I am a graduate of Wagner College with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in education.  While at Wagner, I competed at the Division 1 level in track and field.  Currently, I am an eighth grade history teacher and  I run my own basketball specific training business called Elite Basketball Training, LLC.  I am a USAW certified Sports Performance Coach.  My focus is primarily in the Olympic lifts however, I use many other methods to get basketball players in peak physical form. 

I have been a highly successful basketball coach at the high school level for the last ten years.  I was named 2005 Coach of the Year by the Home News Tribune and the Star Ledger and 2006 Blue Division Coach of the Year by the GMC Coaches Association. Since taking over at Metuchen High School, we have qualified for the state playoffs six years in a row after having only qualified once in the previous 17 seasons.  We have advanced to the sectional finals in two of those five years and the sectional semifinals in another.  We have also advanced to the finals of the Greater Middlesex Conference County Tournament as well, which is a major accomplishment for a tiny group one school.  In that season the team established the highest single season winning percentage in Metuchen High School history. 

Throughout this time, I have been fortunate enough to coach and train multiple college athletes including five at the Division 1 level (Marqus Blakely, University of Vermont basketball; Dejuan Miller, University of Oklahoma football; Dallas Oanu, Villanova Basketball; Nick Macaluso, University of Stanford football; and Knowshon Moreno, Denver Broncos).  I have also coached golf and soccer at the high school levels as well. 

Along with being a coach I am the author of several well received articles for the websites www.thecrossovermovement.com, www.coachesfraternity.com,  and www.ihoops.com.  I also write for a monthly basketball newletter put out by Coaches Choice USA that goes out to over 20, o00 people.  I have also branched out into the college recruiting aspect of basketball and other sports by becoming the owner and operator of The Highlight Reel (www.sportshlr.com) recruiting service’s central New Jersey franchise.  This will further enable me to help athletes achieve their goal of playing collegiate sports.

Elite Basketball Training, LLC along with www.richstoner.com are realizations of my goal to do what I enjoy most in life, coach basketball and train athletes.  In doing so, my goal is to create the complete basketball player.  In order to do so, I provide functional basketball skills training that focuses on all facets of the game as well as strength, conditioning, speed, and agility training.   Through multiple methods of training, the players will develop a versatility that enables them to not only pass, dribble, and shoot but also run faster, jump higher, and last longer than other basketball players.  Ultimately, this will allow the  players to take their game to the next level and truly become “Elite Basketball Players.”