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HEAD COACH - CAMERON NICHOLS

GOING INTO HIS THIRD SEASON AS HEAD COACH AT RENAISSANCE, CAMERON NICHOLS IS TRYING TO PUT THE RENAISSANCE PROGRAM BACK TO WHERE IT WAS A FEW YEARS BACK. THIS WILL BE HIS 7th YEAR COACHING AND AT 28 YEARS OLD, IS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST COACHES IN THE PSL. LAST SEASON HE LED A SQUAD, WHO FINISHED 13-6, INTO THE CITY SEMIFINALS FOR A 2ND CONSECUTIVE SEASON. THEY RAN INTO A PERSHING TEAM THAT WENT ONTO WIN THE CITY & STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. IN 2008 HIS SQUAD FINISHED 17-5, WON THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP AND NICHOLS' WAS NAMED REGION 2 COACH OF THE YEAR BY BCAM.

PREVIOUS TO RENAISSANCE, NICHOLS COACHED AT DETROIT CMA (HEAD COACH - 1 YR), FERNDALE HS(ASSISTANT - 2 YRS) AND DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE(ASSISTANT - 1 YR).

PRIOR TO COACHING, NICHOLS WAS A SOLID BALL PLAYER ALSO. IN HIGH SCHOOL AT DETROIT CASS TECH, HIS TEAM BEAT AN ANTONIO GATES SQAUD FOR THE PSL CITY CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1998. HE ALSO PLAYED IN THE 3RD HIGHEST SCORING GAME IN MHSAA HISTORY, BEATING DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL IN THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 117 -116 IN DOUBLE OVERTIME. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, HE PLAYED FOUR YEARS AT SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY UNDER COACH DEAN LOCKWOOD. HIS COLLEGE CAREER INCLUDED BEING NAMED GLIAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK IN 2003 AND IS CURRENTLY RANKED 10th ALL TIME IN THREE POINT FIELD GOALS MADE. AFTER COLLEGE, NICHOLS PLAYED 2 SEASONS IN THE INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE(IBL) AND WAS NAMED TO THE ALL STAR TEAM IN 2005. HE ALSO HAD THE CHANCE TO PLAY OVERSEAS IN AUSTRIA WITH THE DERISIO US ALL STAR TEAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTACT COACH JASON McGOWAN

EMAIL: jayla20@yahoo.com

CELL: (313) 218 - 0686

 

 

 

ASSISTANT COACH - JASON McGOWAN

JASON McGOWAN IS GOING INTO HIS 3RD SEASON WITH THE PHOENIX COACHING STAFF. THE FIRST TWO SEASONS HE WAS THE JV COACH AND TWO GOOD SQUADS. THE MAJORITY OF COACH JASONS' JV PLAYERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY VARISTY FOR THE PHOENIX. THIS SEASON WILL BE HIS FIRST AS COACH NICHOLS FIRST ASSISTANT.

PRIOR TO COACHING, JASON HAD A GREAT PLAYING CAREER. HE PLAYED THREE SEASONS AT KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY. AS A SENIOR AVERAGED 18 PPG AND LED HIS SQUAD INTO THE D2 PLAYOFFS. AFTER COLLEGE HE PLAYED ALONGSIDE COACH NICHOLS FOR TWO SEASONS IN THE INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE. HE ALSO HAD THE CHANCE TO TRAVEL OVERSEAS ON A BASKETBALL TOUR IN EUROPE.

COACH JASON PLAYED HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL AT THE PRESTIGIOUS COOLEY HIGH SCHOOL UNDER BEN KELSO. TWO OF HIS TEAMMATES ARE STILL PLAYING BASKETBALL PROFESSIONALLY. MIKE GARDNER (EUROPE) AND WILLIE GREEN (NBA - SIXERS).

EACH SUMMER COACH JASON IS VERY MUCH INVOLVED WITH HIS COUSIN, WILLIE GREEN, AND HIS BASKETBALL CAMP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTACT COACH MARLON MURRAY

EMAIL : marlymar116@yahoo.com

CELL : (734) 717- 2902

 

 

 

 

 

JUNIOR VARSITY COACH - MARLON MURRAY

COACH MARLON MURRAY STARTED HIS COACHING CAREER LAST SEASON AS AN ASSISTANT TO COACH JASON ON JUNIOR VARSITY. THS YEAR THE TABLES HAVE TURNED AND ITS HIS TURN AT RUNNING A TEAM.

MARLON IS A 2007 GRADUATE OF EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. DURING HIS TENURE AT EASTERN, HE WORKED AS TEAM MANAGER WITH THE MENS BASKETBALL TEAM ALONGSIDE COACH McDOWELL OF DETROIT REDFORD FAME.

COACH MARLON ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL AT ORCHARD LAKE ST. MARY'S WHERE HE PLAYED BOTH BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL IN 2000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

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