Notes: Former collegiate basketball player is in his first year with the Pioneer Valley Lightning AAU organization. He also just completed his first year as the Amherst Surburban 7th & 8th grade travel team.
14 YEAR OLD LIGHTNING TEAM
Head Coach: Jon Bennett
Hometown: Longmeadow, MA
Notes: Jon graduated from Longmeadow High School and was a member of the Varsity Basketball team for 3 years. Jon has been a part of the Amherst High School coaching staff since graduating from the University of Massachusetts in 1995. Jon is currently an elementary Social Studies teacher in town of Belchertown. Jon has been coaching in Amherst at the Freshmen level for the past three years and assisting the Varsity level, scouting all Division I competition that are on the Hurricanes schedule.
Asst. Coach: Barry Poret
15 YEAR OLD LIGHTING TEAM
Head Coach: Bryan Shea
Hometown: Northampton, MA
Notes: Bryant Shea is in his first year coaching AAU on the boys side. He has completed the last two seasons with the West Mass Cheetahs AAU organization. Bryant has also coached Amherst Surburban boys basketball for 4 of the last 5 years. This year he accepted a position as Asst. Varsity coach for Easthampton high school. Bryant is also am employee for the University of Massachusetts.
16 YEAR OLD LIGHTING TEAM
Head Coach: Jon Endelos
Hometown: Salem, NH
Notes: Jon is the co-founder of the Pioneer Valley Lighting Basketball Club Jon is going into his 4th year as the head Freshmen Basketball coach and Asst. Varsity basketball coach for Amherst Regional High School. After graduating Umass in 1995 from the Sport Management program, Jon tested the waters of professional sports with the NBA and the LPGA. Jon is now a graduate student at Springfield College going for his Master’s degree in Physical Education. In the winter, Jon also supervises the Amherst Youth Basketball league.
Assistant Coach: Jaime Lee Matuszko
Hometown: Shutesbury, MA
Notes: Jaime is also the Assistance to the Director of the Pioneer Valley Lightning in addition to serving as the assistance coach for Jon Endelos. Jaime has been the basketball manager for Amherst Suburban basketball for the past 6 years. Jaime has also been the manager of the Amherst Freshmen Basketball program for the past three years. Jamime is a graduate of Amherst Regional High School. This fall, Jaime Lee will be attending Stockbridge School of Agriculture at Umass. Jaime, in her spare time, has been an active Horse Show rider for 4—H the past 5 years.
NOTE: The 17 year old team is now being put together..will follow up with info at a later date.