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MEET THE STAFF

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George Kipiani

Coach George is the co-founder of HoopRight and has played collegiately and professionally. His vast experience of playing in multiple countries has led him to accrue various experiences that help him be extremely relatable to players and a top coach for skill development.

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As a coach:

Top personal skill development coach in Bay Area.

Skill development  trainer for Republic of Georgia Junior National Team players.

Current Head Coach of 8th grade black and 5th grade black HoopRight boys teams.

 

Head Basketball Coach of SVBC 8th grade boys.

 

Head Basketball Coach of Golden Eagles 6th grade boys.

 

Head Basketball Coach of Neptunes 4th grade boys.


Coach George is fluent in English, Georgian, Russian, and passable in Italian.

Colin Wan 

Coach Colin is the co-founder of HoopRight and a highly respected coach who has over 10 years of coaching experience. As a former collegiate and professional basketball player, he has the experience and knowledge as a player as well as a coach.

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As a coach:

Varsity Assistant at Lynbrook High School where he led them to their most accomplished finish in over ten years and helped players earn college basketball scholarships.

Head JV Coach at Los Altos High School where he led them to a 13-11 record compared to a losing record the year before and had two players named first team all conference.

 

Varsity Assistant at Monta Vista High School where he helped change the culture and had one player named to the first team all conference and also earn a college basketball scholarship.

 

Head Coach of SVBC 10th grade boys team.

 

Special Assistant to Republic of Georgia u14 National Team.

 

He is currently the Head Coach of the 7th grade black and 4th grade black HoopRight Teams.

 

Coach Colin is fluent in Mandarin and English.

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Dylan Bouzigues 

As a former NCAA Division 1 athlete at Cal Poly SLO, coach Dylan competed in track and field and placed second in his conference championships during both his junior and senior year of college. He has tremendous experience on the track with workouts including but not limited to: Speed Endurance, Top speed, Plyometrics, HIIT, Explosiveness, and much more! He was a prominent member of the track and field team at Cal Poly, placing 8th on the all-time list in the decathlon.

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As a coach:

Current strength and conditioning coach.

Khloe Travis

Khloe excelled as a multi-sport athlete in high school and grew up in a basketball-centered family.  Though naturally a volleyball player, her love for basketball and all things athletics spurred her to become a basketball coach. 

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As a coach:

5th year of coaching Middle School girls basketball at Stratford Preparatory.

 

Current HoopRight 7th grade girls coach. 

 

HoopRight shooting clinic coach.

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Alexian Lin

Coach Alexian is a former all league Lynbrook basketball player with an impeccable basketball IQ. As a true point guard, Alexian was a great leader who always knew how to direct the offense and defense.

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As a coach:

SVBC 11th grade Boys Head Coach.

 

Miller Middle School 6th grade Head basketball coach where he led the team to an undefeated regular season record.

 

Current HoopRight 9th grade boys  Black Head Coach.

 

Coach Alexian is fluent in Mandarin and English.

Babak Taher

Coach Babak is a highly passionate coach who is absorbed into basketball. A Lynbrook basketball grad, he was the “glue” guy on a team that had their best record in ten years and was a player who was always reliable to practice hard and motivate his teammates. He has taken that spirit and enthusiasm into his coaching.

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As a coach:

Los Altos High School JV Basketball Assistant Coach where he was instrumental in player development with two all league first team players.

 

Miller Middle School 6th grade Head basketball coach where he led the team to an undefeated regular season record.

Lawson 6th grade boy and 6th grade girls head coach

 

Current HoopRight 7th grade red and 6th grade black head coach.

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Loren Powers 

Education & Certifications

B.S. Exercise Science, M.A. Sport Management

Certified Personal Trainer

American College of Sport Medicine

Muscle Endurance, Strength Training & Advanced Power Certified

Functional Movement Systems

Functional Movement Specialist

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As a coach:

Coach Powers is an experienced sports performance coach with a demonstrated history of implementing and improving strength and conditioning programs for student-athletes ranging in age. In recent years, he led Harker’s sports performance program across their 15 athletics teams, as well as working at Equinox and Bay Clubs as a certified personal trainer. Additionally, coach Powers worked with the San Francisco 49ers youth and high school engagement department to help develop healthy habits for youth to improve their overall well being and athleticism in sport.

Cindy Duong

She played JV as a freshman and started varsity as a sophomore in High school. Her love and passion for basketball has grown tremendously when she was in college playing for the club team at San Jose State University. Now she loves teaching young ballers how to play and develop the skills they need to move on to the next level.

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As a coach:

Current HoopRight 3rd/4th grade girls Head Coach.

Personal skill development coach.

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Larry Jones

Coach Larry has been playing basketball all his life. As  a Wilcox Basketball alumni, he played on JV as a freshmen, and was on the varsity team for the remaining years. He continued playing football in college but never lost his passion in basketball. This is why he decided to become a coach, and help the next generation of hoopers.

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As a coach:

Coached Top Flight

 

Assistant coach for JV Wilcox Basketball

 

Currently a head coach for HoopRight 4th grade team

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Andre Peritos

Playing career:

4 year varsity starter at Stuart Hall HS

All NCS 2nd Team

College basketball Player at UC Santa Cruz

Trained Professionally in Serbia and Greece

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As a coach:

Nike Summer Camps

 

HoopRight Flex Co-Head Coach

 

HoopRight 7th Head Coach

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Ibrahim Muttaqi 

Sports have always been a large part of Coach Ib’s life as he was a multi-sport athlete in High School and now competes for the club basketball team at San Jose State University. Developing an understanding of how the game works was very important for his success as he was never the tallest or strongest, and now he works as a coach to share this understanding with young players.

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As a coach:

Current HoopRight 6th red  Head Coach.

Personal skill development coach.

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