CEO / Founder

The founder and Head Coach of ykbball is Yaroslav Korolev.  

Former NBA player and youth Euro League Champion.

   Yaroslav Korolev is a second-generation player and coach. His father, Igor Korolev, a successful player in his own right, was a renowned youth basketball coach in Russia.  He trained Yaroslav from a very young age and with Igor’s dedication, his son’s hard work, his special individualized program helped make Yaroslav the youngest Russian player ever to be drafted into the National Basketball Association at the age of 18!  Yaroslav was the 12th pick overall by the LA Clippers in the 2005 NBA Draft ! 

Athletic Director

Coach Ali was a Professional International Basketball Athlete 2001-2018. Played for over 15 years as a point guard for over five separate Iranian national teams of all levels and professional point guard for the Iranian Super League

• Received three gold medals.

• Played in the Finals (2008-2011).

• Led, motivated, and encouraged professional basketball players as a team captain for eight years.

• Averaged 15 points and 5 assists per game 8 rebounds.

• Recognized by several organizations for outstanding basketball skills.

• Invited by the National Basketball Association to participate in the

Basketball Without Boarders Asian Camp.

• Three gold medals in FIBA Asia Championships

• Honorable mentions in asiabasketball.com

• Honorable mention in All- Iranian Super-League

USA BASKETBALL COACH ACADEMY

Continued Education Basketball

Head Coaches 

Hi, I’m coach Christian. 
My playing career started at the age of 5. After playing 5 years in AAU, HS Varsity, and 1 year in JUCO, I participated in and attended several combines for Semi-pro teams in the Philippines. Along the way, I have assisted in the development of younger athletes since 2015. Joining Young Kings Basketball in 2022.

Coaches

Hi, I’m Coach Nat. 
My basketball career started at 4 years old with The Brotherhood Crusade, and the YMCA, before adding school teams and club basketball at 12. After playing in both middle school and high school I started to coach as an assistant for Sequoyah. After 3 seasons of coaching middle school and 1 season coaching high school, I started at Young Kings in 2019.
 

Hi, I’m Coach Josh.

I have been playing basketball since childhood. In high school, I played basketball for 2 years in the Philippines. I graduated from Grand Canyon University (AZ) with a degree in Exercise Science in 2022. While in school I played for the men’s club team at Grand Canyon University for two years. I then became a coach for the men’s club basketball team at GCU in 2022.

My name is Hasani Jarvis. 

I am an up-and-coming basketball skills trainer. I have been playing basketball since the age of five. Basketball is my passion, I am all about hard work and getting the youth ready to play at the next level. My favorite player of all time is Michael Jordan I am from Chicago therefore I am a bulls fan. Sadly, My career was cut short due to me blowing out my knee, now I put all my time into becoming a better trainer and teaching the up-and-coming athletes of the future.

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