Basketball has been a part of my identity for as long as I can remember. It’s literally how I learned math—my dad finally got tired of telling me the score after every single basket, so he taught me how to keep it myself.
My love for the game has never wavered, even as life took me down a dozen different paths.
I grew up playing point guard at Southport High School—one of the best areas for high school hoops in the entire country (I’ll die on that hill). I was a three-year varsity player and captain my senior year. The list of big-time Indy players I battled against is long…and let’s just say some nights were better than others. But I loved the challenge.
Basketball followed me to Indiana University, where I studied Sports Broadcasting purely because it kept me close to the game. I covered IU Basketball during some incredible years—my junior season included the famous WatShot against Kentucky (yes, I rushed the court), and as a senior, IU spent a good chunk of the season ranked No. 1 in the country.
I graduated in 2013, and within a month I was back in a gym—this time as a coach at Southport Middle School, where my own basketball journey began. My first season, we won three games. It was humbling…and exactly what I needed. By my third year, we broke the school record for wins, and I felt myself falling in love with teaching the game, not just playing it.
I was soon brought up to the high school staff at Southport, where I spent years assisting at all levels—7th grade, 8th, freshmen, JV, and varsity. I ran practices, built scouting reports, led offseason workouts, helped develop young players, and even launched a youth league for our elementary school pipeline. Coaching was becoming a true calling.
In 2019, life shifted—my wife and I found out we were expecting our first child, and I stepped away from coaching to focus on family and a new career path. But I never really left the game. I built IU Film Room, where I break down film of IU games, players, and recruits. It scratched the coaching itch and built a loyal following.
Even while “retired,” I kept studying the game—clinics, film, books, anything I could get my hands on. I knew I’d coach again someday. I was just waiting for the right job.
And in May 2025, I found it.
I’m incredibly proud and grateful to be the Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at Greenwood Christian Academy. This role brings me back to what I love most: developing young men, building a culture, and competing with a group that’s willing to work when nobody is watching. I’m thrilled to be leading GCA into its next chapter.
