Hi there and thanks for checking out my blog. Originally born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, I now reside in Sacramento, California, where I have been coaching basketball at the club, high school and community college levels for over 13 years. I currently am an Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at American River College. I also have had the pleasure of coaching at Cosumnes River College, Rocklin High School and Capital Christian High School. I will one day soon be a head coach and kinesiology insturctor at a California Community College or major university. I have a Bachelors of Science from CSU Sacramento in Recreation Administration and currently pursuing my Masters of Arts in Kinesiology at Fresno Pacific University. When I am not involved in basketball related activities, I love to be with family, recreate outdoors, or spend some time playing cards at a casino. My fiance’, Andrea, and I just had our first child – Santino Andres Lorente on November 20, 2013. Being a basketball coach is who I am, it is my passion, hobby and now beginning to be my career.
Hello Michael,
Congratulations on your new bundle of joy!! I still remember the days when my son was a newborn, he's only 2 now but it goes by so quickly so enjoy the times before he gets mobile haha. I see you have an impressive amount of experience of coaching at several different levels. I have thus far just coached high school and club teams, but I would like to get into some collegiate coaching as well. Good luck for the remainder of the class and program!
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Noel Villagomez
1/23/2014 06:23:21 am
Hi Michael, I too have had the pleasure of coaching and I've enjoyed it quite a bit. It's a position that enables you to be competitive yet see your players grow. I've coached soccer and football but I haven't had the opportunity to coach basketball yet. I look forward to getting to know you through your blogs and I wish you the best of luck in the course and your career!
Michael, I have the same goal to one day coach and teach at a California Community College. I am currently an assistant coach at Foothill College and can't wait to improve as a coach through this program. I look forward to getting to know you better and collaborating throughout the program.