Coach Yates

Head Coach, Century HS | Asst MBB Coach, Saddleback College, 24-25 | 8x HS League Champ | 2x CIF D1 Finalist |

[Coach Yates @1CoachYates]

Great read!! Worth saving for next season and sharing with any team leader on any level.

[Chris Hine @ChristopherHine]

Anthony Edwards in November: “We can’t talk to each other.”

Anthony Edwards in April: “We can all talk to each other.”

How this Timberwolves team bridged their gaps in communication, and one key moment that ignited their postseason run: https://t.co/ghznGKfbFp

[Coach Yates @1CoachYates]

Young players out there (HS especially) with portal or hoops dreams for your future, think about this for a few minutes. Then, add the logical trickle-down effect. Then, consider schools dropping athletics or levels of play...

Get on the right grind.

[Revocruit Transfer Portal @TP4PT]

TP Stats: Between Division 1 and Division 2 there are 3,330+ players currently in the 2025 Transfer Portal in men’s basketball.

D1: 2,070+ Transfers
D2: 1,260+ Transfers

D1: 330+ Commits (16%)
D2: 55+ Commits (4%)
Total: 385+ Commits (12%)

#TP4PT #TransferPortal

[Team Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 🏀 @TeamRHJAZ]

Real shyt!

[Coach Yates @1CoachYates]

Dominic Bolton is quietly built to contribute now on the next level, but also for real long-term success. The type who could go up a level of play each year in CBB. Keep letting em know 25‼️

[Steve Fryer @SteveFryer]

CIF SoCal Regional boys basketball 1st round result: JSerra 80, San Marcos 56. For JSerra: BJ Davis Ray 26 points, 5 assists; Dominic Bolton 24 points; Brannon Martinsen 16 points, 5 assists

[Coach Yates @1CoachYates]

There's a lot of high-level basketball in the future for this kid! Competitor. Real motor. Congratulations 12‼️

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

KIRK HERBSTREIT ON PARENTING

"I'm cool with my kids failing... It's part of the process. Every day there is adversity... They have to learn how to deal with junk... It's okay to make a mistake. Get back up and let's keep going forward."

~ @KirkHerbstreit @thewinningdiff1

[CCCMBCA @CCCMBCA]

South Regional Bracket - 1st round games on Wednesday at higher seeded team (game times TBD once women's brackets come in; Check the Daily Schedule tomorrow) - https://t.co/BwoZdbTP71 1/2

[Coach Yates @1CoachYates]

All. Facts.

[Zach Braziller @NYPost_Brazille]

Clip from Vice Sports of Rick Pitino at halftime of the St. John's game at Providence. #sjubb was down big, and rallied to win.

[Coach Yates @1CoachYates]

Great game and environment to tip off Crestview League play. The league is a BEAST! Good schools, programs, coaches, and without question next level players.

[Steve Fryer @SteveFryer]

The Acen Jimenez game-winner for La Habra tonight in a 56-55 victory over Crean Lutheran ( video courtesy of Coach Aaron Riekenberg of La Habra)

[Coach Yates @1CoachYates]

@Trigonis30 @FrankieBur @RonMFlores @Devin_Ugland @GreggRosenberg1 @GregStein02 @areacodes @Pdouble_33 @FullTimeHoops1 @BeachCityHoops @SteveFryer @latsondheimer 🔥 Yes! ... was leading OC in scoring at 26.3 ppg before he absolutely had to make the move. Big spring, summer, and senior season ahead.

There's hype, promotion, and players... The 3 probably overlap these days, but Dom Bolton is 100% *player* ‼️

[Coach Yates @1CoachYates]

@TeamRHJAZ Always liked the programs who just helped guys get better. No $ grabs. No self-promotion needed.

[SJHHS BASKETBALL @sjhhsbasketball]

Game 1 #SanJuanInvitational at #SJH

Final

El Camino (Oceanside) @echsboyshoop 66

Laguna Hills @HoopsLH 56

Leading scorers
EC- ‘25 @LoganArdent 17
LH- ‘25 Dominic Bolton 28

@ocvarsity @SouthOCsports @SOCoPrepSports @OCSportsZone @FullTimeHoops1

@sjhhsathletics @cvcseagles

[Coach Yates @1CoachYates]

@SteveFryer Heartbreaking. We have such a great community of coaches- Ed was a rock. Stop and give thanks each day is a real thing. Thoughts and prayers to Coach and the Loara family.

[Coach Yates @1CoachYates]

@YoEtemadi @foothillbball_ @mhsboysballers One of the better early season events in the area‼️

[Coach Yates @1CoachYates]

FEAST WEEK
Final - OT
LB Wilson 71
Laguna Hills 68

Bolton 43 pts
Vargas 22 pts

Tough one to take- but worth it early on! Great annual event by @mhsboysballers
& @foothillbball_

@ocvarsity @SteveFryer @Grassroots365 @ScholSeries @MattyK31 @LACourtReport @OCSportsZone @rskuhn

[Coach Yates @1CoachYates]

Strong games in week 4.

San Clemente over Mission
Laguna Hills over Laguna Beach

All teams should be pretty solid come winter‼️

@Grassroots365 @ScholSeries @MattyK31 @LACourtReport @SteveFryer @ocvarsity @OCSportsZone @rskuhn @SouthOCsports

[Coach Yates @1CoachYates]

🏀🎯 Wrapping up third week of the LH Basketball Fall League:

Laguna Hills over Mission Viejo
San Clemente over Costa Mesa
Laguna Beach over Santa Ana

@Grassroots365 @ScholSeries @MattyK31 @LACourtReport @SteveFryer @ocvarsity @OCSportsZone @rskuhn @SouthOCsports

[Team Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 🏀 @TeamRHJAZ]

Maybe they’ll listen to Coach!

[Coach Yates @1CoachYates]

👀 Big junior year ahead for 2025 Dominic Bolton! Has everything needed to help teams win on the next level, including intangibles! @Trigonis30 @Grassroots365 @MattyK31 @LACourtReport @SteveFryer @ocvarsity @OCSportsZone @ScholSeries @HoopsLH

[William Payne @TweetsbyCoachP]

From a D1 Head Coach today in a text…

“I’m not worried about making friends or if parents think it’s fair. I won’t risk my job or livelihood on a player that isn’t what I think they need to be to play at this level or that has parents who are always running their mouths with negative things to say. Parents always say their kid just needs a chance. We can’t just give chances, it doesn’t work that way. It doesn’t matter how hard they’ve worked or how good they are as students if they can’t get here and help us win and handle business I won’t recruit them. If their parents are always bashing coaches I won’t recruit them either. Like it or don’t like it. I’ve been successful this way and won’t change”.

I’m not telling you what to think of this but I am telling you he told me I could share it and do with it what you will.