• Morgan Clyburn

     

    Originally from Houston, Texas, Morgan made the trek to California to play at Stanford University after a spectacular high school career. During her four seasons with the Cardinal, she had the opportunity to play on four Pac-10 Championship teams and made two NCAA Final Four appearances.

    Despite some of the accolades she's had as a player, coaching is the one thing she's most proud of. As a a coach she has been giving private lessons for eight years, and has been running both small and large clinics (many at Stanford) for five years. Though she currently works as an engineer in the med-tech industry, she's out here because she loves helping kids develop and she strives to make a difference in the lives of young athletes.

    Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu

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    A Bay Area native, Seb attended Pinewood High School in Los Altos and was recently inducted into their athletic hall of fame.  She stayed in the bay for college, playing four years at Stanford where she ranks 7th all-time for 3-pointers made.  Seb helped the Cardinal to four Pac-10 titles and two NCAA Elite Eight appearances.  After her successful collegiate career she went on to play professionally in Turkey for three years and even spent time on the Turkish National team.

    Seb is currently a student at Santa Clara Law School.  She has plenty of coaching experience, having conducted camps, clinics, and private lessons for over seven years.  Her ability to succeed at all positions on the court (point guard to center!) throughout her career enables her to develop extremely well-rounded players.

    Lauren Greif

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    Originally from Portland, Oregon, Lauren made her way to the Bay Area to play collegiately at Cal.  During her four years in Berkeley, she co-captained the Golden Bears three years and helped the team to three NCAA Tournament appearances (including the program's first ever Sweet Sixteen berth in 2009) and the 2010 WNIT Championship.  She ranks 3rd all-time for 3-pointers made and 9th all-time for career 3-point percentage at Cal.  As a senior, Lauren was awarded the prestigious Anna Espenshade Award, an honor given annually to one female student athlete for excellence on the court and in the classroom at Berkeley.

    Lauren is pursuing a career in coaching and is currently an intern with the Stanford Women's Basketball team.  She has directed and coached clinics both at Stanford and at Cal for four years and has taught privately for eight years.  With a fabulous eye for mechanics and a great shooting touch, she is a fundamentally sound addition to the BABA team.

    Kent Shimek

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    Kent comes to the Bay Area from a very successful high school career in Minnesota and a stop to run Ralphie the buffalo at CU in Boulder, Colorado.  A prep superstar, he led his AAU squad to 6 consecutive Minnesota State Championships and several top-5 finishes at the national level.  A member of the Minnesota State All-Defensive team, Kent brings elite levels of energy, intensity, and discipline to the BABA team on both sides of the hardwood.  

    He was also fortunate enough to hone his game for two years under the guidance of current Washington Wizards head coach Flip Saunders.  A great teacher in his own right, Kent is excited to get involved on the bench!

    Jenna Green

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    A Bay Area native Jenna comes from a successful 4 year career at Archbishop Mitty. She stayed in-state where she had a standout career at UC Santa Barbara. She helped lead the Gauchos to the programs’ first sweet 16 appearance in ‘04. Jenna was named to the Big West Freshman First Team, Three time All Big West Conference First team, Three time First Team All Big West Tournament Team, Two time Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athlete of the Year.

    She currently ranks top ten all time in school history in career: points, field goals made, field goal percentage, blocks, free throws made, and free throws attempted. Jenna was also a three time Captain, and a two time Division 1-AAA ADA Academic All American. She played professionally one season overseas in Spain, and has returned to complete her Masters Degree from UCSB in Special Education. As a coach, Jenna completed a coaching internship at Santa Clara University with their WBB department. She also acted as co-head coach at Providence Hall High School and has coached AAU in Santa Barbara. Jenna has contributed to and ran numerous camps and clinics while a member of the UCSB Women’s Basketball Team and has done private lessons with both high school, and college level players since graduating from UCSB.

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Morgan has coached and provided lessons to my 8th grade daughter over the past year and a half. Morgan is a passionate and gifted coach and teacher. She has had an incredibly positive impact on my daughter's basketball skills and love for the game....

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