ANDRE McCARTER WILL BE THE KEYNOTE
SPEAKER AT SGV's ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY

Under the corporate banner and as Founder of Standing on the Shoulders Productions, Inc., Andre’ McCarter is the author of The “Anatomy of a Champion” / An American Dynasty /Wooden’s Way-Wooden’s Basketball. The “Anatomy of a Champion” is a pictorial /narration which chronicle the UCLA Basketball Dynasty under the tutelage of legendary coach John Wooden. John Wooden propelled his teams to a championship level of domination of college basketball. This was accomplished during the most volatile, anti-establishment and revolutionary time in American History from 1964 to 1975. His teams won an unprecedented ten NCAA national championships within a twelve year span.  The manuscript includes hundreds of photographs, a foreword and letters of support for this project from Coach Wooden and other notables. The UCLA basketball dynasty set a standard of excellence for those who have followed. Coach John Wooden’s philosophies transcend sports providing a treasure chest of the successful keys and wisdoms for life.

Andre’ McCarter spearheaded a UCLA NCAA national basketball championship title campaign in 1975 much like the one he led in 2003 this time helping his coach John Robert Wooden be nominated and distinguished with the highest honor an American citizen can receive. The president of the United States presented the “Presidential Medal of Freedom Award to Coach John Wooden on July 23^rd, 2003.
 

Michelle Brunker (The Bishop’s School – La Jolla, CA) 5-9, Combo Guard: Brunker helped lead The Bishop's School to a 21-10 record as a junior with 19 points, six assists, four rebounds and seven steals per game. Ranked in the Top 150 High School Prep Players in the country. The combo guard received attention from nearly 100 Division I programs.
 

Cager Report: What is your greatest basketball memory? MB: I’ve been around the game all of my life so it’s not easy to pick one. I attended my first AAU tournament at the age of four months when my father coached my sister Maria’s team at the 11 & Under National Championship in Orlando. Every summer that would be our summer vacation. I was always that little sister dribbling on the sideline hoping for a chance to jump on the court during breaks in the action. I was ten playing on a 12 & under team when I finally played in my first tournament in New Haven, CT. Our team caught the train to New York when we had time, to see the WNBA Liberty play in the Garden and the sights of New York. This proved to be memorable because it was the summer before 9/11. We have videotape of the TwinTowers so after being there two months earlier I knew exactly where everything was. The next summer I played on an 11 & under team (SGV) in Los Angeles that won the silver medal at the National AAU Championship.

Before coming to Cal Poly Pomona, Sumida was part of an Ayala High School team that won four consecutive Sierra League titles. She earned second-team All-Sierra League honors as a senior after averaging six points, two rebounds, seven assists and three steals per game. She was an academic scholar in four consecutive years.  She completed her degree in Kinesiology-Sports Medicine, Allied Health and Exercise Science at Cal Poly Pomona in 2005. She was the recipient of the Darlene May Scholarship and also won the Bronco Award, 3 consecutive years during her playing career. She was also the president of the Bronco Athletic Association during the 2003-05 academic years.

YVETTE ANGEL
SGV Girls Prep Director

Generally considered the most talented (and most highly recruited) female basketball player ever produced by Western New York, Yvette Angel starred for Sister Maria Pares for four seasons at Sacred Heart Academy. Yvette averaged 23.9 points per game and was the backbone of a team which went undefeated during her career (as part of an overall record winning streak of 109 games). She also starred for the East squad at the National Sports Festival in Syracuse for three years running, Yvette was recognized as a Parade Magazine Second Team All-American in 1981.

Angel's exploits led to a full scholarship to Ohio State. She graduated in 1985 as the school's fourth all-time leading scorer with over 1,400 career points, and as point guard, led the Lady Buckeyes to four straight Big-Ten titles and a final eight appearance in the NCAA tournament her senior year. Yvette was duly honored as an All-Big Ten selection for three seasons, and as an All-American.

After playing professionally one season in Spain, coaching beckoned.  Angel was appointed full-time assistant coach at Notre Dame University in 1989, and she utilized her talents and intimate knowledge of the game to help spark a turnaround in the basketball fortunes at that esteemed school. Her experience in that role landed her a coaching position with the Sacramento Monarchs in the WNBA.  She then was the Head Girls Varsity Coach at Bishop Montgomery HS and won back-to-back CIF Championships.  Yvette has been training children under her company Net One for the past couple years and has been actively training SGV athletes for the past 3 years.  SGV is very fortunate that Yvette has accepted the position and will be selecting her staff for the upcoming SGV Prep season in March of 2008.  Yvette will be start coaching immediately.