LOS ANGELES, CA – May 22, 2019 – PhD Hoops announces the coaches and players of two teams who will represent the USA in Barbados this summer. The teams will be on tour from July 15-21, 2019 and are divided up by high school and college ages. Both teams will play 4 competitive games against some of the best players in the country. The group will also have the opportunity to sightsee quite a bit throughout the island, including a jeep safari, catamaran cruise, and other local excursions.
PhD Hoops High School-Aged Boys Basketball Coach
Richie Schueler (Los Angeles, CA) is the Founder of PhD Hoops and has spent the last several years evaluating players for selection onto international basketball tours. Currently, he also works as a College Basketball Analyst on the ESPN Family of Networks. As a college basketball coach for ten years throughout all NCAA levels, he spent his last four years as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at St. Andrews University (NCAA Div. II). Additionally, he was on staff at Austin Peay State University (NCAA Div. I) in 2003 when they won the Ohio Valley Conference Championship and competed in the NCAA Tournament. Richie is a USA Basketball Gold Licensed Coach, a licensed FIBA-approved coach (International Basketball Federation), a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), an honorary member of the Hoop Historians, and is actively involved in basketball camps, clinics, showcases around the United States. He played collegiately at the University of Evansville and also on a basketball tour throughout South America after his senior season. After college, he was selected to play in the professional basketball league in Croatia. Richie earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education from the University of Evansville and a Master’s Degree in Health & Human Performance with a specialization in Sports Administration from Austin Peay State University.
PhD Hoops Assistant Basketball Coach
Ruben Leyva (Fort Stockton, TX) has spent a lifetime making an impact as a coach and teacher in his hometown community. As a former physical education teacher, he currently serves as a personal trainer in his private gym and training facility, TTA Sports. He possesses nearly ten certifications in a variety of areas pertaining to coaching or training, and has coached multiple sports over the past two decades. He has established himself as a coach who demands discipline, hard work, respect, high integrity, and great character. Coach Leyva graduated from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin with a Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology.
PhD Hoops High School-Aged Boys Basketball Roster
Estevan Hernandez (Fort Stockton, TX)
Nicholas Terrazas (Midland, TX)
Gage Ausland (Salem, NJ)
Zion Allen (Edcouch, TX)
Tyler Jean-Jacques (Fontana, CA)
Coltyn Semmel (Woodward, OK)
Jaden Johnson (Brandywine, MD)
Darrien Burnette (Whiteriver, AZ)
Charlie Miller (Lumberton, NC)
Coaches: Richie Schueler (Head Coach) and Ruben Leyva (Assistant Coach)
PhD Hoops College-Aged Men’s Basketball Coach
Bob Hutchings (Bridgeton, NJ) is among the most well-known and respected coaches in the Northeast region of the country. For over 40 years, he has been coaching players at the high school, college, and international levels. Currently, he is an Assistant Coach at Stockton University, where he has been a part of multiple conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances. Throughout the course of his career, Coach Hutchings has served as Assistant Coach for Mike Krzyzewski (Army), was an Assistant Coach for the Saudi Arabian National Team, been the Head Coach of Cumberland County College, and Head Coach at Bridgeton High School (NJ). For all of his outstanding accomplishments, he has been inducted into The New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the Millville Thunderbolts Hall of Fame, the Wheeling Jesuit Athletic Hall of Fame, and the All Sports Museum of Southern New Jersey Hall of Fame. He is an Associate Emeritus Member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, a certified FIBA-licensed and USA Basketball Gold-licensed coach, and has been inducted into the Hoop Historians. Coach Hutchings earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Wheeling Jesuit University and a Master’s Degree in Guidance and Counseling Education from C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University.
PhD Hoops College-Aged Boys Basketball Roster
Kemarlie McLean (Brooklyn, NY)
Mitch Steele (Highlands Ranch, CO)
Tom Catanoso (Cape May Court House, NJ)
Christian Benn (New Braunfels, TX)
Austin Hinerman (Sykesville, MD)
Sha Torres (Bronx, NY)
Issaiah Swindle (Houston, TX)
Shane Valadez (Pueblo, CO)
Coaches: Bob Hutchings (Head Coach) and Ruben Leyva (Assistant Coach)
All of our players went through an extensive Player Application process. For more information on PhD Hoops Travel Tours and Upcoming Tours, click on the links provided or contact us at Travel@PhDHoops.com.
