Kelly Edwards founded LOCALHOOPS in 2009 and has been coaching full time ever since.

Coach Trey is a proud LOCALHOOPS alumni, class of 2014. Trey played his college basketball at DIV I Montana Western NAIA.

Romeo played his college basketball Green River College and has been coaching youth for over a decade. He is the proud father of three daughters.

Coach Micah played for Shorewood High School, North Seattle College and has been coaching youth since 2012

Coach Richard is in his 7yr coaching w/ Local Hoops.

James has been working with the youth for the past 30 years and loves seeing youth development

Coach Darrell Murphy has been coaching youth since 2009

Pia is LOCALHOOPS' administrative assistant from the Philippines since 2021. She helps handle emails, team chats, tournament scheduling and the academy's social media updates. She has worked as a customer service representative at different call center companies since 2011 and a video editor and a general virtual assistant to various US clients in the past. She loves traveling, playing musical instruments and cooking!

Kevin has over 20 years’ experience working with teens. Over 10 years have been coaching and training with Local Hoops. Kevin attended school at Bellevue Christion HS and Washington state university and holds degrees in Phycology and speech communications While growing up Kevin developed an obsessive love of the game that has never stopped. He believes the teamwork, work ethic, sportsmanship, success and shortcomings experienced while playing basket can translate into many parts of life. He enjoys inspiring and facilitating the same passion and drive in young athletes. As a trainer Kevin focuses on footwork, physicality, and shooting mechanics and believes Hard work leads to Success and Success makes the hard work fun. “Success is a habit”

Coach Jordan has been with local hoops for 10 years, since the first day SBBA became LocalHoops. Coach J played collegiate Division 2 basketball at The Evergreen State College, later joining the Seattle a mountaineers (ABA) where he learned valuable skills and lessons from former and current NBA Pros.

Deb played collegiate basketball at Queen’s University and has been coaching for 20+ years

Isaac played basketball in Spain in 2017 for 3 months. He also played college basketball in 2018 at Shoreline Community College. He played for LOCALHOOPS from 2015-2017. Isaac likes coaching because he gets to teach the younger generations everything he loves about basketball. Isaac also likes to see the growth young players make as they get better and better.

Coach Daryl player 4 years Rainier Beach High School and was a 2 sport athlete basketball football. He then went to Iowa Wesleyan college on football scholarship. He Later transferred to Western Washington where graduated in general studies. He coached Kent REC for 5 years and assisted foster Hs for 2 years until finding a home at LOCALHOOPS

Brandon Horstman began coaching High school basketball in 2006. He served as a C team head coach, JV head coach and Varsity assistant at his alma mater Highline Hs in a two-year span. Brandon then served as an assistant with Highline College's Men's basketball team from 2008-2012. Brandon moved back to the high school level and served as a Varsity assistant at Lindbergh Hs (2012-2013) and Chief Sealth Hs (2013-2014). Brandon next served as the boys' basketball head coach at Tyee Hs from 2014-2016. Brandon took over as the head boys' basketball coach at Mount Rainier High School to start the 2016-2017 season. Brandon will be entering his 8th season as the head coach at Mount Rainier.

Therone is from Spokane originally and played collegiate basketball at the University of San Diego. He coaches to share his knowledge with future generations and to pass down the same love and passion he has for the game to his players.

Grew up playing competitive soccer and swimming… nationally ranked age group swimmer. Full ride scholarship to WSU. Seattle Majestics football - team captain and team USA gold medal. Current Seattle Thunder. I love coaching because I’m extremely passionate about sports and how impactful the benefits from sports are for kids long term (hard work, commitment, discipline, teamwork, overcoming adversity) etc and I feel like kids need positive role models outside of their home to help them navigate through the challenges of adolescence and teen years.

James has passion for life and the game! Uplifting in both wherever I can! His father was a coach and still coaching til this day! It’s something that’s within him!

Coach Kourtnei grew up in San Diego, California where she played high school and college basketball. She played for a couple years at a junior college and found her passion for coaching shortly after. She’s coached for multiple programs, including getting selected to coach for Stanford University elite basketball camps where she got work alongside numerous professional athletes and coaches to help further develop basketball skills in young female athletes from all over the country.‍

Coach Brian played basketball at Hanford High School in eastern Washington. He coached youth basketball for a few years before joining LOCALHOOPS in the Fall of 2022. He is passionate about teaching our young athletes the fundamentals of basketball and helping them be prepared for the next level. Through the game of basketball, Coach Brian hopes to instill in our youth the values of Team Work, Self Confidence, Perseverance, Good Sportsmanship, and other life long skills which will help our players become successful individuals

Coach Lewis Cramer played 4 years of college basketball at the D1-D2 level. Has had experience coaching grades 5-12 at the HS and AAU level beginning in 2016. His passion for coaching is driven by a desire to see kids improve at sport in order to build their confidence and build more effective habits in life. Basketball is a teaching tool for greater life skills and bringing that to the kids is his greatest responsibility as a coach.

Coach John's earliest spoken words as an infant was "ball". With his father having a background in playing for the local college, Coach John's passion for basketball was nurtured from a young age. Progressing from YMCA recreational play to competitive high school basketball, he garnered attention and was recruited to join the basketball team at Northwest Christian College, now known as Bushnell University. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Coach John made the difficult decision to forego his college basketball career in pursuit of doing what he believed was right. He firmly holds the conviction that all life events serve a greater purpose, and it was this sense of purpose that guided him towards a career in basketball coaching.

With 25+ years experience playing the game. Including multiple seasons in PBL as well as ABA. He coached rec, feeder, and AAU. He is looking forward to passing down knowledge and life skills learned as a player to the next generation.

Kaili started playing basketball at a very young age. The daughter of a former professional player grew up on the court and around the game. After moving around a lot and settling down in the Seattle area Kaili played high school basketball and ran track at Jackson High School. After suffering a season ending injury her freshman year of college Kaili decided to focus on coaching. Kaili has spent the last 3 years coaching with Cedar Park Christian select program. Helping CPC select to bring home their first ever state championship in 2023. Coaching experience High school girls 5-8th grade girls 7th grade boys

Arlen began coaching in 2008 and has experience at the high school and AAU levels. Currently he’s an assistant with the Boy’s program at Summit Sierra and trains athletes privately. He played high school basketball in Corvallis, OR as well as NAIA Southern Oregon University.

Logan first picked up a basketball at the age of 1 and a half with his Dad and didn’t look back. He played for Bothell High School for 3 years and Local Hoops in his last few years of AAU. He started coaching in 2023. Now a senior in high school, decided it was time to turn his focus from playing to coaching. Logan became a coach to help kids develop as players but more importantly as people and teaching them life-skills

Rachael graduated from Cleveland High School in 2022 as a 4 year varsity player and played with Local Hoops in her final years of AAU. Deciding to stay involved with the program, Rachael became a coach to share her love of the game. She is a young coach and excited to grow as a leader within a program that she called home.

Jonathon having played at Taiwan University of Sports and currently plays for Bellevue College and have been coaching youth basketball since 2018. Additionally, Jonathon has served as a personal trainer for Pro club fitness, further enhancing his understanding of the game and his ability to nurture talent at all levels.

Lai was a graduate of South Whidbey HS where he was a three-sport athlete. In football he was an all conference wide receiver. In basketball he earned an all conference and all area honors. He made his coaching debut for Seattle Academy in 2002 where he coached 7th grade girls. He has 9 years of AAU coaching experience, along with 5 years as a member of the board of directors.

Basketball has been a central part of coach Chis life since a young age. He spent four years on the varsity team at a charter school called Summit Sierra before a combination of injury and COVID ended his playing career. After a year and a half at Central Washington University, he returned home to coach and discovered a passion for coaching with Drills and Skills, the program where he first learned the game. Following his time at Summit Sierra, he received an opportunity to coach the basketball team and is now in his second year coaching at the school. He is dedicated to teaching young athletes valuable life lessons through sports. Alongside coaching, he is studying to become a physical therapist, aiming to blend his knowledge and experience to support and inspire the next generation to achieve something positive for themselves.

He grew up in Phoenix, AZ where he first started playing basketball around age 8. While growing up he would often drag his mom out to their backyard court so she could rebound for him. Coach Nick attended Brophy College Prep High School in Phoenix. While at Brophy Nick helped the Broncos to a 5A basketball state runner-up and a 5A volleyball state championship his senior year in 2001. Nick was awarded a full scholarship to play at the University of San Diego where he played 4 years and earned WCC all conference team and all district 14 honors his senior year. After college Nick played 2 years in the NBA/Dleague and then finished his career playing 5 years professionally in some of Europe's top countries (France, Spain, Greece, Poland, and Belgium).

Growing up in a family of soccer players, Isaac found a passion for playing the game of basketball and decided to follow that route. After playing through middle school and high school, Isaac had the desire to help others improve and decided to take on this journey of coaching. He is dedicated to seeing his teams not only grow as players but as individuals in the future.

Coach Darren grew up playing basketball for Jefferson Park in the south seattle area. He graduated from the University of Washington in 2022 where he pursued his bachelors degree in Business. Having played varsity basketball at Renton High he began coaching rec basketball then RSB during his college years, he is on his 3rd year of coaching AAU. He coaches to emphasize the importance of being a student athlete, growing the skill set, and growing up to be a respectable person both on&off the court.