Coach Yama Kader
President and Founder
@whykay15
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)
- Led conference in made 3's (Sophomore year)
- Team Captain, PPG, 3pt made, 3pt % leader (2009-2010)
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 (547)
- Current record holder for most 3's in a season (128)
- Named player of the week 4x times in two seasons
Afghanistan Men’s National Basketball Team
- Played in numerous events including Olympic FIBA Qualifier in India
- Participated in FIBA Qualifier for Olympics (Silver Medal)
- Led team in points per game
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)
