a highly rated former Division 1 College and Professional Basketball player. Joel played collegiately for both The University of Hartford and Central Missouri State.
In his sophomore year, he was 1 of only 10 players in the country to average a double-double and consistently ranked in the top ten in the nation in rebounding.
As a graduate of Mt. Zion Christian Academy, the same basketball powerhouse high school attended by NBA sensations Tracy McGrady, Amare Stoudemire, Jarrett Jack, and Brandon Rush, Joel brings a proven track record of athletic success to each athlete he coaches.
With experience playing for the top athletic programs in the country, including the historic DeMatha Catholic, Joel knows what it takes to catch the attention of college recruiters and positions You Reach I Teach athletes for success in their later basketball pursuits.
His professional basketball career has stops in Greece, Germany, England (London & Cheshire), China, the NBDL, and the NBA’s Denver Nuggets “SL, TC”.