Pangos Full Court Press Tournament
Fall of 2004
BRANCH WEST
BASKETBALL ACADEMY

Teams > Fall 2004 > Pangos Full Court Press Fall Tournament
Branch West Team Reebok
wins championship

beats Belmont Shores in finals 73-56

and beat H Squad in the Semi Finals 86-61

beat State Champion Compton Dominguez H.S. in the quarters 64-62

 

 

Tournament MVP

Pangos Fall Classic

Jerry Smith Jr.

6'3" Guard
Wauwatosa East H.S.
Milwaukee, WI

Top 10 JR in USA

Signed at Louisville

Scored 24 pts in his first college game at Louisville
New record for most points scored by any freshman in the history of Louisville basketball.

 
 

 

Deon Thompson

6'9" 250lbs
Torrance H.S.
Torrance, CA

Signed at University of North Carolina
 

 

 

Marcus Landry

6'8" Forward
Vincent H.S.
Milwaukee, WI 

Signed at University of Wisconsin 

 

Richie Williams

5'9" Point Guard
Steele Canyon H.S.
San Diego, CA

Signed at San Diego State University 

 


Austin Soldner

6'2" 190lbs
Southlake Caroll H.S.
Dallas, TX
 
Signed at Claremont McKenna
Starting as a Sophomore
 

Clint Amberry

6'9" Forward
Los Alamitos H.S.
Huntington Beach, CA
 
SR Big Man in Southen California

Nick Kovacevich

6'5" Wing
Bellermine Prep
San Jose, CA
 
Signed at Norman Oklahoma JC
Starter averaging 12p/g
 



 

J.P. Noland

6'5" Wing
Southlake Caroll H.S.
Dallas, TX

 

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

Player Ht. # Pos. Class School Home Phone
Richie Williams 5'10" 11 PG SR Steele Canyon (CA) 619-479-8544
Austin Soldner 6'2" 44 combo SR Southlake Carroll H.S. (CA) 817-488-8879
Nick Kovasevich 6'5" 20 Wing Prep BG Post Grad (CA) 714-997-0380
Deon Thompson 6'8" 15 Post JR Torrance H.S. (CA) 310-539-9269
Jerry Smith 6'3" 31 combo JR Wauwatosa East H.S. (WI) 414-357-8474
Marcus Landry 6'8" 35 Fwd SR Milwaukee (WI) 414-357-8474
J. P. Noland 6'3" 10 Wing SR Southlake Carroll H.S. (CA) 817-416-0464
Clint Amberry 6'9" 33 Fwd Soph Ocean View H.S. (CA) 562-493-4277
Alex Davis 6'7" 30 Post JR Milwaukee (WI) 414-357-8474



Our Milwaukee contingent arrives at the Anaheim Hilton
Jerry Smith Jr., Jerry Smith Sr., Alex Davis and Marcus Landry

Sunday night Victory Dinner at Cafe Jane
Includes Steve Soldner (Austin's dad) on the extreme left.
Branch West Red
 
 

Branch West Red
Coach: Chuck Register
Cell: 714-697-9377

Chuck Register has been involved with Branch West Basketball for over 10 years. Chuck is originaly from Harlem in NY City and knew Bob Gottlieb from way back when. When Coach Bob Gottlieb was actually plaing in the famed Rucker Summer League in Harlem. Coach Gottlieb was a player/coach in those days and was the only white player in the entire league, made a great many life long friends of which Chuck Register is one. Not only has Chuck coached for me at Branch West but his son Jason was an outstanding player for BWBA when he was in high school. Chuck is not only an outstanding basketball person but has great people skills. Parents and athletes have always enjoyed playing for him.
Player Ht. # Pos. Class School Home Phone
Drew Rigney 6'5" 44 Combo SR Hillcrest Christian H.S. (CA) 818-349-8018
Carlos Pinto 6'4" 33 Wing SR Estancia H.S. (CA) 949-645-7902
Corey Counts 6'0" 12 PG SR Palisades H.S. (CA) 310-474-0548
Andrew Jenkins 6'7" 50 Post JR San Gorgonio H.S. (CA) 909-863-0103
Ray Williams 5'6" 10 PG JR Steele Canyon H.S. (CA) 619-479-8544
Brian Weigand 6'5" 25 Post SR Buena H.S. (CA) 805-659-4690
Aaron Terry 6'1" 23 Off gd Soph Valley View H.S. (CA) 909-242-7590
Joe Thorpe 6'8" 54 Post SR Canyon H.S. (CA) 714-779-3544
Branch West Orange
 
 

Branch West Orange
Coach: John Wood
Cell: 909-275-4574

Bio: John is a former Head Coach of Riverside Poly H.S. in Riverside, CA. He also is the former Superintendant of school for the Banning, CA school district. John was on basketball scholarship to the Univeristy of Arkansas where he played 2 years for Coach Lanny Van Eman before transfering to Pittsburgh State in Kansas where he graduated and finished his college career. John did a great job for us Coaching at the addidas Memorial Day Tournament at UCLA this past spring. And hopefully will be a fixture coaching Branch West teams in the future.
Player Ht. # Pos. Class School Home Phone
Travis Miller 6'6" 40 Fwd SR Santa Margarita H.S. (CA) 949-589-3934
Joey Ellis 6'2" 25 Wing Prep Crespi H.S. (CA) 818-703-8430
George Cunningham 6'6" 22 Post SR Steele Canyon H.S. (CA) 619-468-3969
Mick Dupre 6'5" 50 Post SR Malibu H.S. (CA) 310-457-6593
Dorian Walder 5'10" 31 Combo SR Malibu H.S. (CA) 310-457-4286
Tyler Acevedo 6'1" 34 Wing SR Agoura H.S. (CA) 818-706-3945
Larry Tyson 6'0" 3 PG SR Quartz Hill H.S. (CA) 661-943-4277
Matt Adams 5'11" 5 Off gd SR Escondido H.S. (CA) 760-798-9515
Shane Poppen 6'4" 42 Wing SR Thousand Oaks H.S. (CA) 805-402-7649
Branch West Purple
 
 

Branch West Purple
Coach: Chuck Horvath
Cell: 714-308-4860

Chuck has been with Branch West since its inception in the mid 90s. Chuch has coached for Branch West in AAU tournaments for over 10 years. He has a great passion for the game of basketball and his exceptional people skills has made him a huge favorite for athletes and parents over all these years.
Player Ht. # Pos. Class School Home Phone
Brett Salisbury 6'8" 50 Post SR Southlake Carroll H.S. (CA) 817-329-2463
A.J. Siebert 6'5" 21 Fwd SR Southlake Carroll H.S. (CA) 817-329-3861
Mathew Marchbanks 6'2" 12 Guard SR Homeschool (TX) 972-878-8724
Ryan Wheeler 6'5" 33 Wing JR Torrance H.S. (CA) 310-326-2876
Trevion Finister 6'0" 35 PG JR Crenshaw H.S. (CA) 310-245-1381
Kenton Walker 6'7" 22 Post Soph Scripps Ranch H.S. (CA) 619-855-9009
Chris Peys 6'4" 32 Off gd SR LB Poly H.S. (CA) 562-424-0650
Brad Sweezy 6'6" 23 Post JR Ocean View H.S. (CA) 714-894-0339
Jordan Cameron 6'4" 10 Guard JR Newberry Park H.S. (CA) 805-499-7104