
Matt Patience 6'0" 10 PG SR Tehachapi H.S. (CA) 661-822-1598
Brad Sweezy 6'6" 50 post Soph Ocean View H.S. (CA) 714-894-0339
J.J. Anderson 6'4" 33 off gd Soph Torrey Pines H.S. (CA) 858-720-0113
 
 

Branch West Orange
Coach: Ray Townsend
Cell: 408-410-7825

Ray Townsend has coached for over thirty years and is presently the Assistant Coach at Bellarmine Prep in San Jose . His son Kurtis Townsend is one of the best recruiters in college basketball and recently was appointed the new Assistant Basketball Coach and Head Recruiter at the University of Kansas. Kutis was the assistant at USC and recruited the Stewarts and this past year did a great recruiting job for Perry Clark at Miami signing one of the best two big men in the West from Seattle for Miami . Ray's other son, Raymond Jr. was MVP of the NCAA Tournament and led UCLA to the National Championship and was a first round draft choice in the NBA and played for a number of years.
Player Ht. # Pos. Class School Home Phone
Josh Monagle 6'5" 45 post Soph Juneau Douglas H.S. (AK) 907-723-5675
Tim Ingalls 5'10" 1 PG SR Grace Christian H.S. (AK) 907-360-8076
Drew Gibson 6'2" 43 PG Prep St. Thomas More Prep (CT) 323-933-8765
Drew Rigney 6'5" 42 combo gd JR Hillcrest Christian H.S. (CA) 714-799-3544
Joe Thorpe 6'7" 30 post JR Canyon H.S. (CA) 714-799-3544
Ryan Oleary 6'3" 23 wing SR Emmanuel H.S. (TX) 915-857-9695
Aaron Westmoreland 6'5" 53 wing JR Las Vegas (NV) 702-228-1428
Keith McGhee 6'5" 50 fwd SR Granite Bay H.S. (CA) 916-784-1676
 
 

Branch West White
Coach: Jeremiah Powell
Phone: 614-237-1613

Jeremiah is a long time successful AAU coach in the Ohio/Western Pennsylvania area and also coaches at the high school level as well. When we had one of our coaches have to cancel at the last minute this week, Ernie Kusnyer, who did a great job with BWBA Red last week, recommended Jeremiah highly. We are fortunate to have him.
Player Ht. # Pos. Class School Home Phone
Joey Ellis 6'2" 25 wing SR Crespi H.S. (CA) 818-703-8430
Chris Lamb 6'9" 55 post SR Monarch H.S. (CO) 303-926-8724
Ben Hawkinson 6'2" 15 combo gd SR Agoura H.S. (CA) 818-519-5767
Andres Guzman 5'10" 24 PG JR Chino Hills H.S. (CA) 909-599-8695
Carlos Pinto 6'4" 21 wing JR Estancia H.S. (CA) 949-645-7902
Travis Miller 6'6" 1 fwd JR Santa Margarita H.S. (CA) 949-589-3934
Larry Tyson 6'0" 3 PG JR Quartz Hills H.S. (CA) 661-943-4277
Jarmil Greenwood 6'4" 43 fwd Soph Don Lugo H.S. (CA) 626-965-2729