MEET THE COACHES
Sam King, a Northeast Ohio Native, graduated from Brookfield High School in 2005 where he was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame for his basketball accomplishments. Sam's college basketball career was played at The University of Mount Union where he was the starting Point Guard & led the team in minutes played & assists all 4 years. He was also the Team Captain his junior and senior year. He became Head Assistant Coach upon graduating from Mount Union with his BA in Business Administration. Over the past decade, Sam has become widely known as an expert Skill Enhancement Basketball Trainer for children as young as 18 months old, ranging to players at the collegiate & professional levels. Sam is Head Coach & Owner of Huddle Up Hoops, training all coaches.
Adam Prescott, a Northeast Ohio native, spent two years with the basketball program at Mount Union College before earning his Bachelor's degree in Sports Management (2008). Adam proceeded to enjoy a lengthy career in Athletic Communications for Otterbein University, helping cover/support the journeys of many successful teams, coaches, and student athletes over 16 years. During that run, he obtained his Master's degree in Allied Health Administration while assisting the promotion of many camps and clinics. Adam is Head Coach of Training & Development & supports our Central Ohio market.
Jordan Colvin, a Southeast native, has a degree in Sports Management at Ohio University. Coach Jordan has experience as a former Assistant Basketball Coach for both men's and women's teams at Hocking College. Jordan is coaching in childcare centers in the Central Ohio market.
Caleb Owens, a Cleveland, Ohio native, joined the U.S. Army after graduating high school. He is currently pursuing a degree in Health Science at Franklin University. Caleb has played in various recreational, Columbus city, and Army leagues. He has also volunteered with I9 Sports, coached AAU teams for Hidden Gems and led Army intramural teams. He is coaching in childcare centers in the Central Ohio market.
Jordan Harbison was born & raised in Butler, PA, and played college basketball at Geneva College from 2010 to 2014. He graduated in 2014 with degrees in Business, Sports Management and Sports Coaching. After graduation, Jordan became a skills development coach with "The Scoring Factory" in Pittsburgh working with players at the youth, high school, college and professional level. He also coached and trained professional teams in Europe as well as college and aspiring professional players nationwide. He is coaching in childcare centers along with public evening clinics in our Brookfield, Ohio market.
Abbey Freese, a native of Midwest Ohio, graduated from West Liberty-Salem High School in 2003 and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2012. She made history as the first female athlete at WL-S to earn 12 varsity letters, excelling in basketball (4), cross country (4), track & field (3) and softball (1). In her senior year, she received honorable mention for Ohio's All-State women's basketball team. Abbey continued her basketball career at Longwood University, a small Division I school in Virginia, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science in 2008. She later pursued a Master's degree in Sports Administration from St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, Fl. She is currently working in sports marketing and coaching in Central Ohio.
Aaron Coldren, born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, earned his B.A. in Technical Writing from Wright State University (2012) and his master's degree in Information Science from Kent State University (2013). He has an accomplished background in four major sports: basketball, lacrosse, wrestling, and football. He has a passion for teaching youth sports. Two years ago, he began his rewarding journey of coaching his daughter's recreational league soccer and basketball teams. He now coaches in our Central Ohio region.
McKinley Gyurko is gearing up for his final year at The Ohio State University, pursuing a degree in Education. With four years of coaching under his belt, he currently is the Head JV Basketball Coach at Dublin Jerome High School and has been coaching AAU for NOVA Village for three years. McKinley's journey began at Dublin Coffman in 2021, where he played all four years, winning at OCC Championship and earning the title of All OCC Scholar Athlete. He started his coaching journey as JV Assistant Coach at Coffman to taking on the role of head freshman coach at both Granville High School and Dublin Jerome. He is coaching public evening clinics in our Dublin, Ohio market.
