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OUR COACHES

Our coaches love what they do, and it shows. Each one is professionally accredited in basketball and regularly play (or coach!) basketball at elite levels.

Ben JOHNSON
- LC Elite Basketball Academy Coach
- Semi-professional league FABA Player (2017-2021)
- Huddle Basketball Coach/Promoter
- Norwood Flames Basketball Club Player (2020-2021)
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Cirkook RIAK
- LC Elite Basketball Academy Coach
- Lamar State College (Juco), PA Texas
- Basketball Coach at Victory Rock Prep High School (Florida USA)
- NBL 1 Albury-Wodonga Bandits (2019-2021)
- NBL 1 Rockingham Flames (2021-2023)
- NBL 1 - Keilor Thunder (2022-2023)
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James LU
- LC Elite Basketball Academy Coach
- Chinese University Basketball Association (2003-2006)
- Doncaster Panthers U18 Boys Head Coach (2018-2019)
- Balwyn Blazers U10 Boys Head Coach (2020-2021)
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Kailai DONG
- LC Elite Basketball Academy Coach
- Junior Representative at Perry Lakes Hawks Basketball Club
- State Championship at Perry Lakes Hawks Basketball Club
- Claremont Cottesloe U10 Team Coach (2020-2021)
- Waverley Blues Basketball U12 Team Coach (2022)
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Larry CHEN
- LC Elite Basketball Academy Coach
- VJBL Bulleen boomers U14 Boys (2017-18)
- Big V - Altona Gators (2018-2019)
- VJBL Coburg Giants U14 Boys (2020-2021)
- BA of Exercise and Sport Science (Honours) (2020-2021)
- Big V - Hume City Broncos (2022-2023)
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Makuei POUNDAK
- LC Elite Basketball Academy Coach
- Minnesota State University Moorhead (2015-2017)
- NBL - Carina Taipans (2017-2018)
- NBL 1 - Sandringham Sabres (2018-2019)
- Big V Championship - Hume City Broncos (2019-2023)
- South Sudan National Team (Current)
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Wayne FRIEDMAN
- Representative basketball McKinnon Cougars (2001-2009)
- Vic Champs McKinnon Cougars (2006)
- JCC Maccabi Games (2007)
- Big V McKinnon Cougars (2010)
- Big V Maccabi (2011)
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