Reebok Summer Classic
Summer 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
Adrian Hurtado 6'1" 43 PG JR Hoover H.S. (CA) 559-355-3080
Richie Williams 5'10" 11 PG SR Steele Canyon (CA) 619-479-8544
Brandon Sampay 6'8" 55 Post Prep Crenshaw H.S. (CA) 310-677-5199
J.J. Anderson 6'4" 21 Wing JR Torrey Pines (CA) 858-720-0113
Traveion Finister 5'11" 12 PG JR Crenshaw H.S. (CA) 323-231-3597
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
Carl Ross 6'4" 41 Combo Prep Washington Union H.S. (CA) 559-227-9709
George Cunningham 6'6" 33 Post SR Steele Canyon H.S. (CA) 619-468-3969
Ray Williams 5'6" 10 PG SR Steele Canyon H.S. (CA) 619-479-8544
Carter Wurts 6'6" 22 Fwd Prep Ocean View H.S. (CA) 714-847-3402
 
 

Branch West Red
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
Christopher Johnson 6'0" 11 guard SR Jordan H.S. (CA) 323-638-3388
Daniel Hough 6'1" 33 PG SR Arlington H.S. (CA) 909-687-6050
Corey Counts 6'0" 10 PG SR Peninsula H.S. (CA) 323-231-3597
Drew Rigney 6'5" 25 combo gd SR Hillcrest Christian H.S. (CA) 714-799-3544
Eric Durso 6'5" 31/52 Wing Prep Grace Brethren H.S. (CA) 805-522-9899
Kevin McDonald 6'6" 22 Wing SR L.B. Poly (CA) 310-695-6561
Savoy Fraine 6'8" 45 4 Man SR Granada Hills H.S. (CA) 818-363-9269
Kevin McDowell 6'8" 21/50 Fwd SR Santa Barbara H.S. (CA) 805-966-4045
Andrew Jenkins 6'7" 50 Post JR San Gorgonio H.S. (CA) 909-863-0103
Aaron Scott 6'5" 54 Wing Prep Oak Hill Academy (CA) 704-608-9657
 
 

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" 1 Fwd SR Santa Margarita H.S. (CA) 949-589-3934
Larry Tyson 6'0" 3 PG SR Quartz Hills H.S. (CA) 661-943-4277
Jamil Greenwood 6'5" 35 Fwd JR Don Lugoa H.S. (CA) 626-965-2729
James Haley 6'4" 53 Wing SR Brawley Union H.S. (CA) 760-455-9669
Joey Ellis 6'2" 25 wing Prep Crespi H.S. (CA) 818-703-8430
Andres Guzman 6'0" 24 Guard SR Son Lugo H.S. (CA) 909-816-7074
Jaron Devine 6'8" 40 Post SR Pomona H.S. (CA) 909-621-9144
Ephraim Williams 6'10" 30 Post Prep Arrojo Valley H.S. (CA)  
Carlos Pinto 6'4" 21 Wing SR Estancia H.S. (CA) 949-645-7902
 
 

Branch West Alaska
Coach: Kevin Klein
Phone: 502-767-8276

Bio: Kevin is an Assistant Vasity Basketball Coach at Jeffersontown High School in Louisville, KY. He recently completed his first year at Jeffersontown after spending 4 years as an assistant at his alma mater St. Xavier H.S., also in Louisville. Head Coach Joe Brgamini is still the head coach. Kevin actually played for him while he was in high school at St. Xavier before going on to an excellent career at Hanover College in Hanover, IN, where he was the starting point guard for 3 years and an All-Conference Selection. This is Kevin's third year coaching Branch West Alaska.
Player Ht. # Pos. Class School Home Phone
Eric Hamilton 6'1" 3 off gd SR Craig H.S. (AK) 907-826-5429
Jessie LeBeau 5'6" 2 PG SR Ketchikan H.S. (AK) 907-225-5963
Matt Crane 6'5" 53 PF SR Wasilla H.S. (AK) 907-745-8079
Chris Powell 6'4" 33 Wing SR N. Pole H.S. (AK) 907-488-6010
Dominic Lozano 6'0" 5 PG SR Barrow H.S. (AK) 907-852-4585
Fritz Frier 6'5" 30 Post SR Barrow H.S. (AK) 907-852-2084
John Miller 6'2" 10 Post SR Barrow H.S. (AK) 907-852-2875
Matt Gueco 6'1" 20 Wing SR Barrow H.S. (AK) 907-852-4468
Derek Clark 6'2" 44 Wing SR Ketchikan H.S. (AK) 907-225-1454
Ramon Harris 6'5" 35 Post JR Anchorage West (AK)  
Alexei Gamble 6'5" 43 Post JR Craig H.S. (AK) 907-826-3442
 
 

Branch West Purple
(BWBA 5)
Coach: Jeremiah Powell
Cell: 412-721-0574

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
Jacob Mercer 5'10" 5 PG SR San Marcos H.S. (CA) 805-964-5216
Don Choi 5'10" 10 PG SR Hollywood H.S. (CA) 310-734-5652
Ernie Choi 5'10" 11 PG SR Hollywood H.S. (CA) 310-734-5652
Brian Weigand 6'6" 22 Post SR Buena H.S. (CA) 805-659-4690
Mike Dupree 6'5" 45 Post SR Malibu H.S. (CA) 310-457-6593
Chris Peys 6'4" 12 Off gd SR LB Poly H.S. (CA) 562-424-0650
Sam Ball 6'5" 23 Post SR Arlington H.S. (TX)  
Blaine Templeton 6'5" 35 Post SR Dana Hills H.S. (CA) 949-249-8788
Tyler Williams 6'1" 32 Off Gd JR Santa Barbara H. S. (CA) 805-969-5559
Bret Lorin 6'7" 50 Fwd SR Dana Hills H.S. (CA) 949-363-1013