P.R.I.D.E. YOUTH Basketball
            P.O. Box 751  HOPKINS, MINNESOTA 55343

 


"Mentoring Our Way to the Future"
Staff and Coaches

 

 

Coach Rob Gooding - Founder, CEO, and President of P.R.I.D.E. YOUTH 

Hometown: Boston, Mass.             Position Played: Point Guard & Shooting Guard                  

Playing Experience:

West Virginia State University and South Carolina State University 1987-1990, Junior College All American - Roxbury Community College 1985-87

Coacing Experience:

College
 - West Virginia State University Assistant Mens Coach 1990-91.
  
High School - Washburn High School Head Boys JV Coach and Assistant Varsity Coach 1995-97, Coon Rapids High School Head Boys Sophomore Coach and Assistant Varsity Coach 1997-98, Inner City All-Star Classic Head Coach 1997-2004, Washburn High School Head Girls Varsity Coach
2000-05, International School of Minnesota High School Head Girls Varsity Coach 2006-Present.
 
Youth Teams - Roxbury/Boston Mass. 12U to 19U Boys and Girls 1984-88, West Virginia Rob Gooding All-Stars 19U Boys AAU 1990-91, Washburn 8th grade Boys 1993-94, Minnesota S.T.R.E.E.T.S. Youth in The City 17U Boys AAU 1995, P.R.I.D.E. YOUTH - High School Boys Elite Head Coach (Boston Shoot Out Team) 1998, Rusty LaRue North Carolina Triad Titans 11U Boys AAU and 14U Boys AAU 2005-06, P.R.I.D.E. YOUTH 12U/13U Boys AAU 2007; P.R.I.D.E. YOUTH 13U/14U Boys AAU 2008; P.R.I.D.E. YOUTH Camp Director and Instructor 1998-Present.

Professional Work: Elementary and Middle School Teacher, currently in 14th year




Coach Anthony Hines


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Coach Tyrone Doleman


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Coach Jason Johnsen


Hometown:  Minneapolis, MN                          Position Played: Point Guard and Shooting Guard

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Former McDonald’s High School All-American Nominee and Gatorade High School Basketball Player of the Year in the State of
Minnesota 1989.  Lead Armstrong High School to two consecutive State Runner-up Boy’s Basketball finishes in’88 and ’89.

 

College
Earned a full-scholarship to attend the University of Wisconsin (Madison) and play basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten Conference from 1989 – 1994.  Earned teams Most Improved Player Award in ’93 as the teams sixth man finishing the year as the team’s third leading scorer and the Big Ten Conference’s fifth best 3-point shooter (in accuracy) off the bench behind teammates Tracey Webster, current assistant coach for the Kentucky Wildcats and Michael Finely, former NBA All-Star and member of the NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs.

 

University of Wisconsin coaches included: Stu Jackson, current NBA Vice President of Operations and former Head Coach of The New York Knicks; Stan Van Gundy, current Head Coach of the NBA Orlando Magic; Sean Miller, current Head Coach of Xavier University and former starting point guard standout at the University of Pittsburg; and other notables.


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Over ten years of basketball coaching experience at several levels including: varsity coaching experience at Blaine H.S., Armstrong H.S., Roosevelt H.S., and Robbinsdale Cooper H.S.,  Additionally, has earned  experience coaching at various Timberwolves, Gophers, and Badgers Summer Basketball Camps.

 

Notable players coached include: Mike Ludwig, current Sports Information Director of St. Olaf College (MIAC Conference) and second all-time leading scorer (1635)of the St. Olaf Basketball Team —graduating in ‘03; And Rodney Williams Jr., current star high school recruit of the University of Minnesota  (Big Ten Conference) lead by Head Coach Tubby Smith.


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Coach Eric Minea


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Coach Darren Perry


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Coach Ben Coleman will be providing his expertise during individual and small group sessions.






















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Coach Rob Gooding: coachrob@prideyouthbasketball.com
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