Brendan Erickson

Assistant Coach @jessup_mbb Head Coach | @jaylenwellselite 17U @p32_league Co-Founder @rosecityballers 🏀Elite Standards. No Shortcuts.

[Patrick Frost @PFrost24]

Beyond proud of this group. Talk about handling adversity. Stuck together, believed in each other. Amazing accomplishment. Let’s go dancing!!!

[Brendan Erickson @EricksonBrendan]

@MitchBookLive 🐐

[Mitch Stephens @MitchBookLive]

Former Newark Memorial coach Craig Ashmore recognized as NCS honor coach. Great coach. Better man.

[Brendan Erickson @EricksonBrendan]

Bet on yourself. #jaylenwellselite #p32league

@Jwellselite
@jaylenwells
@officialslpn
@RoseCityBallers

[Brendan Erickson @EricksonBrendan]

@PFrost24 Get it coach!

[Will Harper @WillHarperHoops]

2026 6’6 SG Joven Dulay

Jaylen Wells Elite 17u NXT

- Division 1 positional size, true 2 guard
- Tough driver, creative in getting around bigs in 1 on 1 situations in the paint. Good plethora of downhill counters in his bag
- Knocks down 3 ball efficiently, high potential out of the CA product

@joven_dulay @Jwellselite @NxtProHoops

[Jaylen Wells Elite @Jwellselite]

At 6’6 Joven is one of the top shooters out West! @PRO16League

[Joven Dulay @joven_dulay]

Session 2 highlights, session 3 this weekend in Memphis! @Jwellselite
@EthanPiechota @PRO16League

[PRO16/NXTPRO League @PRO16League]

20 point win from Jaylen Wells Elite to kick off Session 7🔥

#BeTheNXTPRO | @PUMAHoops

[BenDennettHoopsViews @Ben_Dennett]

Joven Dulay has great positional size for a 2 and already has the body to play at the next level. He's a great decision maker and knock down shooter.

@joven_dulay @Jwellselite @NxtProHoops

[BenDennettHoopsViews @Ben_Dennett]

Siyahe Siaisiai will be a big riser this summer, quick enough to pressure and guard on the perimeter, with long arms and jumping ability.

@Jwellselite @NxtProHoops

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Brad Stevens: A Blueprint for Leadership

Brad Stevens is a master at leading teams to success.

Here’s a short masterclass on how he does it.

1: ACCEPT Your Role - Brad Stevens understands how important it is to define roles clearly and put players in positions to be successful. He also understands the power of ‘we' over ‘me’ and is a master at communicating this to his players.

"I told our players at Butler, 'I hate to break it to you, but you aren't playing beyond here. That's reality. So why are you so concerned with yourself?' It's a hard lesson, but I told them, 'How you handle your role on this team will be remembered by your coaches and your teammates. It will define you."

2: ADVERSITY Shows Character - The number one separator to success is the ability to bounce back and be resilient. As coaches and leaders, we must prepare ourselves and our players to develop this resilience muscle.

"You have a chance to show your true colors through adverse times. You can make a conscious decision to change things."

3: Mediocrity vs. GREATNESS - The great ones find joy in the journey. They love to put in the time, they love the process, and have a growth mindset.

"The difference between mediocre, good, and great is you're able to have the enthusiasm for prep, to work to prepare to win the same in January that you do in August when everybody says they re excited."

4: EMPOWER your Leaders - Excellent player Leadership is critical to winning teams. On a basketball team, Brad Stevens knows how to empower his players to be leaders. This is one example of how he did it.

"I've always found that in a team of 15 people, it's a little different than in a team of 40 or 50 people. If I name two or three people captains, inevitably, you're disempowering more than you're empowering."

5: Be NEXT-DAY Oriented - This is about the process, the journey, and having a next-play approach to life. We can learn and grow from every experience. Use this process to get better each day.

"I could probably go through our losses in much more detail than our wins throughout my career. But you have to be able to move on to what's next, and I'm very process-oriented and next-day
oriented."

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[Joven Dulay @joven_dulay]

Playoff time!! Some clips from the last couple of games!

6’6 SG
c/o 2026
3.93 gpa

@simplyy_bball
@Jwellselite
@NationalPID
@recruiting_apex

[Bryson Wright @BrysonWright3]

Jaylen Wells was the last Grizzly into the tunnel and signed something for every kid down here❤️

[Jaylen Wells Elite @Jwellselite]

Let’s goooooo!

[Jaylen Wells @jaylenwells]

✔️

[Jaylen Wells Elite @Jwellselite]

ROTY

[Jaylen Wells Elite @Jwellselite]

Coach Brendan Erickson will be our 17u Head Coach this Spring/Summer.
Coach Erickson has 20 years hs/club and 2 years college coaching experience.

Currently in his 2nd season as an assistant coach at William Jessup University. @PRO16League @EricksonBrendan

[Brendan Erickson @EricksonBrendan]

https://t.co/3DSQlswBFw

[Grizzlies SZN @Grizzlies_szn]

Jaylen Wells so far throughout pre-season play:

15.3 PTS
3.0 AST
45.5 3P%
4 Games

2nd round steal 🔥👀