Coach Yama Kader
President - Team Hardwood Business and Basketball Operations
After his playing career in college and with the Afghanistan Men’s National Team, Coach Kader began his own AAU basketball program in Chicago & Northwest Indiana. He went on to develop a program for the youth, Little Dribblers, which was featured in the Chicago Tribune. Four of his five teams were ranked in the top 5 of the Chicagoland Area. After a successful run in Chicago, Coach Kader took a position back in his hometown with Santa Ana College for one year. He is currently now the lead assistant for a varsity program in Southern California.
As a Player:
Mission Viejo High School/Trabuco Hills High School (Mission Viejo, CA)
- Team Captain & MVP
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1st Team All-League
- Participated in North vs South All-Star Game
- Lettered at both high schools
Santa Ana College (Santa Ana, CA)
- 2nd Team All-Conference (Freshmen year)
- 1st Team All-Conference (Sophomore Year)
- Team Captain & Led team in points per game
Holy Cross (Notre Dame, IN)
- 1st Team All-Conference (Junior & Senior year)
- Current record holder for most points made in a game (44)
- Current record holder for most 3’s made in a game (9)
- Current record holder for most points in a season (498)
- Named player of the week 4x times in two years
Afghanistan Men’s National Basketball Team
- Played in numerous events including Olympic FIBA Qualifier in India
- Led team in points
- Participated in FIBA Qualifier for Olympics (Silver Medal)
Coaches Played Under
- Troy Roelen (Mission Viejo HS)
- Tom McCluskey (Trabuco Hills HS)
- Dave Breig (Santa Ana College)
- Bob Schermerhorn (Arizona State)
- Mamo Rafiq (Afghanistan National Team)
Coach Tyler Cooper
Vice President - Team Hardwood Basketball Operations
After his playing career at Metro St, Tyler became the Assistant Men’s basketball coach at Western Oregon University. Coach Cooper helped them to an 18-12 record in his first year. After one season, Coach Cooper left to become to the Men’s Assistant back at his Alma Mater Metro St. He helped Metro ’15 to a 26-6 record as well as coaching the DII National Player of the Year. Currently, he is head assistant for a varsity team in Southern California.
As a Player:
Christian Heritage High School (Utah)
- Region 17 Player of the Year (2008)
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1st Team all-area (2008)
- 1st Team all-state (2008)
- 18.8 ppg average 9.6 rpg average
Haskell University (Kansas)
- Freshman of the year (2009)
- 10.2 ppg (2009)
Santa Ana College (Santa Ana, CA)
- 10.4 ppg (2011)
- Team Captain
Metro State University of Denver (Denver, CO)
- Sixth Man of the year (2013)
- 42% 3pt Field Goal Percentage
- Team Captain
- Played in NCAA National Championship (2013)
Coaches Played Under
- Ted Juneau (Haskell University)
- Dave Breig (Santa Ana College)
- Derrick Clark (Metro St University)
- Brady Bergeson (Regis University)
- Patrick Mutombo (Toronto Raptors)
